Re: The Ranting/Debate Thread
I don't get all the love for batman. I mean, I understand it, but I disagree. I think he gets far too much credit. Yes, he's a bad ass normal in a world of super-powered beings, but there's more than one of those. There's any number of heroes in DC alone that do their job without superpowers. The Question, Green Arrow, Wildcat, most of batman's partners in gotham, the list goes on I'm sure. He's not the only hero to survive by his wits, and he's not even the most original! At his core, he's basically a carbon copy of Zorro. Wealth? Check. Butler? Check. Hidden lair below mansion? Check. Childhood Trauma? Check. Foppish alter-ego? Check. It's one thing to be inspired, it's another to copy the shit out of a previous work.
The thing I've come to hate about batman is how ridiculous it becomes. I can believe 'world's greatest detective', but at some point someone decided he had to be greatest at everything. At this point, the list of his abilities becomes farcical, in league with Superman in the sixties. Suddenly he's an expert in all biology, strategy, chemistry, combat, astrology, astronomy, metallurgy, zoology, anything else that you could possibly think of! I don't know how he has time to learn everything about every field and still be Batman, Bruce Wayne, and remember his parents! I like the films, but they steer clear of most of that bullshit and, in turn, my ire.
