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The recent Nolan Batman films had very strong themes running throughout them.
Man of Steel had some overt religious themes, and also touched on such things as self-discovery, finding your place in the world, and finding your purpose in life.
What themes do you think Batman vs Superman will have? The very obvious route would be for a world-weary Batman to present a 'dark' side of being a hero, whilst the new and fresh Superman presents a lighter and more hopeful approach. And somehow these two will meet in the middle and learn something from each other.
But perhaps that's too obvious......
I'd hope that they'll explore issues of isolation, and kinship. Batman and Superman may instinctively feel alone (given they are both orphans, albeit with the Kents/Alfred assuming parental roles), but may see a mirror image in each other, despite their very different approaches to what they do. And this is eventually what builds up the unbreakable bond between them and leads them to invite others who are different yet similar (Cyborg, WW, etc) to form the Justice League.
I'd also hope they explore what makes a hero. Batman has no powers, yet is just as effective at what he does as Superman. Perhaps being a hero isn't about abilities, it's about determination and using your resources - something a world-weary Batman may have to rediscover in the film.
- Batman Begins was centred around fear (Bruce's fear of Bats became his driving force for his transformation into Batman, and the fear element played a more obvious role in the plotline re: the Scarecrow's 'fear toxin').
- The Dark Knight explored thematic issues regarding morality, and right vs wrong, and causality. Has Batman's presence actually made Gotham worse? Will people inherently look out for themselves at the cost of others (see the Ferry situation) ? Can a good person (Harvey Dent) be turned evil?
- The Dark Knight Rises was, as it's title suggests, mostly about Hope and rising up from whatever low point you are at. Bruce begans the film as a broken man, then gets physically broken by Bane, but ultimately finds his way back to being Gotham's hero.
Man of Steel had some overt religious themes, and also touched on such things as self-discovery, finding your place in the world, and finding your purpose in life.
What themes do you think Batman vs Superman will have? The very obvious route would be for a world-weary Batman to present a 'dark' side of being a hero, whilst the new and fresh Superman presents a lighter and more hopeful approach. And somehow these two will meet in the middle and learn something from each other.
But perhaps that's too obvious......
I'd hope that they'll explore issues of isolation, and kinship. Batman and Superman may instinctively feel alone (given they are both orphans, albeit with the Kents/Alfred assuming parental roles), but may see a mirror image in each other, despite their very different approaches to what they do. And this is eventually what builds up the unbreakable bond between them and leads them to invite others who are different yet similar (Cyborg, WW, etc) to form the Justice League.
I'd also hope they explore what makes a hero. Batman has no powers, yet is just as effective at what he does as Superman. Perhaps being a hero isn't about abilities, it's about determination and using your resources - something a world-weary Batman may have to rediscover in the film.
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