batfan08
Super Freak
TDKR was sound, too, though, with the story that Begins and TDK built. For one thing, the entire foundation of Batman and Gordon's plan was built on the notion that Batman snapped and murdered 6 people, including the District Attorney. Now, if you're telling me that you think Batman can go back to operating as he always did without casting a shadow of doubt over their plan and, in turn, risking everything for Gordon, who he coerced into going through with this plan, in the first place, then, that's fine, and I concede, but if you think there's even the slightest inkling of truth to what I'm saying, then I'd say to accept the notion that Batman's self-imposed exile was forced in order to preserve Jim Gordon's reputation. It was either that or become a murderer.
Plus, like I said before, Bruce says in Begins that the people need something dramatic to shake them from apathy; that he needs to become more than a man, that he needs to become a symbol, and that a symbol can be everlasting. He tells Rachel at the end that this isn't really me. He tells her in The Dark Knight that he feels like Harvey Dent is his way out. The fact is that Nolan's Batman just isn't the same as traditional Batman, in that he isn't very committed. I said it before and I'll say it again, he's like therapy for Bruce Wayne and Gotham. For Bruce Wayne, in that it allowed him an outlet for all the pent-up emotions he was feeling after his parents' death, and, for Gotham, in that, with such a corrupt infrastructure, the people needed someone who existed outside the law to draw attention to all of the flaws in the system.
Point is: I'm not saying people can't be pissed that Batman's a quitter. I'm just saying that they should also accept that it's consistent with the first two movies, and that he's always been a quitter.
