The Batman
It all started when I was around 8 or 9 years old, I was introduced to a superhero. A masked superhero in black and grey, with absolutely no superpowers. Except the entertainment I got from a serious face throwing cheesy one liner, I didn’t know the depth of him at that time.
Later in my teens, I happen to see the Christopher Nolan’s Dark knight series. Honestly speaking, I couldn’t understand the movies in my first visit. A villain dominating a hero, A good superhero being chased by the police for the crimes he didn’t commit, friends turning into foes etc etc, my mind was unable to understand the complexity of his character arc. Maybe I’m not ready then.
After a few years, when I have seen Zack Snyder’s take on batman in Batman vs Superman and The Justice league, I was astonished to the fact that this guy this bat guy is leading the justice league which consists of Superman, Wonder Woman and other notable superheroes.
An interest sparked in me, to know more about this guy.
I revisited the dark knight series again, this time it’s bullseye. I got him.
What superman physically is batman mentally i.e., indestructible.
The boy who is so afraid of bats when he was 7 years old.
Went on to become
The man, who fought head on head with superman and almost won.
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The man, who led Justice League.
The man, who dethroned Darksied.
The man, who defeated Ras Al Ghul.
The Batman.
The journey of him conquering his fears one by one and even giving up the fear of death if that comes in between him and his goal, has lighted a fire inside me. A fire so strong and still burning.
And finally in the latest version of Batman, he is shown darker and more apt. In the previous versions of Batman, he is shown as the nightmare of the goons but in this the director literally shown us the batman sending chills down the spine of the bad guys.
He is not a superhero; he is just a masked man who wants to save his city from the crime. A man carrying heavy responsibilities on his shoulder as
Batman in the night and still acting like irresponsible billionaire Bruce Wayne in the day time.
It doesn’t matter who I am under the mask, it is what I do that matters — You know who.
You haven’t seen me and batman at the same time, right
Got to go, bye.
