>I'm sure Batman has held mooks over the edge of a building before the 00's.
"Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A Dark Knight."
Also, the closest parallel Batman has to this is actually dropping someone in order to break their legs in Dark Knight. One of the themes of the film, which is considered one of the darkest versions of Batman, is that if he goes much farther, he's going to end up actively killing people. In this case, it was a few stories, not a skyscraper.
>You look at fictional plots, what heroes do to bad guys for various reasons, loved ones in danger, some massive threat and people have been fine with the heroes doing whatever they have to to the villains.
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Date: 2011-10-02 04:21 pm (UTC)It's not pure intimidation, seeing as he actually dropped the guy. That's an escalation from "threats".
>I'm sure Batman has held mooks over the edge of a building before the 00's.
"Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A Dark Knight."
Also, the closest parallel Batman has to this is actually dropping someone in order to break their legs in Dark Knight. One of the themes of the film, which is considered one of the darkest versions of Batman, is that if he goes much farther, he's going to end up actively killing people. In this case, it was a few stories, not a skyscraper.
>You look at fictional plots, what heroes do to bad guys for various reasons, loved ones in danger, some massive threat and people have been fine with the heroes doing whatever they have to to the villains.
I...I don't think you realize who you're dealing with here.