I have never been a Batman fan at all, but have enjoyed many of the various movies about him even still. As an actual comic book character though, Batman has never once interested me. Part of that is that I was way into Marvel as a kid, and DC sucked (which meant I didn't like Superman much either), but part of it was that he just wasn't anything "special". Iron Man never thrilled me in the comics either. I always wanted true "super" beings, not guys that were super smart or super rich or both. They just never seemed the same to me.
That being said, I am completely fine with them being put into a well-made movie and doing their thing. I enjoyed most of the Batman movies and all of the Iron Man movies, because they were fairly interesting in their own right. Even Avengers made good use of Iron Man.
I'm also somewhat forgiving of someone like Iron Man because his entire schtick is that he created this suit that allows him to compete with the other powerhouse beings in his world. He's worked on it for years and years, perfecting it, improving it. In theory, Batman could probably invent a suit just like Iron Man's which allows him to withstand punches from people like Superman, but they'd have him whip it up in a weekend. And if he can do something like that at the drop of a hat, why doesn't he just fucking wear that suit all the time then? It sure would be nice not to have to worry about mundane criminals anymore if you can throw together a suit like that before breakfast. Even if it took him a year to build, why wouldn't he? If I had the mythical powers of Batman, the first time someone like Bane (or better) punched me in the face and I realized how much it fucking hurt, I'd be all over a super suit. Other "self-made" superheroes you can give them the out that they aren't smart enough or rich enough to be capable of creating such a suit, but Batman sure the hell can...so why doesn't he? Why does he only bring that shit out when Superman needs to be taken down a peg?
Obviously it all comes down to writers/plot devices, and I'm not bringing up any new points. But that's what has always bothered me about Batman. Is he only good enough to beat a given opponent at that set point in time? If he's so prepared, why isn't he just a fucking god at all times? Why does someone like Bane even get the chance to break his back? By the time Bane showed up (in the comics), Batman had been beaten silly by hundreds of super-strong villains, so someone that goddamn prepared should have learned something from all those beatings and just laughed at Bane from within his form-fitting, flexible, and still stylish adamantium-vibranium-unobtanium alloy suit. But he never fucking does!
And that's why it kills me that all these fans and writers expect us to believe that Batman is capable of taking down anyone, at any time. Well sure maybe he could, but if Superman really wanted to he could just incinerate Batman from 10 miles up too. It has always bothered me that Batman seemed to play down to whatever opponent he was facing instead of being this true fucking badass we're being told he really is. If you're going to be that adaptable and smart and prepared...how about preparing some shit *before* you get your ass beat a couple of times?
I am skeptical of this movie simply because there will be some contrived scenario where Batman can actually compete with Superman, whether it be Kryptonite (please no), or Superman just not wanting to hurt him, whatever. I have very little faith that the story that will bring them together and allow them to compete as equals will be believable. And as someone said above, I have very little faith that whomever they get to play Batman will carry enough weight to make us forget Bale.
I suppose this means Lyrical and I can't be friends again
