To celebrate the premier of my blog
and the release of Dark Knight Rises on Blu-Ray, I am going to cover my
favorite topic of debate, the morality of Batman. Now I love the Batman
franchise and the setting of Gotham. I enjoy the several different mediums and
universes created by several people. What I don’t like is when people think Batman is of high moral code.
This debate with friends often
starts off the same way, “Yeah Batman is evil and stuff because he doesn't kill
the Joker.” That is a pretty weak argument on his morality; in fact I take it
be a good stance on his good moral code. The big issue is his unwillingness to
actually stop crime and keep it gone. He just allows villains to make a
constant return.
Batman has this issue of just
stopping a criminal and placing them in Arkham just for them to escape again.
At some point Batman should realize that the criminals are just going to escape
again. Keep in mind that these criminals don’t just commit petty crimes; they
go on full blown homicidal rampages. The body count in Gotham is probably
comparable to that of several wars. Bruce Wayne has the ability to fix up
Arkham in such a way that criminals don’t escape. He has the resources of
building up the police department, but he doesn't do it. For the most part, he
uses his role as protector to beat up villains
over and over again, then puts them into a facility in which they are going to
escape, starting the cycle over again. I believe all he cares about is
releasing the anger he has built up due to his parents’ death. By thwarting villains
multiple times, he gets a big boost in his self. That boost happens at the
expense of Gotham City though.
Batman has some good things about
him, but his moral code is very selfish. He places Gotham at danger just to
fulfill his own pleasure. Of course, I could have the situation misread.
Internet give me your opinion about this.
