Compared to Superman, the embodiment of hope, who is always bright in his heart and shares hope with everyone, Batman is the embodiment of despair and darkness. Batman will not be desperate because he has been in the crime alley since his childhood. Already desperate. Why is Batman so powerful when encountering major events or crisis situations? , because modern Batman was born out of despair, and all modern crisis-type or apocalyptic events were initiated by Batman.
As darkness and despair deepen, modern Batman gradually acquires some deeper dark qualities.
When Batman intimidates criminals and beats up mentally ill people, what is the difference between criminals and mentally ill people? This is another problem that plagues Batman. For this reason, Batman has drawn a commandment for himself not to kill in order to pass the line that distinguishes him from the Joker.
But even so, Batman still inevitably slides into the abyss of darkness and madness, and even said the famous saying "It's not Bruce pretending to be Batman, but Batman pretending to be Bruce."
Here you can see that in Batman, Bruce, who represents humanity, is opposite to Batman, who represents darkness. Batman’s purpose in punishing sinners is not justice, but to redeem the unredeemable things he had done in his childhood. Parents, use violence to fill the abyss of despair in their hearts.
At this time Catwoman becomes an interesting indicator. You can judge whether Batman is leaning towards Bruce or Batman at this time through the relationship between Batman and Catwoman. In the previous Happy Batman, Batman not only married Catwoman but also gave birth to a daughter. At this time, Batman had no dark elements at all. In The Dark Knight, Catwoman not only broke up with Batman but also had an affair with the Joker. At this time, Batman was only filled with darkness. The closer Batman and Catwoman get, the closer they get to Bruce, and the further apart they get, the darker they get.