Summary

Zack Snyder has defended the fact that he brokeBatman ’s old formula in hisDCEUmovies by stating that Batman would be " irrelevant " if he did n’t . Batman ’s DCEU debut inBatman v Superman : Dawn of Justicewas a divisive first look at what was to come in the DCEU back in 2016 . critic took aim at the pic ’s overstuffed game , the perceived shoehorning of Batman intothe DCEU timeline , and its overly grimdark tone . SeeingBatman break his cardinal rulewas enough for many viewers to write it off entirely .

Zack Snyder has , however , defended his alternative to depict Batman ’s murderous intent in an interview with Joe Rogan ( viaYouTube ) where he stated that advisedly precluding Batman from position where he may have to kill someone makes Batman , a character that he also loves , irrelevant . Citing precedents set in DC Comics ' Dark Knight Returns - a scene he replicated inBatman v acid : Dawn of Justice- Snyder accent that purposely removing him from situations in which he might have to kill fall his fictitious character . Seeing him make difficult decisions in a no - win scenario , however , is more compelling and tangible .

" They go like " well do n’t put him in a situation where he has to shoot down someone . " I ’m like , well , that ’s just like … you’re protecting your god in a weird agency , right ? You ’re making your idol irrelevant if he ca n’t be in that situation . He now has to deal with that . You have a go at it , if he does do that , what does that mean ? What does it tell you if- does he stand up to it ? "

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Why Snyder’s Batman Killing Was So Controversial

Snyder ’s conversation with Joe Rogan was premise by a discussion of the zeal demonstrated by fans when it amount to dealing with risible volume character . The backlash that Snyder receive from change this aspect of Batman ’s personal identity was both far-flung and unsurprising , given that Batman ’s no - killing rule is so intrinsic . Even the original Dark Knight Returns comic that Snyder references come with sizable debate over whether Batman actually killed the mutant antagonizer , despite the panel look self - evident . The Dark Knight Returnsanimated adaptation also retcons the comic account book by having Batman strike hard the persona unconscious rather than snap them .

Asa superhero without superpowers , Batman ’s power to stand up to the supernatural comes with his impeccable intellect and consciousness . Like Star Trek ’s Captain Kirk ( which Snyder mention in the same audience ) , Batman ’s ability to turn a no - win scenario on its head thanks toa level of preparation and science that no steady person could have fathomed is precisely how he can implement his no - kill ruleregardless of the circumstance . Snyder chose , however , to search a more naturalistic interpretation ofBatman , which may have been controversial , but has its merits nonetheless .

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