Think about what you just said...the mayoral race was rigged. The mayoral race didn't exist to be woke. It existed to show that, even if a candidate WOULD be good for Gotham and bring about needed change, the system was so corrupt that the only way they stood a chance was for the incumbent to be killed. I think the incumbent even asked WHY she was ahead, not HOW, implying they were fixing the numbers or planning on it.

And the Riddler's victory was for character development. It forced Batman to question his methods and realize he was too focused on vengeance rather than justice. It also creates a Gotham more in line with the comics, as we're even told "people will grab up whatever they can" while the camera focuses on the Penguin. There is a theme of "one man can only do so much" that comes into play here too. It's even mentioned by Batman at the beginning of the movie.

Batman "sucks" at saving people because he was focused on vengeance, not justice or anything. That's why the last few minutes focus almost entirely on him saving people and realizing he needed to be doing that more.

...did you miss the whole scene where Thomas Wayne gets his redemption by Alfred? It's clearly stated that he didn't order Falcone to kill anyone, even by Falcone himself ("He told me to put the fear of God in him") and that he was trying to protect his family. He tried to turn Falcone in and come clean even.

Think about what you just said...the mayoral race was rigged. The mayoral race didn't exist to be woke. It existed to show that, even if a candidate WOULD be good for Gotham and bring about needed change, the system was so corrupt that the only way they stood a chance was for the incumbent to be killed. I think the incumbent even asked WHY she was ahead, not HOW, implying they were fixing the numbers or planning on it.

And the Riddler's victory was for character development. It forced Batman to question his methods and realize he was too focused on vengeance rather than justice. It also creates a Gotham more in line with the comics, as we're even told "people will grab up whatever they can" while the camera focuses on the Penguin. There is a theme of "one man can only do so much" that comes into play here too. It's even mentioned by Batman at the beginning of the movie.

Batman "sucks" at saving people because he was focused on vengeance, not justice or anything. That's why the last few minutes focus almost entirely on him saving people and realizing he needed to be doing that more.

...did you miss the whole scene where Thomas Wayne gets his redemption by Alfred? It's clearly stated that he didn't order Falcone to kill anyone, even by Falcone himself ("He told me to out the fear of God in him") and that he was trying to protect his family. He tried to turn Falcone in and come clean even.

Think about what you just said...the mayoral race was rigged. The mayoral race didn't exist to be woke. It existed to show that, even if a candidate WOULD be good for Gotham and bring about needed change, the system was so corrupt that the only way they stood a chance was for the incumbent to be killed. I think the incumbent even asked WHY she was ahead, not HOW, implying they were fixing the numbers or planning on it.

And the Riddler's victory was for character development. It forced Batman to question his methods and realize he was too focused on vengeance rather than justice. It also creates a Gotham more in line with the comics, as we're even told "people will grab up whatever they can" while the camera focuses on the Penguin. There is a theme of "one man can only do so much" that comes into play here too. It's even mentioned by Batman at the beginning of the movie.

Batman "sucks" at saving people because he was focused on vengeance, not justice or anything. That's why the last few minutes focus almost entirely on him saving people and realizing he needed to be doing that more.