Babies come into this world knowing it.
Thomas and Martha Wayne have been shot so many times on film it’s almost cruel.
And it’s unlikely to ever be topped.
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It falls to Alfred (Michael Caine), the family butler, to raise Bruce on his own.
Same old story, same old song and dance.
Typically, any Batman story jumps directly from there into the present day, but Nolan does something different.
After witnessing his parents' deaths, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
How he built the Batcave.
The functionality of the ears on the cowl.
Diverting the funds necessary to keep his vigilante pursuits in operation from (largely) arousing suspicion.
After witnessing his parents' deaths, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
Furthermore, throughout the trilogy, Nolan shows the real consequences and sacrifices Bruce makes to be Batman.
He essentially gives up on any future happiness by committing to his quest.
There’s an intense physical toll that years of vigilantism takes.
His single-minded drive to the cause pushes the only family he’s truly known, Alfred, away.
It is, again, a logical and plausible trajectory for Bruce’s life.
Nothing says “Dark Knight” like post-grunge pop rock.
Besides, it’s been done to death.The Batmandidn’t even bother, and didn’t suffer for it.
Likewise, the MCUSpider-Manfilms, too, have stayed away from Peter Parker’s origin story without backlash.
Or, for that matter, wanted.
