User blog comment:Mr. Xemnas/2 seperate marevl cinematic universe's?????/@comment-1895174-20130201050316/@comment-3317214-20130207020510

1) Well yeah, there are different versions of Batman, and I'm not too familiar with all of the weird crisis and rebooty things. But, the "real Batman" has been very different over his 70 years of existence. I think though that the standard modern comicbook Batman that I think you're talking about still has that ridiculous list of abilities, that don't all necessarily translate well into film, let alone the style of Nolan's films. He could've been more like his standard modern comicbook counterpart, but I think it may not have suited a movie as well. And to be honest, I really love Nolan's interpretation of Batman. But more than that, I love the stories he told with it. And that's all it comes back to. Telling good stories.

5) Nope. It's never payback. If Spider-Man was out for "payback", he's not that different from a lot of his villains. Same goes for Batman. Payback is the wrong motivation. The right motivation, and hence the source of all "Hell yeah!" is Justice.

Spider-Man didn't go after Green Goblin because he attacked Aunt May. He went after him to save Mary Jane and the children that Green Goblin was holding hostage. Ultimately, justice is served when Green Goblin is killed by his glider. But it wasn't Spider-Man that killed him. It wasn't payback. It wasn't Spider-Man's place to kill him, because that would have been wrong. You can see the path to villainy caused by payback in Harry Osborn, as he swears vengeance on Spider-Man at the end of the movie, and goes on to become the new Green Goblin (although he does realise the error of his ways and helps Peter out).

Therefore, the big moment of justice here, is where Gotham was saved. It may not seem like that much of a "Hell yeah!" moment at first, but as I said, it's a little more complex and intellectual, which in a way kinda makes it even more "Hell yeah!" If you don't believe that a "Hell yeah!" can be intellectual, then either you're stupid, or we're probably thinking about subtly different things. Because at least to me, the best "Hell yeah!"s are intellectual. Plot-twisty-brain-power-justice ones. Because they are the ones that usually have something different about the story. Not just bad-guy-shows-up-then-conflict-then-bye-bye. A different story, but ultimately just a good story. Again, that's all it comes down to. I was moved by the characters and the story, and the complex, intellectual "Hell yeah!".

And who's Schrodinger?

11) That's you putting less impact on it, rather than it providing less impact. He may have done everything for Talia, but that doesn't mean he was a thug. I too, think it was probably mostly Talia's plan, but I think that Bane had a fair bit to do with it. And his intelligence and strength were necessary parts of the plan. And having the Talia twist made the story (and characters) better, not the character (and story) worse, as you seem to see it. Yet again, that's all it comes back to.