The dark Knight… mortal divinity

16Apr07

Alfred: “Why bats master Bruce?”
Bruce: “Bats frighten me. It’s time my enemies share my dread”

Ok…. so what more could be written about this character which has not already been written?

if u ask me, i wud say.. maybe a book… maybe an epic…maybe an eulogy… what not?

I remember seeing the first of Batman’s movies way back in 1989, i was a normal kid, very afraid of watching action movies (my usual place of presence during the action sequences was behind the sofa) and then i was persuaded by my uncle to watch this movie. he told me beforehand that it was about a superhero who did not have any superpowers….that was enough to get me interested… i asked him all sorts of questions… “How does he fight then?”, “doesnt he get hurt?” , “how does he deal with bullets?”, “can he fly?” and he was wise enough to keep me guessing.

I never related the concept of a superhero with a normal human being, there was always supposed to be something magical about a superhero… Batman changed my understanding of a superhero forever….

Here was a man, who had witnessed the murder of his parents when he was barely 9 yrs of age, who faced the guilt of having been the cause of their death… and faced it successfully. Batman stands for all the divinity that a mortal can achieve on his own… he reminds us about the role that Fear can play as a weapon, he tells us how to convert your own fear into your strength… by facing it.

He bleeds every night when he returns to the Batcave, only to face the world smiling, as the playboy Bruce Wayen in the morning. He does not dodge bullets, he simply wrecks the mind which tugs at the trigger. I could go on and on… but brevity is of essence here.

I know u have started liking him already

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