Batman 1989: The Batwing Missing Joker Was Actually A Brilliant Trick
One of the strangest moments in Tim Burton’s classic 1989 film Batman was the Batwing’s seemingly improbable inability to hit the Joker. Although Batman, his supporting characters, and the majority of his adversaries lack superpowers, the Batman mythos has leaned more towards the realm of fantasy than not for their over eighty years of existence. Tim Burton’s two Batman films certainly require a fair amount of suspension of disbelief on the part of the viewers, but the Batwing missing The Joker was a deliberate moment whose lack of logic is what makes it so memorable.
1989’s Batman was an astoundingly influential film, instantly making the Dark Knight one of the most profitable film properties for WB and popularizing the darker stories of the Caped Crusader for superhero fans and casual viewers alike. Batman helped establish the modern superhero blockbuster as well, with a gargantuan promotional campaign that made the iconic black and yellow bat symbol impossible to ignore in 1989 and is responsible for properties like Batman: The Animated Series and its subsequent DC Animated Universe. If not for Batman, the modern pop culture landscape would be drastically different.
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An infamous moment in Batman had the Batwing fire all its weapons at the Joker, yet every bullet and rocket missed him, giving him the chance to bring Batman down with a single shot from his comedically long-barreled explosive pistol. The film’s novelization provides a reasonable explanation, with the Batwing hitting larger targets with ease but failing to hit a small target like the Joker. Ultimately, the scene’s intention was likely to be a moment of surreal comedy, with Batman’s advanced weaponry
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