Pattinson's Batman Has One Very Specific Similarity To Dark Knight's Joker
The Batman has a unique take on its eponymous hero, but Robert Pattinson's Batman does have one surprising similarity to The Dark Knight's Joker (Heath Ledger). The third new actor to don the cape-and-cowl in a live-action movie this century (and fourth overall including Michael Keaton's return), Pattinson's new Batman is younger, angrier, and more driven by the trauma of his past than any version before. Still, for all he represents a new take on an old character, the Caped Crusader cooked-up by Pattinson and director Matt Reeves does have some hallmarks of previous movies.
Like Keaton, Pattinson's Batman understands that Bruce Wayne is the character's real mask. Like Christian Bale, he'll be seen with a certain rawness in his early years. Like Ben Affleck, he not only carries with him, but is driven by, the rage burning within. Of course, there are other comparisons to be drawn as well — Pattinson's Batsuit looks inspired by the Arkham games — but one of the more surprising comes with a parallel between Batman and The Dark Knight's Joker.
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In The Batman, Pattinson's Bruce bears the scars of his past and his battles with him quite literally, with his back covered in such marks. While not as visible as those on the Joker's face, they do provide an interesting link to The Dark Knight's Clown Prince of Crime. Not only do they raise the question of how he got those scars, but they also work as a visual representation of Bruce's psyche and what he puts himself through, because this is a Batman who is utterly compelled to fight as a means of dealing with his own trauma, relishing the pain he inflicts upon others and, perhaps, some of the pain he receives
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