The Batman's Ending Death Sets Up A Better Gotham Than Nolan's Trilogy
Warning! SPOILERS for The Batman.
Following a major death in The Batman's final act, Gotham City is perfectly primed to become a dynamic character in its own right, receiving an evolution that can make it better than the Gotham seen in Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Director Matt Reeves seems to have a very clear vision for what The Batman's city is meant to become, a transformation largely inspired by the comics themselves. This is evident with the death of mob boss Carmine Falcone, which becomes a key turning point for Gotham City moving forward.
Played by John Turturro, Carmine Falcone is Gotham's biggest crime boss. Known as «The Roman» in the comics due to his expansive criminal empire, Falcone is seen as Gotham's «real» mayor, having a plethora of police and politicians under his thumb to manipulate the city as he sees fit. Best known for his role and death in The Long Halloween storyline from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, the fall of the Roman leads the city's transformation, the void he left behind being filled by the dawn of the supercriminal (Batman's rogues' gallery).
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The same holds true for the death of Carmine Falcone in The Batman at the hands of the Riddler (Paul Dano). Falcone was proven to be the "rat brought into the light" as described in one of the villain's riddles. Once Batman took Falcone into custody, it was the perfect opportunity for Riddler to end Falcone's life using a sniper rifle, upending the criminal hierarchy of Gotham in a massive paradigm shift. For example, Falcone's lieutenant Oswald Cobblepot is preparing to consolidate power as the Penguin while the end of the film also teases a future alliance between the Riddler and the Joker. While
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