The Batman's Secret New Origin Makes Pattinson's Dark Knight Perfect
Warning: Contains spoilers for The Batman.
In The Batman, Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne appears to learn who murdered his parents, however, his actual origin story in the film makes the movie perfect. While some superhero origins might change in different iterations, the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne is as much an iconic part of Batman’s origin as Spider-Man’s loss of Uncle Ben. The Waynes are always killed after leaving a theater, but the identity of the killer has been changed more than a few times.
The Batman suggests that Bruce Wayne originally had no idea who killed his parents, thinking it a simple act of violence as part of the larger issues with Gotham’s crime problem. However, once he learns more about his parents, Carmine Falcone (John Turturro) tells him that the Marconis had Thomas and Martha Wayne murdered. In turn, Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis) suggests that it was likely Falcone himself that had Bruce Wayne’s parents killed and kicked off his origin story to become the legendary detective and crime fighter.
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While Alfred tells Batman that he thinks Falcone might have been behind the Waynes’ murder, he acknowledges that he’s not sure and that it might have just been random violence that killed Batman’s parents. With the Maroni’s in prison and Falcone dead, it is unlikely that Bruce Wayne will ever know the real truth behind his parents’ murders in The Batman franchise. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter whether it was the Marconis, Falcone’s goons, or a random person on the street: in The Batman Bruce Wayne’s parents were really just killed by Gotham itself, and that presents the perfect route for Pattinson’s Batman going forward.
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