Who Trained Each Live-Action Batman
Bruce Wayne is known for his extensive martial arts skills, knowledge of chemicals, and use of gadgets, so here’s how and by whom each live-action version of Batman was trained. While each iteration of the Dark Night approached the character’s gadgets and skills in a different way, every Batman movie highlighted at least one feature that made their particular Wayne stand out. By being one of the few A-list superheroes who have no superpowers nor a super-suit, Batman requires way more creativity and background history in order to explain how a human can protect the entire city and sometimes fight alongside gods in the Justice League.
The way each live-action Batman fights depends on elements like the director’s style, the tone of the film, and the filmmaking tools available at the time. For example, Ben Affleck’s Batman often had a CGI cape in his action sequences, a resource previous Batman directors weren't able to incorporate. Likewise, each film's fighting sequences tell a lot about their version of the Dark Knight character—especially the hand-to-hand scenes. Robert Pattinson's Batman, for example, fights aggressively and recklessly, which helps define The Batman's younger, less experienced vigilante.
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While Batman Begins is so far the only live-action Batman movie to explore the origins of Batman's training, it is possible to identify how each version of Bruce Wayne (with the exception of Adam West) was trained to become a vigilante, either through lines said in the films or behind-the-scenes comments. It is important to note that Val Kilmer's Batman and George Clooney's Batman are technically the same character as Michael Keaton's Batman,
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