"When I was a kid, I wanted to be Batman, but when I grew up, I wanted to be Bruce Wayne."
Batman is one of the most special superheroes in the world, he is not as innocent and bright as Superman,
Born in the darkest city in the world, he knew that everything had to be considered for the worst.
Superman tends to see the redeemable side of human nature, while Batman thinks first and foremost about the darkest possibility.
This is what Superman hates most about Batman, because it was his Iron Fist that taught him not to be naïve anymore.
When it comes to the Dark Knight, the first thing that many people think of is the 2008 movie "Batman: The Dark Knight".
Heath Ledger shows us the closest thing to reality, and he's even a little hooked.
But the story that I'm going to spit on today is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
It's a comic book released in 1986 that was once called "the best Batman story in the world." ”
I wouldn't dare say it's the best Batman story, but what I'd say is "This comic is really amazing!" ”
At that time, dc was in the ascendant era, and Alain Moore, who was at the peak of his life, had just completed the story of the Watchmen.
He even took the time to write a book called Deadly Jokes.
Frank Miller is also a veteran of comics, and many people feel that Watchmen is the beginning of DC's Dark Winds.
But many screenwriters have also been influenced by the Dark Knight Returns.
Alain Moore once wrote a preface to the comic (which has been deleted), which includes an interesting passage.
Our most wonderful and oldest legends all acquiesce to the passage of time, and people will age and die. Without the last of the arrows that determined where he was buried, the legend of Robin Hood would not be complete. If there were no twilight of the gods of the last day, Norse mythology would have been greatly diminished. If the Battle of Alamo hadn't existed, David Clockott's story wouldn't have been as powerful.
Whatever the reason for the darkening of the DC story, batman's story grew darker and darker in the years that followed.
Even Frank Miller himself complained about it:
"My story is not to fill you with darkness, misunderstand what I mean!"
But in the first chapter of the comic, we see a deeply troubled Gotham:
"Batman hasn't been around for 10 years...."..."
Gotham City gangs are rampant, law and order are chaotic, and helpless people can only spontaneously walk into the streets,
They held up a sign with a desperate slogan:
"We're cursed."
It should have been a hot summer, but the whole city exuded a kind of darkness and coldness.
Commissioner Gordon received a threatening letter, although he is about to retire on his 70th birthday next month,
But he still said he still had time to catch the villains.
"He's old!"
The politicians on TV talked about ignoring the chaos in Gotham City because they felt it was going to pass.
Young people think that Batman is just a legend, but in the eyes of those who are slightly more mature, he is the last hope.
The whole comic book story is not very long, only four issues, but its title is disturbing.
Because Batman in this story has been retired for 10 years, he is in his 50s.
The Dark Knight returns
The Dark Knight's victory
Hunt down the Dark Knight
The Fall of the Dark Knight
"Bruce Wayne is dead, but the Dark Knight is alive, and Superman suddenly understands that there is something more evil in the world than crime."
The comic script of The Great God Miller is more interesting than the novel, which has to be impressive.
Due to the age of creation, this comic is actually full of satire on the society at that time, and there are many deeper metaphors.
The chaotic city of Gotham is the epitome of New York many years ago, and people are eager for a superhero who will save the world.
New York in the 1970s was affected by the Great Depression, and the law and order of the whole city became very chaotic.
The city was once known as "Sin City," and so was the worst city in the world.
Of course, this also gave birth to another work of the great god Miller, which is not much to say here.
In an interview many years later, Miller complained that he had been robbed several times.
His heart was filled with rage, and he watched the movie of punishing the bad guys over and over again, (seems to be the Red Dead Redemption Trilogy?). ）
If there really was Batman in the world, he would definitely solve this kind of thing.
Time makes Batman weak, makes him succumb to the shadows, makes him give up batman's identity,
He even substituted juice for champagne at the banquet to greet others, but anger and responsibility drove him to appear again...
In the hearts of many people, the book "Batman: The Return of the Dark Knight" is the only book that can compete with "Watchmen",
The story of an elderly Batman.
He's still so stubborn!