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SPOILER ALERT | The Key to the City Lies in the Lock Itself
The Batman Analysis: Ignorance is as Obvious as It’s Mysterious
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I Wear A Mask. And That Mask, It’s Not To Hide Who I Am, But To Create What I Am —Brian Azzarello (Batman #624)
Everything in The Batman has another side to it. The dark may seem nefarious, but it has hope in its center. Family may seem loyal, but it comes with its secrets. And justice may seem clean, but only when everyone closes their eyes.
To some degree, in retrospect, I wish we had a young Harvey Dent as part of the Gotham Police Department. Just so we could see him develop as a cop, before he turns into Two Face in this universe. Consider every aspect of this movie had another shade, I look forward to when we get to see him. I would love to see him lead the Gotham HBO max series, just to have a deeper, more personal experience with his moral dilemmas — to truly see how one gains a new sense of justice at the expense of their identity.
