Is Frank Miller’s Batman a Fascist?
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Batman is seen as one of the greatest superheroes of all time and Frank Miller’s Batman from 1986’s The Dark Knight Returns is the most respected interpretation. But much of what his dark and powerful Batman might push it a bit too far.
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The debate of if batman is a fascist has been going on for decades, and not in a “hate everything on the right” sort of way, but in an intellectual conversation about literary themes. I find it interesting that batman (a possible symbol of fascism) defeats superman (a symbol of America) with the help of green arrow who is a confirmed communist terrorist in the comic. These are things that have been thought about for years and this video is commenting on that, not part of some liberal or alt right agenda. For those who think this is liberal or conservative propaganda, stop being a snowflake. This wasn’t a comment on the modern political climate for gods sake, the message is for the freaking Cold War.
It’s definitely a commentary, and one that could promote healthy discussion. The problem begins when people think this video topic is forwarding a specific political agenda
Oh there is definetly some political commentary in the second half of the movie/novel
Agree, with one caveate… while this video, nor the comic, are commentary on the current political climate, it can lead to a healthy discussion of it, given the similarities in the actions and motives of groups like Antifa.
By that i mean the way he acts “America is perfect and so is Superman”
Batman was the very definition of a fascist in this story but what’s more disturbing is how people actually liked this awful story where Batman and Superman were unrecognizable even to their biggest fans.
He ain’t got nothing on Rorscach’s mental and political views.
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Cool premise for a video, you should do more videos like this instead of top ten lists
I think Frank Miller ended up going completely bonkers.
Frank millers batman is my favorite
god forbid if you decide to give names to Dredd
Every Frank Miller character is in some degree
yeahhhh this is a reach