Batman Research Paper

When I finally turned eleven, my parents felt that I was finally mature enough to watch my very first superhero movie. As I franticly tried to figure out which movie I should watch, I had recently heard a lot about Batman from all of my other friends. Daily arguments swirled around in my school about who was the best superhero, as I tried to listen to every eleven-year- old argue about how, “(blank) is the best superhero because he has the best superpowers”. These arguments continued, but one superhero stood out from the rest for me, and that was batman. Not knowing what he looks or acts like I chose to watch Batman Begins as my first super hero movie. Now you’re probably wondering how and why I made this decision and it was for one simple

I could relate to how Bruce Wayne struggles to cope with his parent’s death and his depression as he becomes an orphan. He spends countless hours working on his craft with his trainer, Henri Ducard, and the valiant decision to climb the dangerous mountain to prove his dedication to the league. Then hearing the League’s intentions of destroying Gotham City, leading to him completely rededicating his life to saving Gotham City. Finally, he honorably defends his childhood sweetheart, Rachel Dawes, from Batman’s main villain named Scarecrow. It became apparent that nothing came easy to Bruce, as his hard work is the sole reason that he was able to successfully defend Gotham. As the credits rolled through, I was set on being the next Batman. I thought about what type of person I would have to become. My mind raced with thoughts of how to emulate Bruce Wayne’s strong, independent, and courageous actions throughout the film. At that moment, I knew the positive impact that the movie was going to have on my life, but what I did not realize was the flaws of masculinity that are presented in the

Once you consider some of his so called benefits, I began to realize that my idea of the perfect man was severely flawed. When I was younger I thought that Bruce hiding his feelings and looking past his problems was an honorable thing to do as it was seen as unselfish. I now realize, today, that being independent is not the same thing as shunning people out of your life when you need them most. During the whole movie Bruce’s decisions as Batman are influenced greatly by the death of his father. Instead of seeking the help from the people around him he chose to allow those internal demons to continue to haunt him. It taught me that I should deal with my problems on my own, which ultimately leads letting them eating me away inside. It expressed that only a woman would be so weak as to ask for help, as Rachel Dawes hopes that she is saved by Batman in time to survive from Scarecrow. There is no way that it would ever be acceptable for me to seek help from a woman, just like Batman never needed any help form Rachel Dawes and that her sole purpose in the movie is to be saved and fall if love. Except he could have received a lot of helping bring down the criminals in Gotham and helping him cope with the fact that he is not over his father’s death. The reason why I still hide my insecurities is the idea that reaching out for help is a sign