Burton’s Batman was definitely creepy and all, but he was ultimately an unhinged psycho. Under the Red Hood, though, makes Batman look human, and then twists that humanity into something truly dark. There’s even an earlier scene when the Joker talks about how Batman found him after Jason’s murder, and put him in a body cast for six months. I’ve envisioned this scene many times and still can’t decide which version is scarier: Batman going all berserk on the Joker, or calmly and methodically breaking every bone in his body.
That’s why I totally believe animated Batman when he says that if he ever killed, he “will never come back.” But Jason doesn’t get it. To him, Batman was like a father, but if his death didn’t push Batman over the edge, does it mean Bruce never saw him as a son? Of course not. It’s just more complicated than that. Then again most normal fathers wouldn’t allow their son to leave the house in Speedos instead of actual pants …
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