Could there be a Batman out there?
He is the most realistic superhero known to man, he has no super powers and is just an all around bad ass. He has technology and gadgets that help him to fight crime and is fully human. He is my favorite superhero hands down. But how realistic is this notion of a vigilante?
Very I would say. Someone who is advanced enough, smart enough, and physically fit enough can easily pull this off. Bruce Wayne by day and Batman by night, any typical human being can do this as long as he fits the qualifications. He could help the local police force to fight crime and make the cities and streets a safer place. Plus he is free to the city and maybe even more effective, saving the city a lot of money and making it a more effective way to clean up crime.
Would this man be a billionaire? I would assume so because they need a lot of money in order to afford this advanced technology. For all we know there is a Batman out there, like George Clooney or Mitt Romney or Donald Trump.
How helpful is this man? Pretty damn helpful because he would have done a lot. However, if we don't know if this man exists, do we deserve to have this man protecting our citizens? OR should this idea be saved for the government officials. We should take pride in the average citizen, Batman or not, who takes civil action. He is simply a good citizen and the citizen that we need to further our American values. For example, the rich celebrities aforementioned are not actually Batman (although George Clooney does play him). However, they contribute to society and are good citizens.
Batman is an interesting example of a kind of social wish expressed through popular culture. I believe that his origins are in the Great Depression, a time when it is easy to see why people would feel they wanted a superhero figure (and I think one of the reasons FDR has been almost deified is because he was able, at least partially, to fulfill this function). My question is: why the sudden obsession now? What about our moment seems to create the same desire?
ReplyDeleteI feel like any one man who tried to help would be hunted just like in the batman movies. The egos in the government and politics would absolutely despise a citizen rising up to help them. It would appear for them to be weak which would be unacceptable for them.
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