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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8433224" data-attributes="member: 6704184"><p>The ability of one person to change the world is literally a necessary premise of superhero comics.</p><p></p><p>That's debatable, and also logically equivalent to replying to "this measure will reduce crime" with "you can't get rid of crime." So what? Less crime is better than more crime.</p><p></p><p>Not really. He's still a person, and we are supposed to empathize with his struggles and victories, in order to care about the character. His behavior should thus be within the realm of reality. It needn't be the most likely behavior available, by any means, but the protagonist doesn't murder their best friend for no reason without any setup that would explain such an action.</p><p></p><p>That seems like a wild assumption to make, and fairly easy for Bruce to cast doubt upon. His face isn't super unique. I guarantee they could put a famous actor in the suit who doesn't have an especially recognizable jawline, and vanishingly few people would guess correctly who it was. Bruce is less famous than any actor who has played batman in a movie during my lifetime. Most people in a city do not know the names of the "famous" socialites of their city. </p><p></p><p>And none of that is even an argument that he can't exist, but simply an argument that he would eventually be found out. Which he has been, and has had to cover it up. </p><p></p><p>But again, this sort of thing doesn't matter. you can't recognize someone when they're in a mask in comic books. It's one of the core premises. And like I said before, it will never matter nearly as much as whether or not Bruce acts like a person with the traits he is written to have, such as incredible intelligence and logical acuity, an in depth understanding of <em>crime</em> and human motivation, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 8433224, member: 6704184"] The ability of one person to change the world is literally a necessary premise of superhero comics. That's debatable, and also logically equivalent to replying to "this measure will reduce crime" with "you can't get rid of crime." So what? Less crime is better than more crime. Not really. He's still a person, and we are supposed to empathize with his struggles and victories, in order to care about the character. His behavior should thus be within the realm of reality. It needn't be the most likely behavior available, by any means, but the protagonist doesn't murder their best friend for no reason without any setup that would explain such an action. That seems like a wild assumption to make, and fairly easy for Bruce to cast doubt upon. His face isn't super unique. I guarantee they could put a famous actor in the suit who doesn't have an especially recognizable jawline, and vanishingly few people would guess correctly who it was. Bruce is less famous than any actor who has played batman in a movie during my lifetime. Most people in a city do not know the names of the "famous" socialites of their city. And none of that is even an argument that he can't exist, but simply an argument that he would eventually be found out. Which he has been, and has had to cover it up. But again, this sort of thing doesn't matter. you can't recognize someone when they're in a mask in comic books. It's one of the core premises. And like I said before, it will never matter nearly as much as whether or not Bruce acts like a person with the traits he is written to have, such as incredible intelligence and logical acuity, an in depth understanding of [I]crime[/I] and human motivation, etc. [/QUOTE]
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