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Just to nitpick, "Bruce Wayne" is the alter ego of batman, not the other way around, at least in the Chris Nolan movies. In reality he's smart and tough and har

Just to nitpick, "Bruce Wayne" is the alter ego of batman, not the other way around, at least in the Chris Nolan movies. In reality he's smart and tough and hardened by the League of Shadows, etc. But as Bruce Wayne he plays a bimbo billionaire so that nobody will realize who he actually is.

tomcam 5y ago
Many consider me a bimbo thousandaire
- hackernewds 5y ago
  don't be so harsh on yourself. there is no such thing
  - tomcam 5y ago
    Bimbo hundredaire?
Rzor 5y ago
In many comic books too. He thinks of himself as Batman, not Bruce Wayne, and never feels entirely comfortable without the mask.
endominus 5y ago
Not just the Nolan movies; a number of comics mention that, and a memorable scene in Batman Beyond makes it even more explicit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t7yiN_Z5eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t7yiN_Z5eg
- FridgeSeal 5y ago
  Even better, these panels from the comics: https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/a1QNOLv_700b.jpg https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/a1QNOLv_700b.jpg
throw7 5y ago
Not to nitpick!, but by the end of Dark Knight Rises, it is "Bruce Wayne" that enjoys a relationship with Selina Kyle as... Bruce Wayne. Including a send off from Alfred. No? So... at least this can be viewed in different ways as it should I think.
the_omegist 5y ago
And along the same vein, this quote from Kill Bill about Superman : “Bill: Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears - the glasses, the business suit - that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race.”

tomcam 5y ago

Many consider me a bimbo thousandaire

hackernewds 5y ago
don't be so harsh on yourself. there is no such thing
- tomcam 5y ago
  Bimbo hundredaire?

Rzor 5y ago

In many comic books too. He thinks of himself as Batman, not Bruce Wayne, and never feels entirely comfortable without the mask.

endominus 5y ago

Not just the Nolan movies; a number of comics mention that, and a memorable scene in Batman Beyond makes it even more explicit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t7yiN_Z5eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t7yiN_Z5eg

FridgeSeal 5y ago
Even better, these panels from the comics: https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/a1QNOLv_700b.jpg https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/a1QNOLv_700b.jpg

throw7 5y ago

Not to nitpick!, but by the end of Dark Knight Rises, it is "Bruce Wayne" that enjoys a relationship with Selina Kyle as... Bruce Wayne. Including a send off from Alfred. No? So... at least this can be viewed in different ways as it should I think.

the_omegist 5y ago

And along the same vein, this quote from Kill Bill about Superman : “Bill: Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears - the glasses, the business suit - that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race.”