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The reason more people choose Batman is he's more identifiable with. You can look at him and say: "If only I really applied myself, I could make some money, le
by ClayM 13y ago
The reason more people choose Batman is he's more identifiable with. You can look at him and say:
"If only I really applied myself, I could make some money, learn Kung Fu, set up a base, invent some cool toys, do a lot of planning and do what Batman does."
Superman, on the other hand goes something like this:
"If only I was an alien... Aww screw it. Nevermind."
- NSAID 13y ago"Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world. If I moved to a martial-arts monastery in China and studied real hard for ten years. If my family was wiped out by Colombian drug dealers and I swore myself to revenge. If I got a fatal disease, had one year to live, and devoted it to wiping out street crime. If I just dropped out and devoted my life to being bad." -Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
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- ishansharma 13y agoNow that's a long list for Batman but yeah, he can be identified with more easily. Superman, he just has the powers! No way we punny humans can get those.
- vor_ 13y agoBatman didn't have to apply himself to make his money. He's what happens when you give billions of dollars to an angry orphan with no social life. As a Hercules-like demigod character, it's partly the point that Superman is more than the mere mortals he saves, but he can be written to be identifiable, usually through his alienation, his angst over not being able to help people, or having his morality tested. Batman can be tough to relate to as well, depending on the portrayal. It's a very fine line between theatrical act meant to scare criminals and lonely billionaire dressing as a giant rubber bat. Just look at how people reacted to Bale's overdone Batman voice in the films; it crossed that line of silliness.