Elizabeth Bruenig

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Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

batman in particular takes place in a gothic universe where it's always sort of halloween -- thus the resonance of classics like, well, The Long Halloween, and the primacy of typically spooky icons: bats, cats, scarecrows, creepy clowns, circus motifs, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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this is obv true BUT also one thing to remember about batman is that the contemporary gritty realism approach in superhero film robs the comics of an essential magic/fantasy element that really makes the whole conceit work — PolitiTweet.org

a rich adult man dressing in a bat costume to be a vigilante is inherently cool and not ridiculous or pathetic, & a… https://t.co/VZF3y…

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it's also the case that reality tends to be distorted in batman's universe: poison ivy's infamous aphrodisiac/suggestibility pollen, for example, scarecrow's fear gas, for another, the mad hatter's hypnotism for another. 'real life' comes in and out of focus for batman frequently — PolitiTweet.org

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