How Old Is Bruce A Hero's Journey

Isn’t it odd that almost all male protagonists in books and films have major daddy issues or masculine personalities? Or that the male always loses a friend or family member just before going on a quest, for revenge, or to bring back a captured friend? This is the start of what is called the hero’s journey, the rest goes accordingly: meets mentors, enters katabasis, object is found, returns home. This cycle portrays the whole plotline of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This film follows second to Man of Steel. It’s summery brings Batman, Bruce Wayne, to reconcile with the dilemmas from Superman in Man of Steel. Who like Lex Luther, ultimately wants Superman, Clark Kent, rid of earth. Before, in Man of Steel Clark defeats General Zod,

Through the beginning of “Batman Begins”, the creators of the movie used flashbacks to detail the journey of Bruce Wayne and how he has changed from the beginning of the movie to the end. By showing the flashback of Bruce Wayne in the car with Rachel, the creator of the movie managed to show the audience where Bruce Wayne stood on a moral level and how he was the complete opposite of what he came to be as the movie progressed. In the car scene, Rachel tells Bruce that his father would be ashamed of him for considering murder as a form of justice and a way to make a change. The use of flashback also played a role in how Bruce overcame his fear of bats and managed to make it into a symbol.

Bruce Wayne’s journey into becoming Batman follows the path of an archetype hero because has a call to adventure, a mentor, and a final attempt at a big change. Living the years after his parents’ death in anger and guilt, Wayne embarked on a world-wide journey to

In the graphic novel, we do not really see Bruce connect with his children, but we later do with Alison; thus he redefines his character. In pages 220 and 221, we see Bruce and Alison in the car together, and Bruce starts talking about his past as a young adult. He informs to Alison that there was a boy he was interested in, and he went on describing a description of the boy. As the reader is seeing the sort of trust between Bruce, and Alison, we acknowledge the fact that Bruce is letting part of his family into his personal secretive life that kept alone for such a long time. We seeing the frames on page 220, his facial expression, as it goes from looking stern to widen eyes back to stern, and wide eyes with his hands covering his mouth.

The Bruce Wayne we meet at the beginning of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” is very different to the man we see at the films end. In the beginning we see Bruce Wayne as a crippled, weak, recluse who is broken emotionally as well as physically. He has isolated himself from the rest of society & has lost his motivation & will to live. Crime has virtually disappeared under the Harvey Dent Act & Batman is no longer needed in Gotham. By the conclusion of the film we see that Bruce Wayne has found the motivation & the will to live again. He has re-found his fear of death whilst imprisoned in the pit & has escaped to return to Gotham to fight Bane & retake the city from his clutches. We now see him as a man fighting for the survival of

Bruce himself says he is “not a hero,” identifying with Alison has disliked about him: his passion for the house, his hidden life, his distance (230). However, in wondering what might have been, Alison at this point in the novel sees his strength throughout his difficult life, and his presence and support of her in her life, no matter limited. Bechdel’s final illustrations of the novel depict Alison leaping into a pool, and her father right there to catch her (232). Alison is realizing that although he might not have always been there, he

In her transition, Cait risked ruffling feathers from a life Bruce has already established for himself. She risked losing the family Bruce raised, children that Bruce fathered businesses that Bruce headed. In her unraveling, Cait could’ve lost things her previous self knew to be already set in stone. She risked the comfort of things she already worked hard

He speaks very well for a seven year old as he expresses his future goal to become a missionary. In Bruce’s opinion, everyone should know God and give money to the poor. I was quite impressed with his heartfelt assertion. However, when he said that discipline was nice he appeared to be in a dower mood, while

Bruce’s mom, Rebecca, had a complicated pregnancy, but the complications were never sourced (Yarish). Bruce was tested thoroughly at birth but was found to have no radiation (Yarish). He seemed normal and healthy. Despite this fact, his father, Brian, knew something was wrong with Bruce and wanted nothing to do with him (Yarish). Bruce was not taken on vacations with his parents and he was forced to stay home with an affectionless nanny (Yarish). This lack of attention and love paved the way to Bruce’s inability

Committing himself to a life of seeking justice following his parent’s death it can be implied that Bruce Wayne channels himself into what Mara Weis refers to as the ‘Christ Complex’. Weis explains the Christ Complex as an “individual fixed on superiority and claim of being a savior” (Weis). Disregarding the obvious extreme of this which includes psychopathic murders, Weis claims there are varying ranges of ‘subtle conditions’. This addiction of subtle conditions can play into Bruce’s alternate identity by swearing to avenge his parent’s death and “rid Gotham of crime” (Origins). Bruce Channels this almost profound responsibility into his alter ego Batman which creates an image of superior stature. Weis confirms the logic by stating as one grows spiritually “development allows us to realize our full potential behind the innocence and loss of the child we once were”. (Weis??)

Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins opens with the first two scenes laying the entire groundwork for Bruce Wayne's transformation into Batman. Among the varying opinions of psychologists one thing stays consistent, the influence early childhood has on the psyche. We first see Wayne waking from a nightmare from when he was a child; while playing with his childhood friend Rachel Dawes, he had fallen into a well and was attacked by a colony of bats. It then fast forwards to Wayne as an adult, in prison and confronted by a man who leads the League of Shadows, Henri Ducard. In conversation he tells Wayne the what separates them from vigilantes is that a vigilante is a mere man lost in the scramble, but if you become more than man, devote yourself

Throughout the movie, Bruce Wayne continues to distance himself from society as Batman. While attending the hotel party Rachel confronts Bruce about doing more for the city. He tells her he is now a better person but doesn’t allow her to know he is Batman. Even the closest to him he chooses not to let know what he is doing for the city. Next when in the warehouse with Jim Gordon they team up together to stop Gotham from being cut off completely.

From Dr. Money’s perspective, raising Bruce as a girl would allow him to live a “normal” life, if he were to live his life without a penis, he would be seen as an outsider and rejected from society. He also suggested to put Bruce on estrogen, but also surgically give him a cosmetic vagina. Dr. Money explained to Ron and Janet that Bruce/Brenda, would psychologically mature as a woman, and be attracted to men, as well as be able to have sexual intecourse, without a problem. According to Bruce’s parents, there was no reason “that it shouldn’t work” (50). However, they could have thought it out thoroughly, what if Brenda didn’t feel comfortable in her own skin? Would she feel as though something is wrong with her? This is where the topic of

The deep scar that having his parents murdered right in front of him caused him to pursue a life of justice. At a young age, Bruce swore that he would stop the evil that had killed his parents.Bruce believed that instead of trying to reform people he had to instead remove the dangerous weeds of society before they contaminated everything else so he began to get involved in a number of practices. Wayne learned a many various martial arts and practical skills from various teachers and universities. A turning point in Bruce's life was when he tried to join the FBI but realized that he wouldn't be able to achieve the justice that he desired with the limitations that the legal system had.("Batman.")

Not only did this Idea affect Bruce it also had an impact on generations to come. For example Bruce’s son