“Someone says to me like, ‘Oh!
Batman killed a guy!’
I’m like, ‘F, really?’
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I’m like, ‘Wake the f up!'”
Snyder said in a Q&A session, ascaptured on video.
I’m like down the fing road on that.’
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You know what I mean?"
My heroes didn’t lie to America.
My heroes didn’t embezzle money.
My heroes didn’t commit any atrocities.'
I’m like, ‘That’s cool, but you’re living in a fing dream world.’
Although Miller’s Batman is jaded and violent, he still goes out of his way to avoid killing.
Much likeBatman v Superman,The Dark Knight Returnsclimaxes with an epic duel between Batman and Superman.
ButWatchmenwas far from the only DC comic Moore ever wrote.
He doesn’t just talk the talk.
The point is, you could’t have your cake and eat it too.
note: This article has been updated to more accurately characterize the ending ofMan of Steel.]
