Batman's villains are actually the mirror image of the Batman itself.
- Penguin (Batman Returns, 1992) : He was the mayor of Gotham city, he is represent the power / authority. If Bruce Wayne had gone wrong, he could be like him.
- Two face (The Dark Knight, 2008) : When batman become a tragic villain. In The Dark Knight, he was the white knight, the justice when he still be Harvey Dent. He symbolise the Justice of the Batman itself, which will choose to do good or bad with a flip of coin which make him feel responsible with his coin's result.
- Riddler (Batman Forever, 1995) : Riddler cannot commit any crime without leaving any traces. A symbol of narcissism. Wanted himself to be exposed
- Scarecrow (Batman Begins, 2005) : He use fear as his power to get everything he wants. He is the symbol of the fear itself that Bruce has gone through.
- Joker (The Dark Knight, 2008) : Batman's nemesis that is very hard to understand. He cannot be negotiated, or payed, or compromised like Batman. He is simply the opposite character of Batman himself as villain version. Batman has a background story, a reason how and why he become Batman, but Joker has no certain background story and motives. In The Dark Knight (2007) he did not seek for money or fame or power, he just simply wanna watch the world burn. Yin has yang, Batman has Joker.
Bibliography
Batman Begins. 2005. film. Directed by Christopher Nolan. USA: Warner Bros.
Batman Forever. 1995. film. Directed by Joel Schumacher. USA: Warner Bros.
Batman Return. 1992. film. Directed by Tim Burton. USA: Warner Bros.
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight. 2008. documentary. Written by Steven Smith. USA: Warner Bros.
The Dark Knight. 2008.
film. Directed by Christopher Nolan. USA: Warner Bros.
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