Quote Originally Posted by sunofdarkchild View Post
Every time this thread starts up again I'm reminded of this scene.

Yeah...I think people forget that Bruce became Batman as a response to his parents being gunned down by a street criminal. Not because they died due to poverty or systemic neglect.

When Bruce says he wants to 'save' Gotham, in his mind he envisions saving Gotham and its people from Joe Chill. Not from poverty. Yes, he realizes that there are socioeconomic factors that drive crime and he continues the philantrophic efforts of his parents to alleviate those and stop crime at its source. But ultimately, the whole idea behind Batman is stopping some gunman in an alleyway from taking another innocent life. That's what gives Bruce catharsis.

EDIT: Damn, I saw the video thumbnail and mistook it for another scene...the one where he has a nightmare about his parent's murder!

I still stand by my point though...