Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 —released on January 29, 2013—is the heavier, more violent, and philosophically richer sibling of the duo. While Part 1 dealt with Batman’s reluctant return to crime-fighting in a decaying Gotham, Part 2 deals with the consequences. It asks the terrifying question: What happens when the government decides that the concept of Batman is a bigger threat than the super-criminals he fights?
In a cinematic universe obsessed with origin stories, this film had the courage to tell an ending. And then, just like Bruce Wayne digging himself out of the rubble, it gives us hope that even endings are just new beginnings. Batman The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 -2013- -1...
The film intercuts between Batman’s horrific cat-and-mouse game with the Joker in the “Tunnel of Love” and Superman’s reluctant tracking of his former ally. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 —released
Post-credits (and in the film’s final minutes), we see Bruce Wayne, alive, in a hidden Batcave beneath the rubble of Wayne Manor. He is training the Sons of the Batman, Carrie Kelley as the new Robin, and an army of foot soldiers. He has realized that the man can die, but the symbol cannot. In a cinematic universe obsessed with origin stories,
Released on January 29, 2013, is the concluding half of the animated adaptation of Frank Miller’s seminal 1986 graphic novel. Directed by Jay Oliva and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the film serves as a visceral finale to the story of an aged Bruce Wayne who has emerged from a decade of retirement to reclaim a decaying Gotham City. Plot Overview: The Final Crusade
Bruce Wayne is buried. Alfred dies of a stroke. But below the Batcave, Bruce trains Carrie and a new army of Bat-people in a hidden cave. The final line: “This will be a good life. Good enough.”
