Picking Nits
Bell tower geometry; unrevealed Batcave entrance; obvious secret identity; cathedral origin; Vicki’s weight; comic departures; unintimidating goons; chemical plant security; newscaster boils
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- The bell tower fall geometry, with the Joker pulling them over without falling, is a huge nitpick.
- The goons are not intimidating, a point deferred to picking nits.
- Vicki walking into the Batcave to find Bruce is Batman has no reveal or payoff; Burton reportedly stated in 1992 he was killed for it, said he went too far, and called it a mistake.
- Batman revealing his identity in the first movie is an odd choice.
- Nobody recognizes the same jawline and eyes under the mask; Superman’s glasses are worse.
- The cathedral reportedly came from Peters and Nicholson seeing Phantom of the Opera; it also echoes Vertigo.
- Vicki states her weight as 108 pounds though the actress is about 5’10”.
- Comic fans objected to the Joker killing the Waynes instead of Joe Chill, to naming him Jack Napier, and to Alfred letting Vicki into the Batcave.
- Fan outrage is discussed as possibly beginning here, with jokes about listener complaints over the previous month.
- The Joker’s gang would intimidate no one, looking like bouncers at Planet Hollywood.
- The chemical plant needed better security.
- Newscasters developing boils within days of giving up tainted beauty products is implausible.