I remember reading an interview where Nolan said that previous on screen incarnations of Batman had failed to make the titular character as interesting as the villains and that he wanted to change this with his reboot. With Batman Begins I think Nolan had achieved in making Batman interesting, mainly because the villains were weak. But also I think that origins aspect is by some distance the most interesting thing about Batman.
But if you look at TDK and TDKR (two movies I now adore), Batman more than often gets sidelined by the villains and even small time characters. The Joker stole every single scene in TDK and was by some considerable margin the most interesting character. Some would argue that TDK was pretty much The Joker's movie.In Rises Bruce Wayne is a little more interesting but more than often Bane and Catwoman steal many scenes.
Is it just that Batman's curse has always been that he has by far and away the most amazing gallery of villains of any superhero?
But if you look at TDK and TDKR (two movies I now adore), Batman more than often gets sidelined by the villains and even small time characters. The Joker stole every single scene in TDK and was by some considerable margin the most interesting character. Some would argue that TDK was pretty much The Joker's movie.In Rises Bruce Wayne is a little more interesting but more than often Bane and Catwoman steal many scenes.
Is it just that Batman's curse has always been that he has by far and away the most amazing gallery of villains of any superhero?