Having eight different movies being released since 1989, titled Batman, and the three most recent ones by Christopher Nolan, Batman has evolve from conventional superhero movie into a postmodern movie full of twists. Unlike other superheroes, Batman has no real superpower. His "superpower" comes from his high-tech gadgets, vehicles, and fancy suits which I think has made him fall into modernism category right from the get go. There are some intertextuality here and there throughout most of Batman movies, but the most obvious sign of postmodernism in Batman movies can be probably seen in The Dark Knight, which shows crisis and terror in the society. Which then gave birth to Batman's greatest villain, the Joker. He is notorious for his suicidal terrorism which seems to be impossible to negotiate with as his purpose is basically to cause terror. And from that particular point, came the good ol' saying "Some men just want to watch the world burn."
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