Yea, there is a certain level of belief suspension needed when reading Batman. Having the insane amount of money to fund all that he does, technically, he should be able to basically fix all the root financial issues in Gotham … Wayne Enterprises basically owns all of the city afterall … but then he wouldn’t get to be a bad-ass, crime-fighting superhero who fights against those who take advantage of others.
The “ultra wealthy elite having all the money to easily solve all the problems and not doing so” is considered suspension of belief?
Pff.
That’s literally the real world, right now. That’s immensely believable. I think what’s unbelievable is that Batman does anything at all to help and has any shred of give a shit for others.
Gilligan’s Island had a long, healthy life of reruns on over-the-air TV, which was the only affordable option (i.e. free) for my fellow poors up until ~2007
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Yea, there is a certain level of belief suspension needed when reading Batman. Having the insane amount of money to fund all that he does, technically, he should be able to basically fix all the root financial issues in Gotham … Wayne Enterprises basically owns all of the city afterall … but then he wouldn’t get to be a bad-ass, crime-fighting superhero who fights against those who take advantage of others.
Also, at least in modern Batman, Gotham is literally cursed, so it’s possible no amount of money could fix it anyway.
That and the Joker, Scarecrow and others chemincals entering the drinking water which makes people go crazy.
The “ultra wealthy elite having all the money to easily solve all the problems and not doing so” is considered suspension of belief?
Pff.
That’s literally the real world, right now. That’s immensely believable. I think what’s unbelievable is that Batman does anything at all to help and has any shred of give a shit for others.
I mean. No arguments from me on this.
The suspense of disbelief is that batman is a good person despite being ultra wealthy in Gotham
it’s just that when Batman was created rich people used to not have enough money to actually fix every problem that exists like they do now.
Gilligan’s Island? How old are you?
Gilligan’s Island had a long, healthy life of reruns on over-the-air TV, which was the only affordable option (i.e. free) for my fellow poors up until ~2007
also was the reason tvtropes was created
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