That's a gigantic assumption to make which, granted I only saw the film once, is not backed by anything in the film
It's not, like many things in the movie, neccessarily readily apparent after one viewing.
But this is a key element of the film that I believe the filmmakers have actually discussed and confirmed as their intention for the character and the themes of the film. They have Alfred come rigth out and say that it's what's going on with Bruce earlier in the film.
It is not an accident that Bruce, when he is about to start finishing Superman off during their final battle, says the bit about "they taught me the world only makes sense when you force it to." He is not just saying a cool line, he is essentially expressing, at one of his most vulnerable moments, how powerless he feels in a chaotic world.
It is also not an accident that this line is the only line from THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS that they used in that particular sequence. That is the line that fit the themes they were working with: the sense of feeling powerless and meaningless.
Bruce expresses his feelings of powelessness several times throughout the film. He flat out talks about how he's not sure his mission against crime has accomplished anything.
And he absolutely projects his general feelings of powerlessness onto the situation with Black Zero, and this is what triggers his anger toward Superman. Not only then, but again during the Capitol bombing scenario.
Even the dream sequence is a reflection of his fears that he will be powerless to stop yet another major tragedy, in this case, global catastrophe.
In a sense, their battle is basically Bruce working out his anger and control issues on Superman. The entire plan to destroy Superman is Bruce Wayne's attempt to regain some control over the element of tragedy.
Now, an argument can be made that this concept is not totally made clear in the film, but then again, you can't exactly have a character come out and say "I am projecting my sense of powerlessness onto you!" while he's beating up Superman. Instead he says something that can be read that way.
Bruce's powerlessness though, is pretty clearly highlighted at several points in the film, including the "force it to make sense" bit.
It's also interesting to note with regardto the idea of Bruce projecting things onto Superman...
Previously in the film, during the Superman montage, a commentator says "What we've done is we project ourselves on to him." Which is a commentary on the Godlike nature of Superman, but also very, very applicable to Bruce Wayne's own beliefs about Superman in the film. The commentators then go on to talk about how we're not alone in the universe, how we're insignificant specks, etc. In other words, how we feel powerless when something like Superman shows up. This is also reflective of Bruce Wayne's beliefs, and his idea that he has done nothing of consequence throughout his life.
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Bruce and find Clark's mom.
