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The Dark Knight Batman No More?

I think you're dead wrong on this one. Bruce contemplating outright killing The Joker completely nullifies the one aspect that Nolan worked so hard to establish in Begins - that Batman is no executioner.

I don't see how he's wrong. The story is about Bruce getting lost inside the monster. He's more Batman, less Bruce Wayne. Meaning he's at risk of losing his humanity. I expect him to just contemplate killing The Joker, like in DKR. Joker is definitely going to force Batman to kill him. But of course, Batman won't do it.
 
I don't see how he's wrong. The story is about Bruce getting lost inside the monster. He's more Batman, less Bruce Wayne. Meaning he's at risk of losing his humanity. I expect him to just contemplate killing The Joker, like in DKR. But of course, he won't actually do it.

Being "more Batman, less Bruce Wayne" in no way means that Bruce will ever contemplate killing like other vigilantes as thedarks0ldier put it. There have been many stories in the comics where Bruce was "getting lost inside the monster" but none ever had him intending to break his "one rule". What Alfred meant to imply with that comment in Begins was how his crusade is totally consuming him and highlights the importance of the actual Bruce Wayne persona by reminding him what it means to be the only heir of the Wayne family.

Besides, like I said earlier, it would completely go against the one aspect Nolan worked so hard to establish in Begins - that Batman is no executioner. In fact, it is quite obvious that Bruce would come close to killing not because he is completely overtaken by his Batman persona, but rather only because The Joker provokes him to with his dastardly acts. The soundbyte "...and tonight, you're going to break your one rule..." from whysoserious.com pretty much confirms this.
 

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