"Bear gut"
Ha ha
However, I agree.
Bats has no superhuman powers, so he should be protrayed as pushing himself and his body to its fullest potential.
He should never look like an ordinary guy walking around.
Bats is just a man, so to do what he does, he needs to be portrayed as a man who has made himself a cut above others, and yes, the actor that portrays him should bring that forth in all ways possible, including being in "better than average" shape. When Bruce takes the costume off, or takes his shirt off, we should be saying to ourselves, "Jebus! Lookit that! Wayne's a monster!"
Yes, just like Clark Kent does, Wayne should dress down his physique when he is Wayne, but it should still be there, even if for just one or two pop shots in the movie.
Exactly. Bruce has to do everything he can in order to compete with all kinds of monsters and villains and do crazy stunts every night. And if thats how he spent his time, he would at the very least look like an Olympic gymnast, and Bale in that pic looks nothing like and Olympic gymnast in the muscle tone department.
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He looks about as confused as I did when I first saw it.
LOL!
In TDK his bulk is probably in between and again, probably not so much definition, but since definition is completely superficial anyway, who cares?
Who cares is me and other fans that expect him to
LOOK LIKE BATMAN cause that's who he's portraying.
Whether he's toned or not, I still think Batman should be physically intimidating. Bruce Lee isn't particularly imposing, so comparing Batman to him isn't really relavent.
True. I wish everyone wouldn't do that anymore.
Batman is meant to be superhero, and one that relies heavily on fear and intimidation, not just a ninja.
Yes. He does need to look beefed up and intimidating when the bad guys see him, he actually fights them, not sneaks up on them while they're asleep like a real ninja would.
I'm just saying, he doesn't have the physical stature to really convey the menace that Batman should. He looks intimidating while h'es kicking your ass, but if you saw Bruce Lee in person, it would probably be pretty easy to underestimate him.
Exactly. Looking at Batman, you should never think to yourself "Oh I could take this guy." I mean honestly, looking at that pic of Bale, would your average thug who is used to fighting brawls, look at a guy built like Bale is there and think "Oh no! Man, I'm gonna get my @$$ kicked, I'd better run!" Heck no. But that's what they should be thinking when looking at Batman.
Exactly. He's not very intimidating at all because of his size. When he was alive, people were constantly testing him because they wanted to be the guy to beat Bruce Lee. They didn't see the big deal in him.
Nod. And Batman should be the opposite of that. Thats why he needs to wear full suits and act like an idiot as Bruce Wayne, to hide how athletic and built he really is.
Bruce in BB was hardly roided up looking.
Yah - we've yet to see anyone play Batman that looked "too big." Everyone who plays Batman looks like they haven't even hit the weights, aside from Bale in BB.
Well there is a point where size can be a hinderance. Look at male gymnasts, yeah they're short for the most part, but those are some pretty ripped up guys. That, on a 6' something frame would be ideal.
See my above photos. Now compare to Bale. *shakes head*
The issue here is, from what I can tell is, is Bruce in the shape that he would have to be to realistically perform as Batman (in real life) and at the same time, does he convey the sort of physical threat that has emodied Bruce Wayne/Batman in the comics or the cartoons, which many have agreed Christian did in Batman Begins.
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Exactly! And to me his body does not look like he could do the stunts Batman needs to do. He doesn't look like he could climb a rope with arms alone. He doesn't look like he could take on 5 guys and win. He doesn't look intimidating, he possibly looks like your average yuppy who hits the gym twice a week to play a little basketball with his friends, and jogs in the morning. Which is a far cry from a serious, obsessive athlete like Batman.
