RustyCage
Come what may..
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Gordon, to me, ideally, stands as a sort of beacon in the dark. An uncompromising moral embodiment standing amongst the corrupt, even if quietly at first. That's what makes him a compelling and adorable character to me. It's his selling point. He's better than the scum around him, he tries to be more because he believes in it. We see it in Begins when he turns Flass down despite the odds being so overwhelmingly against him, despite his feeling defeated and admitting how bad things are.
Is anyone really trying to tell me that I should be okay with that awesome composure being nudged aside for the sake of 'it makes for an interesting drama'? That's hogwash. It's the definition of a petty contrivance, and an insult to the character. They could have told the story with someone else just as easily. Pegging it to Gordon was an exercise in sheer pretense, in my opinion, just like Miller's treatment of Catwoman. 'Let's make a good guy do bad things and people will think it's cool and hip and dark and stuff!' Herp derp.
And personally, I didn't find it all that interesting. I thought it was stupid and illogical for the character. Gordon simply knows better and IS better - he's too good for it. Lowering him from that defies common sense. There's no excuse.
Is anyone really trying to tell me that I should be okay with that awesome composure being nudged aside for the sake of 'it makes for an interesting drama'? That's hogwash. It's the definition of a petty contrivance, and an insult to the character. They could have told the story with someone else just as easily. Pegging it to Gordon was an exercise in sheer pretense, in my opinion, just like Miller's treatment of Catwoman. 'Let's make a good guy do bad things and people will think it's cool and hip and dark and stuff!' Herp derp.
And personally, I didn't find it all that interesting. I thought it was stupid and illogical for the character. Gordon simply knows better and IS better - he's too good for it. Lowering him from that defies common sense. There's no excuse.
