So, Selina's words and warning to Bruce don't count? Or the fact that Alfred openly acknowledges that the city doesn't need Batman but Bruce Wayne...his resources, his knowledge, only for that to come to fruition at the end of the film doesn't count?
No.
Because telling me about the existence of a concept in a line or two, based on one characters biased assessment of the rich, isn’t a satisfying exploration of that concept, in this case, of economic inequality for an entire city.
There's absolutely enough shown and told within the film to get the point across. It's just not overt, as you would like it.
Oh, it's very, very overt. Nolan doesn't do subtle. But the point getting across is irrelevant to me. You can say “This city has economic inequality” all you want. If you don’t actually show it or explore it, then its not a well handled element.
The Dent Act rid the city of the overt organized crime element. But, it didn't fix the city's internal problems...still there since Begins. Hence, Alfred's plea to Bruce to be his father.
The problem is that all the film does is say “The city still has internal problems”. It doesn’t actually explore them. You'd think a concept like Wayne Enterprises and scenes with the Mayor and councilmen would have been perfect for something like that, but apparently not.
Ummm....Selina perhaps?
I mean, that's one of her purposes throughout the film. She and Blake are the "in" for the audience. Yes, she's Catwoman. Go beyond the exterior and see how Nolan uses her through out the film. She's the physical embodiment of the idea...just as the Joker was the physical embodiment of Nolan's idea in Knight.
She’s the physical embodiment of the idea in what way? Because she chose to turn to crime?
It would have been nice if she was...if it was explored that because of Selina's past, not only can she not clean her slate, but she basically HAS to turn to crime to survive. If it was indicated that a large portion of Gotham is that way. That's based in several very real criminal and social theories.
She steals, appears to have more than enough…and what am I supposed to learn from Selina? That she's mad at the rich because they're rich?
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