I think the movie didn't deal with those actions in him killing or address it, and deal with the consequences of it. Him getting a chance to save Martha isn't also what I'd call a healthy coping mechanism either. I think it's maintaining the idea of his trauma and not allowing him to try and heal. Even after he sees the chance to do that he still kills though.
I disagree. The movie has characters like Alfred, citizens of Gotham, the media, and Superman all speak out or confront Batman about his brutality. It's behavior that is not endorsed by the movie or treated as if it was okay if it continued unchecked. Getting to save Martha isn't a coping mechanism. It's a start.
Before, as Batman told Superman, his actions were driven by a need to force the world to make sense. We hear from him earlier in the opening monologue that since his parents' deaths and becoming Batman, he held the mentality that what falls is fallen. These were the poor coping mechanisms that showed their flaws in the face of the existential threat that was the unchanging nature of Gotham, the death of a Robin, and the arrival of dangerous Kryptonians. He felt powerless. What "Save Martha" does it wake Batman up long enough to see the truth of what he had become, like an intervention, but the hard work of recovery was still going to be a process.
It starts with him keeping his promise to save Martha. Yes, he is brutal in the warehouse fight, but he hasn't yet succeded in saving Martha and his road to recovery has just begun. What helped it along more was the selfless sacrifice Superman made and the world's reaction to that sacrifice. In those acts, he saw an example of true heroism and that people could change. Next we hear from Batman, he is telling Diana that he's changed his mind. Men who fall aren't irreperably fallen. Men are still good and can do better. He shows us that when he chooses not to brand Lex. He continues to make amends and to create a support network for himself by helping Martha and Clark in Justice League and by surrounding himself with friends and allies.
Now, he is no longer alone. Now he knows that he can fall into darkness and recover. Now he has hope.
Mixed feelings about this series too, after watching the first episode. I liked Ravens and Robins characterization (looking forward to see what exactly Batman does that Robin does not aprove), hated with all my guts Starfire. The "lets make her a hooker so everyone knows is gritty" approach doesn't work with me, and personally not a fan of her aesthetics either.
As far as I'm aware from some minimal exposure to the character and a quick Google search, Starfire's backstory typically involves a period in which she is enslaved. Other notes in the entries I read mentioned her losing memories in one story and even killing someone (one of her captors, I believe). Finally, as has been widely reported, Starfire's outfit is not her final or iconic outfit. It's just what she's wearing right now because she is being experimented on and exploited by others, just like her comics counterpart. She is not yet herself. It's fortunate that plenty of people who watched the pilot came away thinking Starfire was a beautiful and entertaining highlight. I certainly did.
The choices made for Starfire aren't as simple as "make it gritty" either, since it's obvious that the first season is focused on the theme of escaping one's dark past through the help of new friends, a found family of sorts. Dick is dealing with his split from a brutal Batman. Raven is dealing with a demon inside her she can't control. Koriand'r is dealing with being mistreated and used for evil purposes. To start in the darkness and journey forward into the light is a hopeful story about redemption, second chances, and friendship. It gives the team, the Titan, meaning and purpose.
