One of the most distinctive and impressive features of Greek mythology is that God and human beings have the same shape and sex, and have the same emotions, emotions, sorrows and passions as all living beings. This feature not only had a profound impact on later European literature, but it can even be said that the authors of American comics have also continued this technique in the process of creating superheroes, making those superheroes look flesh and blood and very close to life. In the DC animation film "Superman and Batman: Apocalypse" mentioned last time, Superman's sister "Supergirl" Carla really made Superman a headache. When it comes to "Batman: The Red Shadow", it's Batman's turn to be full of bitterness. It seems that every family has a child who is not worrying.
Before talking about the topic, let's talk about the members of Batman's family. Except for the loyal and loyal old butler Alfred that we are all familiar with, Batman has always had a fixed follower-"Robin" and "Bat Girl". These two names do not merely refer to a certain individual, but are similar to a title or title. Five "Robins" and six "Bat Girls" have appeared respectively, thus developing many colorful side stories. You can think of it as a way for Meiman to make money, but it continues to enrich Meiman itself.
When it comes to the role of "Robin", in fact, we are not unfamiliar with him. As early as the 1990s, in the two films "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin" directed by Joe Schumacher, Robin played alongside Batman as an important supporting role. His actor was Chris O. Downer also played the shy student Charlie in "Scent of a Woman". However, the first-generation "Robin" Dick Grayson appeared in these two films, who later left Batman and became a solo superhero "Nightwing".
And the one who broke Batman's heart in this film is the second "Robin" Jason Todd. He has many similarities with the original "Robin". For example, he was born as a young acrobat, Both parents were killed by criminals, and both were adopted by Batman as adopted children. After careful education and training, they became Batman's right-hand man in fighting evil. "Batman: The Red Shadow" tells the story of how Jason Todd turned against Batman and became a superhero "Red Hood" who is both righteous and evil.
On closer inspection, there are two reasons for the mutual frustration between the foster father and son, Bruce and Jason. First, Jason's love and hatred for Bruce. In DC Comics' "Batman: The Death of a Family", Jason was tortured by the clown, broken bones with a crowbar, and blown to death. This is a famous plot in the history of DC Comics. The image of Batman holding Jason's body in his arms is also one of DC's classic images. As an introduction, the opening of the film briefly describes this incident. Fortunately, ninja master Lars Al Goul immersed Jason in the magical "Lazarus Pool" to be reborn. Jason, who had recovered his life, found that Batman had not avenged himself, so he hated the adoptive father who had always been beloved and respected.
Second, Jason and Bruce have different philosophies on criminals. Jason has a stubborn character since he was a child. Before he was adopted by Batman, he was a habitual thief. Although he did not go on a crooked road after being disciplined, he always had a radical side. In addition, "Lazarus Pool" has crazy side effects, so the "Red Hood" incarnation of Jason also takes a slant in the fight against crime. Not only is it more capable of fighting violence with violence than Batman, but also Using force to control drug dealers and arms dealers, and then cannibalize the territory of the gangsters, seems to be the ruler of the dark forces of Gotham.
Until Jason caught the Joker, beat him up, and lured Batman, the climax of the film finally arrived. Jason had a complete showdown with his father, and the two of them had different ideas on how to deal with the clown. Jason believes that the clown is sinful, and such a scum is absolutely not allowed to live in the world; and Batman insists that he cannot be killed at will outside the law, and he can only be locked in the Arkham Asylum. This is the bottom line that must be observed. Jason finally threw the gun to Batman and let him make a choice. If he didn't kill himself, he would kill the Joker himself. In the dilemma, Batman successfully prevented Jason from being killed, but Jason fled the scene. In the end, the disparity between father and son is still not resolved, just like the real world, the most difficult thing to clarify is often the fetters between relatives.
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