Nerds That Geek Movie Review - 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2'

Written by Scott Edwards

​Doing the right thing in your mind might not be recognized by everyone the same way. With so many different opinions about what is right and wrong, there will never a 100% correct consensus. All you can do is what you think is right and hope that most of the masses agree that your actions are correct. Those who will doubt you may just be looking to make a name for themselves, since sometimes it's popular to disagree with the masses.

After defeating the leader of the Mutants, Batman still sees that there is trouble in the streets of Gotham. With his new followers, The Sons of Batman helping to take down the villains in the city, his workload has been lifted a little bit, but not as much as he expected. And this is being noticed, even in Washington D.C. where the president is taking note of the Dark Knight's return. Calling in an old friend, the president wants Superman to have a chat with his old friend about what he is doing to the city and just calm it down for the time being, but Superman knows that Batman will never stand down and the only way to make him stop is to subdue him.

In Arkham, the Joker is coming back to life when he starts hearing about his favorite foe on television. Talking with his doctor, the Joker wants to get his story out to the public and since his doctor is a fan of Superman, not Batman, he will make it happen. Getting a spot on a nightly talk show, Joker is ready to wreak havoc over the city of Gotham once again and the Batman will not be able to stop him. Gassing the live audience, Joker is back to his old tricks and will take his killing spree to the amusement park where security is weak and not prepared for his antics. Killing everyone around him, the Joker is back at home and knows that Batman will have no other option than to kill him to get his point across. 

With Commissioner Gordon retired, the new Commissioner, Yindel, has her sights on Batman and will do anything to stop his type of vigilante justice. Keeping the Dark Knight from crashing the talk show and now hunting him down in an amusement park, she has given the order to shoot to kill. Showing up seconds late and seeing that the Joker has been killed, the police now have a murderer on their hands and make sure that the public understands that Batman is out of control. Getting shot and stabbed, Bruce Wayne is forced to take a breather and with Alfred and Carrie helping him out, he should be fine. But when an EMP takes out all of the power across the country, Bruce knows that it is time to suit back up and ensure the stability of his city. Leading his followers into battle against evil gets the attention of the White House once again and now the order has been placed to stop Batman at any cost. Superman is reluctant to take down his old friend and tries to talk to Bruce before the battle begins, but Bruce Wayne is doing the right thing, no matter what anyone says and will not back down from the fight, since he knows he can win.

This is it, the battle between an aging Batman and Superman! I love how Superman does not want to fight but will do anything that the President tells him to do, so he will not leave well enough alone. With all of the riots across the country caused by the massive power outage, I do not understand the order to take out the man that is keeping his city in check, but hey, I guess that if Batman’s name is attached to anything, it must be bad in the government's mind. With his friends surrounding him and a special visit from Oliver Queen, Batman is ready to do what must be done to protect the people of Gotham from falling back to where they were living while he was away. At least someone is able to think for themselves and knows what must be done without being told what to do by someone that is not close to the situation. Batman is more than a man, he is a symbol that people are able to fall back on and no matter what the authorities do, they cannot kill a symbol. Happy Viewing.

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