9 Ways That Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns Influenced Batman V Superman

9 Ways That Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns Influenced Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice

Director Zack Snyder has outright stated that Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is heavily influenced by what Frank Miller did with his three graphic novel series, especially The Dark Knight Returns, where an older, more grizzled versions of Superman and Batman fight each other.

Tai Freligh Aug 20, 2015 12:04 pm2016-01-25T20:09:15-05:00

4) The Reason Batman Fights Superman Is Similar

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Miller’s novel has Superman acting as an agent of the U.S. government, and Batman is extremely distrustful of both the government and Superman. So, he vows to take him down as a threat. Meanwhile, the government views Batman as a threat and sends Superman to take him down, leading to the epic battle between the two.

In the movie, the Man of Steel is viewed as a threat to the U.S. government, and Batman thinks he’s too dangerous to be allowed to operate unchecked. He’s seen the damage and destruction that Supes can do, and he wants to stop him before it happens again.

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