Why Is 'Batman: Arkham Knight' So Violent?

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Why Is 'Batman: Arkham Knight' So Violent?

Added: 06.07.2015 6:15 | 0 views | 0 comments

Forbes: Im not going to kill you, Batman says to a burglar in Tim Burtons 1989 movie, a remarkable thing to say to someone youre helding over the ledge of a roof. Like its predecessors, Batman: Arkham Knight overflows with violent scenarios pulled from this mold, encounters that seem impossible to imagine not being fatal but which never actually are. Its always clear Batman wants to kill, and the only thing preventing him from doing so is some private system of psychological restraint thats inaccessible to everyone other than Batman.