Bruce Wayne couldn't choose what he wanted out of life as a young, impressionable, innocent boy. Rarely is it shared with outsiders (including that smile he gets after finding out Meridian loves him) and it's a consequence of his double life. There are heroes that Batman works with that still don't know his true identity. His fear, his vulnerability, his humanity, is Bruce's and Kilmer's superpower.īruce Wayne's backstory is always explored within the confines of his family tree. Despite the self-imposed and out-of-control walls and chains Bruce placed around himself, he found someone who would love his eccentric, authentic self. The more interesting mystery, of course, is the man behind the mask, much to his chagrin. His quiet, lavish life as Bruce Wayne is shrouded in rumor and tabloid headlines. Bruce Wayne doubts love can enter his life because people only know him best as the Caped Crusader. The clever irony shows how people can accept our true and better nature. When you're in love with Batman, a white lie is nothing compared to being kidnapped by the Riddler and Two-Face. Although Bruce and Batman did lie through omission, which a psychologist like Meridian wouldn't overlook, she doesn't have to prepare for a habitual pattern of lying.
Another kiss with Bruce Wayne reveals to Meridian that the Batman lost to the man with nothing to lose. The duality draws her close enough to pick his brain, but Batman only lands a kiss before she admits she loves another. Her interest in a man who dresses up like a bat to fight crime peaks at obsession. Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman) has her smitten with the batty brooder. He also doesn't hesitate to put a rain check on nosy reporters, unless they're a potential love interest.Ī house call from the Bat-Signal and psychologist Dr. As the Batman, he converses with Gotham Police, conscious of the situation as it develops. As Bruce Wayne, he assumes an unassuming air, discerning but never too revealing nor reactive. Kilmer gives curt but commanding lines on both accounts. The nuance of Kilmer's dynamic with his Bat family shows he cares as Bruce Wayne, but he is not too sentimental to the point of being blind to the cases he solves as Batman. His only semblance of family is his dutiful butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Gough). Fighting criminals and bringing them to justice has repressed Bruce Wayne's childhood trauma, the death of his parents.
Underneath the charm, an underworld of noir dominates. The playboy mogul seems untouchable without a problem in the world.
Riddle me this! Who is lucky with cards and unlucky with love? The hint: a man who has everything and nothing at all.
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