Watching the four Bat films over again, I suddenly became inspired to write an article about Bruce's love interests. Don't ask me, I dunno. I just felt compelled to talk about their characters and tell you which one I think was the best for Bruce.
Vicki Vale
Compared to many damsel-in-distress love interests in the early super hero world, Vicki was a pretty authentic character. She wasn't annoying in any way. She was the average woman, dating a rich, mysterious guy, while trying to do her job accurately as a journalist.
Unlike many characters of her type, I could tolerate her. She didn't overact on things.
When she was around the Joker, the majority of the time, she played it cool.
She showed the appropriate amount of emotion and instinct that others usually don't.
You know..how most damsels scream and freak out and practically get themselves caught just to be saved by the hero in the nick of time.
With all she had to put up with, I think she faced her circumstances like a trooper.
She's beautiful, smart, resourceful, caring and pretty good at her job.
But, is she the right match for Bruce? Probably not.
While they had a good enough chemistry in their relationship, albeit a very rushed one, I definitely couldn't see her as a person he'd stick around with for very long.
She'd probably do good with maybe someone from law enforcement, a lawyer or even another journalist.
But a match for the Bat, she is not.
That doesn't stop me from loving her character, though. :)
So, to sum up Vicki Vale, she was a well done, genuine character and a suitable love interest...just not for Batman. I would give her a rating of 7/10
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Selina Kyle
I've always been a huge Bat-Cat fan for like..ever.
So I'm in honest automatic support of Selina and Bruce being a couple.
BUT.
I'm also being honest, right? And I gotta be a good judge of them as a whole.
I seriously loved the way her character was developed. It was an amazing transformation from Selina Kyle to Catwoman. She starts out as a lonely, ordinary executive assistant (...ahem....secretary) who is rather unimportant in the eyes of everyone else, and even sometimes herself.
She's unappreciated and dominated by those around her, including her own mother, who expects a lot more from her daughter, which no doubt has lowered Selina's self-esteem.
She's a hard worker and makes one of heck of a cup of coffee. But within her lurks ideas and opinions of her own that she at times tries to get out to feel important, but they unfortunately always go unnoticed.
So she does the only thing she knows best; retreat back into hiding and be what everyone expects of her..which isn't much.
In the brief glimpse we have of her home, she's rather of a child at heart and a bit of a girly girl, her walls painted pink, her shelves decorated with stuffed animals, serving as a personal hotel manager for various stray cats. She's your average lady, desperate for some love and attention, but not getting the appreciation she so rightly deserves.
Then the night comes, on her way from work, where during her frightful encounter with one of Penguin's clown minions, that she is rescued by Batman. But he, too, doesn't seem that impressed with the lonely secretary and walks away.
Long story short, her being under-appreciated and unimportant takes it's tole when her boss murders her, merely because she made an accidental discovery of his plans.
Then it happens. The cats she loves so revive her and she is brought back from death, with a renewed purpose and outlook on life. Something within her awakens, drastically changing her personality..her confidence...her spirit. She trashes her home, spray-painting everything black, all while in a screaming fit.
No longer able to take being the old Selina..to be looked down on by everyone..she becomes someone new. She breaks out of her shell and opens herself up to whole new, dangerous possibilities.
As a product of this transformation..Catwoman is born.
Her and Bruce's chemistry is amazing. Bruce immediately takes notice of Selina's new confidence and independence and the two instantly hit it off.
Their relationship isn't too rushed, however. It takes a little time and they get a little closer with each encounter. But you can tell the two really do have a spark between them.
Unfortunately, as much as I LOVE LOVE LOVE the two together, it's pretty clear by the end of the movie that the two won't last. Starting out with 9 lives, Selina now has only 1 and she chooses to spend it alone.
While her transformation really opened a lot up for Selina and she came out of a life of loneliness and depression..it also made her do things she winds up regretting.
As she states, she wouldn't be able to live with herself entering a real relationship with Bruce, living a fairytale. But really, with her revenge complete on the man who murdered her..what else would Selina live for? Bruce and Selina rocked as a couple, even more so while they were in costume. But in all honesty, Selina wouldn't be able to carry a public relationship with Bruce in the state she was in.
So, to give Selina's character a review, she's a beautiful, clever, intriguing, very self efficient woman, that rocks as a love interest for Bats. They're perfect for one another, just tragically have to be apart.
I would give her a 9/10
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Dr. Chase Meridian
While I don't intend to trash her and make her seem like a terrible character, Chase is probably my least favorite of the love interests.
She does have many good qualities to her character and she's likable enough, but her character is much too over-sexualized and she just comes across as too direct, which makes her seem..well, too direct.
One of her good qualities is her clever intellect and fascination of Batman.
And that she has a pretty good judge of character, as well as a personality that at first comes off a little stuck-up, but eventually winds up charming.
One of her annoying qualities is the constant struggle she has over Batman and Bruce. She immediately gets smitten over one, then gets smitten over the other, and for awhile she can't choose, so she's just stuck.
It's like a love triangle, but with the same guy.
Another of her good qualities is the ability to keep her head when she is kidnapped and not be screaming her head off the entire time, a trait she shares with Vicki. The time she did scream is when she was falling to her death, which I can't blame her for. But, the main point is, she gets kidnapped rather easily.
Despite seeing her train in her office, you have to wonder, what is the training really for?
Cuz it sure doesn't do her much good.
I do tolerate her and like her well enough, though. If it wasn't for her throwing herself at Batman and Bruce so directly and the fact that she can't make up her mind which part of him she wants to be with, she would be a pretty good character.
But despite that, there's not much more of her personality to judge on. It just seems like they were trying to make the stereotypical "sexy bad girl" that Bruce hung around with for awhile and not a real match for Bruce, even though they tried to make it sound like she was the right one for him.
So, to sum up her character, she's smart, pretty, charming and level-headed, but she's not a good match for Bruce and has too much of an inappropriate, cliche flare. My final rating is 6/10
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Well, there you have it! :)
Out of all three of the girls, I would have to say that Selina was by far my favorite, as she always will be. ♥
I hope you enjoyed the post. Thanks for taking the time to read!
So, comment and tell me your opinions of who you think was the best match for Bruce. :D
Vicki Vale
Compared to many damsel-in-distress love interests in the early super hero world, Vicki was a pretty authentic character. She wasn't annoying in any way. She was the average woman, dating a rich, mysterious guy, while trying to do her job accurately as a journalist.
Unlike many characters of her type, I could tolerate her. She didn't overact on things.
When she was around the Joker, the majority of the time, she played it cool.
She showed the appropriate amount of emotion and instinct that others usually don't.
You know..how most damsels scream and freak out and practically get themselves caught just to be saved by the hero in the nick of time.
With all she had to put up with, I think she faced her circumstances like a trooper.
She's beautiful, smart, resourceful, caring and pretty good at her job.
But, is she the right match for Bruce? Probably not.
While they had a good enough chemistry in their relationship, albeit a very rushed one, I definitely couldn't see her as a person he'd stick around with for very long.
She'd probably do good with maybe someone from law enforcement, a lawyer or even another journalist.
But a match for the Bat, she is not.
That doesn't stop me from loving her character, though. :)
So, to sum up Vicki Vale, she was a well done, genuine character and a suitable love interest...just not for Batman. I would give her a rating of 7/10
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I've always been a huge Bat-Cat fan for like..ever.
So I'm in honest automatic support of Selina and Bruce being a couple.
BUT.
I'm also being honest, right? And I gotta be a good judge of them as a whole.
I seriously loved the way her character was developed. It was an amazing transformation from Selina Kyle to Catwoman. She starts out as a lonely, ordinary executive assistant (...ahem....secretary) who is rather unimportant in the eyes of everyone else, and even sometimes herself.
She's unappreciated and dominated by those around her, including her own mother, who expects a lot more from her daughter, which no doubt has lowered Selina's self-esteem.
She's a hard worker and makes one of heck of a cup of coffee. But within her lurks ideas and opinions of her own that she at times tries to get out to feel important, but they unfortunately always go unnoticed.
So she does the only thing she knows best; retreat back into hiding and be what everyone expects of her..which isn't much.
In the brief glimpse we have of her home, she's rather of a child at heart and a bit of a girly girl, her walls painted pink, her shelves decorated with stuffed animals, serving as a personal hotel manager for various stray cats. She's your average lady, desperate for some love and attention, but not getting the appreciation she so rightly deserves.
Then the night comes, on her way from work, where during her frightful encounter with one of Penguin's clown minions, that she is rescued by Batman. But he, too, doesn't seem that impressed with the lonely secretary and walks away.
Long story short, her being under-appreciated and unimportant takes it's tole when her boss murders her, merely because she made an accidental discovery of his plans.
Then it happens. The cats she loves so revive her and she is brought back from death, with a renewed purpose and outlook on life. Something within her awakens, drastically changing her personality..her confidence...her spirit. She trashes her home, spray-painting everything black, all while in a screaming fit.
No longer able to take being the old Selina..to be looked down on by everyone..she becomes someone new. She breaks out of her shell and opens herself up to whole new, dangerous possibilities.
As a product of this transformation..Catwoman is born.
Her and Bruce's chemistry is amazing. Bruce immediately takes notice of Selina's new confidence and independence and the two instantly hit it off.
Their relationship isn't too rushed, however. It takes a little time and they get a little closer with each encounter. But you can tell the two really do have a spark between them.
Unfortunately, as much as I LOVE LOVE LOVE the two together, it's pretty clear by the end of the movie that the two won't last. Starting out with 9 lives, Selina now has only 1 and she chooses to spend it alone.
While her transformation really opened a lot up for Selina and she came out of a life of loneliness and depression..it also made her do things she winds up regretting.
As she states, she wouldn't be able to live with herself entering a real relationship with Bruce, living a fairytale. But really, with her revenge complete on the man who murdered her..what else would Selina live for? Bruce and Selina rocked as a couple, even more so while they were in costume. But in all honesty, Selina wouldn't be able to carry a public relationship with Bruce in the state she was in.
So, to give Selina's character a review, she's a beautiful, clever, intriguing, very self efficient woman, that rocks as a love interest for Bats. They're perfect for one another, just tragically have to be apart.
I would give her a 9/10
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Dr. Chase Meridian
While I don't intend to trash her and make her seem like a terrible character, Chase is probably my least favorite of the love interests.
She does have many good qualities to her character and she's likable enough, but her character is much too over-sexualized and she just comes across as too direct, which makes her seem..well, too direct.
One of her good qualities is her clever intellect and fascination of Batman.
And that she has a pretty good judge of character, as well as a personality that at first comes off a little stuck-up, but eventually winds up charming.
One of her annoying qualities is the constant struggle she has over Batman and Bruce. She immediately gets smitten over one, then gets smitten over the other, and for awhile she can't choose, so she's just stuck.
It's like a love triangle, but with the same guy.
Another of her good qualities is the ability to keep her head when she is kidnapped and not be screaming her head off the entire time, a trait she shares with Vicki. The time she did scream is when she was falling to her death, which I can't blame her for. But, the main point is, she gets kidnapped rather easily.
Despite seeing her train in her office, you have to wonder, what is the training really for?
Cuz it sure doesn't do her much good.
I do tolerate her and like her well enough, though. If it wasn't for her throwing herself at Batman and Bruce so directly and the fact that she can't make up her mind which part of him she wants to be with, she would be a pretty good character.
But despite that, there's not much more of her personality to judge on. It just seems like they were trying to make the stereotypical "sexy bad girl" that Bruce hung around with for awhile and not a real match for Bruce, even though they tried to make it sound like she was the right one for him.
So, to sum up her character, she's smart, pretty, charming and level-headed, but she's not a good match for Bruce and has too much of an inappropriate, cliche flare. My final rating is 6/10
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Well, there you have it! :)
Out of all three of the girls, I would have to say that Selina was by far my favorite, as she always will be. ♥
I hope you enjoyed the post. Thanks for taking the time to read!
So, comment and tell me your opinions of who you think was the best match for Bruce. :D
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