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The madness never ends! Gotham City Criminal Guide 2 [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.33]
Scarecrow /Ra's al Ghul/Bane
・Scarecrow
I've touched on the story of the Scarecrow before in this series, but once again, it tells the story of Jonathan Crane, a psychiatrist who studies phobias, who becomes a criminal out of resentment toward the university that fired him. He is a character deeply connected to fear and trauma, and the name Crane is a reference to Ichabod Crane, who appears in one of America's famous ghost stories, ``The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.'' He is an intelligent villain like Hugo Strange and the Riddler, and attacks Batman with psychological attacks as well as fear gas that evokes terrifying hallucinations and trauma. Scarecrow, who manipulates fear, is also one of Bruce Wayne's formidable enemies, as the Scarecrow of having his parents killed is the trigger for his awakening as Batman .
He appears in the movie trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan, and is played well by Cillian Murphy. Nolan's version of Scarecrow, which depicts the comic book world with as realistic a motif as possible, wears a mask on his head that looks like a bag with only eye holes cut out (it has the function of protecting himself from the fear gas used as a weapon). , he appeared in a normal suit from the neck down, which made him look creepy and abnormal. Crane, who initially appeared in `` Batman Begins '' with a calm haircut and glasses, suddenly changes as the story unfolds, and even loses his sanity after being inhaled by Batman's fear gas.
・Ra's Al Ghul
Ra's al Ghul, the leader of the terrorist group League of Assassins, shares the same traits as Batman in that he has an excellent intellect, high physical ability through martial arts, and enormous wealth, but the decisive difference is that he is immortal. That's what it means. Ra's al Ghul, who heals his wounds and resurrects himself from the dead by soaking in a secret spring called the Lazarus Pit, has lived for centuries and has always acted in the shadows of history. Its main purpose is to purify the world and maintain balance, and it plans mass murder in various ways. His relationship with Batman began when he and his daughter Talia fell in love, and at first she tried to raise him as her successor, but due to the aforementioned objectives, they conflicted and became arch enemies.
In movies, he appears in ``Batman Begins'' and `` The Dark Knight Rises '' as the leader of a terrorist group called the Shadow Alliance, and can be said to be the mastermind of Nolan's version of the series. When he first appears in front of Bruce, he looks like a mysterious oriental monk played by Ken Watanabe, but this is camouflage and a shadow warrior, and the real Ra's al Ghul is a subordinate played by Liam Neeson. It becomes clear that he was. Ra's al Ghul is a symbolic presence here, and the Kagemusha always assumes his role as the public face, recreating his immortality even in Nolan's realistic worldview.
・Bane
Bane is the villain who pushed Batman the most physically. Forced to spend time in prison since childhood, he gains the most powerful body by becoming a test subject for a dangerous muscle-enhancing drug. He escapes from prison and comes to Gotham, linking Batman to the symbol of his recurring nightmares and plotting to overthrow him. Bane uses clever tactics to corner Batman and finally breaks Batman's spine.
Although Bane is a relatively new character in Batman pre-war history, having first appeared in 1993, he quickly gained an unshakable position as a representative villain after breaking Batman's back and retiring. It was probably because of this strong blow that made him do it. He has already appeared twice in the movies, but given that his first appearance was in 1997, Batman & Robin, Mr. This means that he has made his debut. He was played by the late professional wrestler Robert Swenson (who died of heart failure about two months after the film's release). In this work, Bane served as Poison Ivy's bodyguard, and his skin was green because his muscle-building drugs were derived from Ivy's plants. Then, in The Dark Knight Rises, Tom Hardy wears a special gas mask to recreate the scene in which he damages Batman's spine. The climax of the story was the scene where Bruce Wayne literally crawls up from the depths of the earth and revives himself after being defeated. In this movie, Bane inhales painkillers to heal old wounds rather than enhancers, and in the end, The Dark Knight weakens Bane by punching and damaging his mask for inhaling painkillers (comics However, he is defeated when the tube that sends the enhancer to his brain is severed).
Bane, like Batman, was also a candidate to succeed Ra's al Ghul, but like Batman, he broke with his mentor and became an enemy. The reason why Bane was the main villain in The Dark Knight Trilogy is probably because Ra's al Ghul is the starting point for this trilogy. The appearance of brother Bane was also a return to Batman's roots.
Of course, these aren't the only criminals in Gotham. There are still many villains tormenting Batman, and their styles vary, but all of them are dark and most of them are insane. But isn't Batman just as crazy? He hates crime and is obsessed with eradicating it, and he dresses in a bat costume to become a symbol of the fear that villains fear. Its characteristics shouldn't be that different from the monsters I've mentioned so far. I like the worldview of Gotham because everyone there, including the heroes, are monsters. Gotham City, where monsters fight every night, is a mysterious world worthy of the name DC (Detective Comics).
Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara
Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books. New movie reviews are currently being serialized in "SPUR" (Shueisha).
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