Why Bruce Wayne's Love Life Is Non-Existence, According to Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson actually warned us that his Bruce Wayne is a "weirdo," and no love connection seems to be able to fill his vacant, heart-shaped cage. "The Batman," directed by Matt Reeves, promised a fresh take on the Caped Crusader, and the action movie delivered with a nationwide opening weekend box office of $128.5 million. Although "The Batman" contained all of Bruce's typical tools and places — the Batmobile, Arkham Asylum, and the Iceberg bar - it lacked one thing: arm candy.
“When you think about Bruce Wayne, you kind of think he’s a playboy, and then that’s how he disguises himself, so no one knows he’s Batman. As soon as you take that away, it made the character almost make more sense,” Pattinson told in an interview.
According to Pattinson, Bruce's lack of a playboy demeanor made him sympathetic. “There’s something about a person who would be able to delineate three incredibly distinct personalities, and then just being able to switch them as an outfit at will,” he said. “That’s really way more sociopathic than someone who doesn’t really have much more control over it and is compelled to put this suit on. It’s kind of out of his control a little bit.”
Pattinson continued, “Also, it made more sense with the grieving process as well if he hasn’t gotten over being the 10-year-old boy who, in his mind, let his parents die. What he feels is himself, he thinks is an incredibly weak and vulnerable child, and he needs to have an entirely different alter ego to survive himself, let alone fight all the criminals of Gotham.”. Bruce is imprisoned up in the Wayne mansion, alone with Alfred (Andy Serkis) and their housekeeper... Pattinson's Batman does share a few moments with Selina Kyle as Catwoman (Zo Kravitz), but otherwise, Bruce is cooped up in the Wayne home, alone with Alfred (Andy Serkis) and their housekeeper... Not quite the characteristics of a ladies’ man.
In a March cover story for GQ, Pattinson described Bruce Wayne as "kind of a weirdo" both in and out of the Batsuit. “In this, it’s sort of implied that he’s had a bit of a breakdown,” Pattinson said. “But this thing he’s doing, it’s not even working,” Pattinson said. “Like, it’s two years into it, and the crime has gotten worse since Bruce started being Batman. The people of Gotham think that he’s just another symptom of how shit everything is.”. It's only natural, then, that Bruce's love life in "The Batman" is equally non-existent.
“When you think about Bruce Wayne, you kind of think he’s a playboy, and then that’s how he disguises himself, so no one knows he’s Batman. As soon as you take that away, it made the character almost make more sense,” Pattinson told in an interview.According to Pattinson, Bruce's lack of a playboy demeanor made him sympathetic. “There’s something about a person who would be able to delineate three incredibly distinct personalities, and then just being able to switch them as an outfit at will,” he said. “That’s really way more sociopathic than someone who doesn’t really have much more control over it and is compelled to put this suit on. It’s kind of out of his control a little bit.”Pattinson continued, “Also, it made more sense with the grieving process as well if he hasn’t gotten over being the 10-year-old boy who, in his mind, let his parents die. What he feels is himself, he thinks is an incredibly weak and vulnerable child, and he needs to have an entirely different alter ego to survive himself, let alone fight all the criminals of Gotham.”. Bruce is imprisoned up in the Wayne mansion, alone with Alfred (Andy Serkis) and their housekeeper... Pattinson's Batman does share a few moments with Selina Kyle as Catwoman (Zo Kravitz), but otherwise, Bruce is cooped up in the Wayne home, alone with Alfred (Andy Serkis) and their housekeeper... Not quite the characteristics of a ladies’ man.
In a March cover story for GQ, Pattinson described Bruce Wayne as "kind of a weirdo" both in and out of the Batsuit. “In this, it’s sort of implied that he’s had a bit of a breakdown,” Pattinson said. “But this thing he’s doing, it’s not even working,” Pattinson said. “Like, it’s two years into it, and the crime has gotten worse since Bruce started being Batman. The people of Gotham think that he’s just another symptom of how shit everything is.”. It's only natural, then, that Bruce's love life in "The Batman" is equally non-existent.
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