Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The cinematic villains of Batman have offered some incredible quotes over the years, echoing through pop culture as some of the most significant lines of dialogue in any superhero story. Renowned for having the best-written villains of any comic book character, the antagonists of nearly every Batman movie have stood out for their personalities and ideals, as exemplified by their quotable dialogue.
The question seems deep, almost philosophical on a surface level, difficult to parse the true meaning of. However, Joker himself admits that the question is essentially nonsense, yet another gag in his repertoire of deadly jokes. That doesn't stop it from being a chilling line that sends shivers down the spine of anyone who recognizes it.Batman is a 1989 superhero movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne.
Director Christopher Nolan Release Date August 16, 2012 Cast Christian Bale , Anne Hathaway , Michael Caine , Gary Oldman Runtime 2h 45m 10 "When The Chips Are Down, These 'Civilized' People? They'll Eat Each Other..." Heath Ledger as Joker being interrogated in The Dark Knight There are many reasons why Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight is considered one of the most iconic cinematic villains of all time, let alone among Batman movies.
Ultimately, Oswald Cobblepot decides to drop all pretenses and lean in to his identity as the Penguin. He tells one of his henchman as much. smacking them with an umbrella after they dared to congratulate his speech, screaming "My name is not Oswald! It's Penguin. I am not a human being! I am an animal!" Shedding any veneer of civility and leaning in to his bestial nature, Penguin officially lives up to his moniker, becoming all the more dangerous and deranged.
Like any good megalomaniac villain, the Riddler takes the time to explain his scheme to his archenemy, demonstrating his insane levels of egotism. On stealing the brainpower of the entire city, the Riddler muses that "If knowledge is power, then a God am I!", proving beyond a shadow of a doubt his psychosis and vanity at once. For as goofy of a performance as Jim Carrey's Edward Nygma was, this line has a refreshingly solid grasp of the original comic villain's ideals.
Director Joel Schumacher Release Date June 20, 1997 Cast George Clooney , Chris O'Donnell Runtime 125minutes 5 "If You Devote Yourself To An Ideal, They Can't Stop You, Then You Become Something Else Entirely: A Legend" Liam Neeson as Ducard training Bruce in Batman Begins Usually, when Batman's villains get the chance to talk to him, they're attempting to threaten, intimidate, or get him to question his own deeply-held beliefs.