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Keatons Bruce is portrayed as a society outcast and someone who seems dark and tortured and hides in the shadows. You can tell he's heavily traumatized by his parents death and likely would have turned out very differently.

I wouldn't call Keaton's Bruce an "outcast". He was a hermit by choice, and when he threw a party, everyone important made sure to make an appearance.

I think they're both candidates for Arkham. Heheh

B'89 suit is definitely at the top. Here, I'm going to rank them.

B'89
BR
BB
"Panther" suit
TDK
Clooney

I was so disappointed with the TDK suit. It looked flatout aweful.

Heavens. Someone has to stop this homicidal maniac. 

BR was bold, unapologetic, and honest. As a superhero film (if you can even call it that) it took a giant step away from the grain by giving us characters whose stories started and ended in bitterness.

The Penguin was given hope of social acceptance, but because of his own actions and loose tongue, that hope was taken away from him.

Catwoman was given hope of knowing a man who she could connect with on a very deep level, but because of her own emotional damage and quest for vengeance, that was taken away from her.

Whenever I watch it, I reflect on life. About how so many of our dreams of grandeur and idealism can realistically only remain as dreams. And even if when what we always wanted ends up right in front of us to take, we can't bring ourselves to do so. Because somehow, after the journey of getting there, the destination suddenly seems like it's no longer worth touching. If that makes any sense.

Casual fan commentaries have a tendancy to be dull to me, but surprisingly this one turned out to be both informative and humorous. Didn't know Christopher Lloyd was considered for The Penguin. That would've been strange.

Also:

"As a kid I learned an important lesson from this movie. When someone talks to you, you don't have to answer back. Thank you, Batman."

(paraphrased)

Heheh.

Batman (1989)
Batman Returns
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight

BR and MOTP are extremely close calls, as are BB and TDK.