Hvis der er én specifik form for superhelteshistorie vi efterhånden er meget, meget vant til at se, så er det den såkaldte "origin story", altså der hvor superhelten får sine kræfter, og skal lære at håndtere ansvaret for disse. Selvom Matt Reeves kommende film, The Batman, kunne se ud som om at den bruger dele af de narrative plantegninger, så er det altså ikke tilfældet.
I et interview med The Nerdist fortæller Reeves, at hans film faktisk slet ikke er en origin story.
"I wanted to do not an origin tale, but a tale that would still acknowledge his origins, in that it formed who he is. Like this guy, he's majorly struggling, and this is how he's trying to rise above that struggle. But that doesn't mean that he even fully understands, you know. It's that whole idea of the shadow self and what's driving you, and how much of that you can incorporate, and how much of it you're doing that you're unaware of."
Så denne gang ser vi ikke Martha og Thomas Wayne blive skudt i gyden, eller Bruce konstruere hans grotte. Han er godt nok ung på jobbet, men ikke helt ny.
