

Gordon even makes it clear he trusts Batman because he can't trust any of his fellow officers. Like always, it's also made clear that the GCPD is just that corrupt (the Commissioner, the D.A., and the Mayor were all on Falcone's take), making Batman necessary.

By the end of the film, Batman has resolved to become a symbol of hope for Gotham, and it's heavily implied he'll try to help improve the city as Bruce Wayne as well, most likely leading to the playboy philanthropist persona we know. The film addresses this head-on by making it part of Batman's character arc he realizes his quest for vengeance has only inspired more violence, and ignoring the good his parents tried to do when they were still alive means people have taken advantage of their legacy. A mounting criticism of Batman over the years is that he's a billionaire who only uses his wealth, skills, and resources to beat up poor criminals on the street.At one point, a cop asks Commissioner Gordon why Batman is allowed at a crime scene because of the possibility that he will spoil evidence. In this film Batman does not steal evidence, leaving it with police to examine with their own equipment while he relies on his camera recordings to uncover clues in his lab. One criticism of Batman's reputation as "the Worlds Greatest Detective" is that hes often depicted stealing evidence from crime scenes, rendering them unable to be examined by police, leading to the unintentional implication that he's the "greatest detective" only because he denies other detectives the opportunity to inspect clues.This film makes it explicitly clear that Bruce is unflinchingly devoted to staying non-lethal. Batman's filmography is infamous for having him frequently break his no kill rule, with past incarnations either killing people or exploiting Loophole Abuse to let people die or causing their deaths indirectly.Though this is justified, as he outright tells Batman that he's not a fighter. Anti-Climax Boss: Once Riddler is discovered, he is promptly arrested without putting up a fight at all.
