Now if there is anyone on the planet who has yet to see the latest Batman live action epic I invite you to leave the rock you have been living under and watch it at least ten times!!! Also, for those of us who are normal functioning human beings who have seen this movie I think we can all agree that Nolan left us hanging.
No new bat cave, no new Wayne Manor, Rachel dies, the Joker destroyed the bat-pod, so its painfully obvious that Nolan owes us a ending, but with so many loose ends how could the Riddler fit into the story and give us a little closure?
Well I'm glad you asked I made a short list of problems I feel that only the Riddler can solve
1. Bad influence: Now one thing about the Riddler that many forget (Jim Carrey, Joel Schumacher) is that the Riddler is arrogant, he believes that all should bow down to him and that he is the smartest man alive. With Gotham needing a new White Knight I can imagine Mr. Nygma stepping in to be the new face of Gotham, probably not the new D.A. but a powerful figure head (Bruce Wayne's rival).
2. Anything you can do I can do better: Imagine you live in Gotham and your beloved hero was killed by a man in a bat costume, the media craze would be endless. Now, just imagine a man who wants to prove that he is better than this Batman, that he is the greatest threat to Gotham, not some guy in black tights. Enter the Riddler, an alter ego that Mr.nymga uses to purge his fixation with being the best, setting traps for Gotham police and Batman to fall into, making himself the most loved and feared being in Gotham.
3. Rules are made to be broken: While researching the Riddler I came upon a article from the DCU (DC Universe) calling Eddie a "sociopath." Now at first, I wasn't sure what to make of that until I read the full definition of what a sociopath truly is and it is right up Nolan's alley. For all those who don't know what a sociopath is the definition basically says, "it is someone who has a disregard for others and is anti-social." After reading this it only made me believe in the Riddler as more of a threat, he is a super genius who thinks the world is his personal play ground, he is charming and cares nothing for the people he harms. With personality traits like this he is almost exactly what Bruce Wayne is pretending to be. So it wouldn't be a stretch to see Mr. Nymga and Bruce Wayne in the same circle adding a new level of suspense in the "cat and mouse" game Batman and the Riddler play.
4. The tell tell sign: Sadly, one rule will always exist, everything must come to an end, and I could only imagine how scary it must be to try and end a story as good as the one Nolan has told. But the Riddler could give us a brain teaser that we didn't get from the last Bat-flick, as well all remember from TDK the Joker was found by a super computer and I thought that that was a little too easy, although the super was great I wanted Batman to show us all why he is called "the World's Greatest Detective" (sorry Mr. Holmes) but if the Riddler is casted this will give us that brain teaser of an ending Nolan is famous for, the Riddler greatest weapon is also his greatest weakness, the need to send clues about his crimes make his dangerous but also vulnerable, his way of leaving clues about his crime and identity will force Batman to do some real detective work
Now I know there are more holes to fill such as Gotham's criminals, and I do have an idea about that as well but this editorial is just for the Riddler, my next editorial will take a look at the man the criminal world CAN BELIEVE IN, but until then comment and discuss.
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