A prominent rumor flying around the Intertubes is that Talia al-Ghul will be one of the characters in Christopher Nolan's conclusion to his Batman film saga.
Now, I hate to say this - actually, no, I really don't - but Talia al-Ghul...has got to be the least interesting suggestion for an antagonist I have ever heard. How would a conversation between them go, pray? Something like this?
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Talia: “You killed my daddy. That makes me hate you. Die!”
Batman: “That’s a shame, because after fighting you for a while I find myself attracted to you.”
Talia: “How fascinating! I, too, sense a chemistry of sorts between our characters. But the fact that you killed my daddy makes this…complicated.”
Batman: “Sure does. Why don’t we spend half the movie alternating between fights and sexual tension?”
Talia: “Super-duper-diddly-umptious! The viewers will lap it up.”
Gordon: “Uh, guys, I thought we were, y’know, fighting for justice? And redeeming Gotham and stuff?”
Batman: “Hush, you. I’m busy being in love with a woman who happens to be the daughter of my old mentor! Because Nolan just can’t get ‘Brazilian Soap Opera’ right in this series!”
Viewer: "Is there a bucket in this theater? I think I'm going to be sick. Also, *snore*"
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Urgh. I know this is a long shot, but could we just wake up and withhold all love interests from Batman until he's done being, y'know, Batman?
The point here is that Nolan's film series was never about Bruce Wayne's personal life. You may think
Batman Begins was about Bruce's personal life. Well, sorry to say it, but you're wrong. Nolan's film franchise is about...can you guess?
Gotham City.
These films tell the history of Gotham, a history in which Batman happens to play a pivotal part.
Let's run with this briefly. Is the climactic conflict about Bruce's emotional problems? No, it's about compassionate justice versus extreme justice.
Here's another one: who is the protagonist of
The Dark Knight? Batman, you say? Nope. It's Harvey Dent. Batman's a supporting character. If you think about it, the title could apply to Harvey just as easily.
So where am I going with this? My ultimate point is that something as mundane and as personal as a love life is simply not part of Bruce's agenda right now. Or shouldn't be, if he's spending all his time beating up criminals and dismantling their organizations.
The Dark Knight makes pretty much this point, as Bruce's interest in Rachel backfires on him every time. It prevents him from catching the Joker less than halfway into the movie,
and it turns Harvey insane. You think he'd get the hint.
That's not to say that Bruce can never be with someone. But there's a time for Batman to start honing his dating skills...and that time is after the end credits.
Have a wonderful day.