Lucious Fox

As some of you may or may not know, I am a huge Batman fan. I even have a Batman key chain on my backpack. True, I also have Superman (2nd favorite) and Spider-man (3rd) key chains, but Batman is number 1. I've read, and own, a whole bunch of Batman and Batman related comics, books, and graphic novels. I don't know why this character appeals to me so much. It could be the lack of super powers (in a comic universe anyway, in real life he would have super strength, agility, the ability to web-sling without the web, etc.). Or it could be his complex emotions and inability to deal with them in a healthy way... I'm not sure, I just know that I've liked him for years. Keep in mind, this isn't the campy Batman who always smiles and is nice like in the olden days. This is the modern, moody, dark, depressed, obsessed, and emotionally withdrawn Batman.

Moving on... I really like the new Batman Begins movie a lot. I didn't so much like the older ones with Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns), Val Kilmer (Batman Forever), and (ugh!) George Cloony (Batman and Robin). Those were dumb. Well, I guess the first 2 weren't so bad. But don't get me started on Batman and Robin or Batman Forever... just... Jim Carrey acts the same in all of his movies, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze? Pah-leeze! He was much better in Terminator. Or "Last Action Hero." A highly recommended movie. It's awesome.

Anyway, the new Batman Begins is awesome too. The only thing wrong with it is that Christian Bale looks kinda whimpy in the Batman suit (it's the chin). Well, Katie Holmes is ok, but I can never get over the fact that she had a baby with Tom Cruise... Tom Cruise! He's an idiot. But I digress (again). Those are negligible compared to the rest of the movie and how well it was done.

The part I'm focusing on today is the Lucious Fox character. Lucious is the guy that actually runs Wayne Enterprises. He's the boss that takes care of everything because it "bores" Bruce, but he still has to go to Bruce for the really big decisions. He's supposed to be a really smart guy, obviously, he runs a multi-billion dollar company. However, in the comics he never does the math and figures out Bruce's duel identity. In this movie Lucious "looks the other way." He doesn't want to know, so he creates "scatomas" (it's a school word), or blind spots, and just refuses to see what Bruce is really up to. It shows that he really is a smart guy, but doesn't want to have to lie when asked what Bruce is up to. It makes more sense. Why would you want a dumb guy to run your company? I mean seriously.

Now for the random quote:
Lisa Simpson: I'm studying for the math fair. If I win, I'll get a brand-new protractor.
Homer Simpson: Too bad we don't live on a farm.