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Furthermore, I think there is some aspect of the general fervor in which comic book geeks (and I don’t mean this term or this argument to be disparaging) work themselves into a tizzy about their comics being turned into movies that relates to long-sought popularity. Kids that were unpopular growing up get to live vicariously through the popularity of these movies - that, well, even if they couldn’t be popular, at least that thing that defines them can be. So I think there is a validation aspect to this that is completely separate from the comic or the movie itself - it all comes down to the need to be respected, admired, and loved.
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-Mike from Wad City responding to comments made here.
There may be something to that. In the case of Batman:TDK, it felt good to watch something created by people that have as much respect for the source material as I do.
