batman debuted at the box office with quite significant numbers, ranking as one of the strongest premieres since the pandemic began, just below Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The plot suggested by Matt Reeves It places us two years after Bruce Wayne started fighting crime, and also 20 years after his parents died.
Oddly enough, some fans came up with a theory that quickly went viral, as Shrek may have played an important role in the events that affected Batman in his childhood.
Below are some spoilers for The Batman.
Not being a film of origins, this new cinematographic bet does not show moments of the childhood and adolescence of BruceWayneso they omit the moment of death of their parents.
According to the canon, both die when leaving the cinema, and depending on the version, this could have happened in the middle of the street or in an alley.
JOsh Billinsonwho collaborates with CNNstarted from this detail and the temporality of the film to present a theoryaccording to which the Waynes could have died after a performance of Shrek.
“The new Batman movie suggests that Thomas and Martha Wayne were killed in 2001, which means they most likely died taking their beloved son Bruce to the movies to see Shrek.”
this movie of dreamworks is in fifth place for the best premieres of that year, according to IMDbso it might make a lot of sense without counting other factors.
Could Batman be orphaned after seeing Shrek?
Everything we can infer about this event falls into the field of speculation, since it is not mentioned exactly how they die. Thomas and Martha in this new universe DC.
Yes OK, Shrek was one of the children’s films that arrived in 2001, it was not the only one, since they were also Monsters Inc Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stoneor spy kids.
In the end, the public is free to assume the version they prefer, at least until Robert Pattinson or Matt Reeves clarify what happened.
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