The film's events are ultimately thrown into question by it's lead’s fantasies and unanswered questions.
. Yet for all of its numerous New Hollywood cinematic influences, few links have been made between the film and the comic books the central character hails from.and Scott Silver, doesn’t open with a DC Comics logo or even a title card suggesting the character’s comic book background, something every audience member innately is aware of regardless of reading habits. Instead,opens with the mid-70s Warner Bros.
When Fleck comes to Wayne manor, Bruce slides down a pole from his treehouse to meet the stranger – a likely reference to the Bat-pole of the '60s Batman series. But an even more fascinating reference is the film the Wayne family exits before their lives take a tragic turn.
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