Re: Just saw Batman - no spoilers!

You make some good points, Smirk.  I agree in large part.  Except that we ought to never be unaware that we are making an ironic joke.   It should never be with no awareness of the real victims.  The joke should be on the society, not on the victim.

Violence is pornography.  We all love our porn.  But we love it separate from real sex.  Real sex and real violence should always be distinguished from each other with a sense of irony or a sense of humor.  This is what we all know as decency.