Bruce froze. His own mother’s name. The name he’d screamed in an alley as pearls scattered across wet pavement. “Why did you say that name?”
In that moment, Bruce didn’t see a savior. He saw a threat. A weapon with the power to erase humanity. batman vs superman dawn of justice full movie
“The spear,” he said. “Give it to me.” Bruce froze
Superman whispered a single word: “Martha.” “Why did you say that name
Meanwhile, Bruce received notes. Crumpled newspaper clippings. A photo of a paraplegic Wayne Enterprises employee whose legs were crushed in the Metropolis attack. “You let your family die.” Then, a check from LexCorp made out to the employee’s widow. Luthor was stoking the fire.
Then nothing. For now.
The breaking point came when Luthor kidnapped Martha Kent, Superman’s mother. He chained her in a concrete cellar. Then he sent a message to Superman: “Bring me the head of the Bat… or she dies.”