In crime ridden Gotham City, Thomas and Martha Wayne are murdered before young Bruce Wayne's eyes. Although Gotham City Police Department detectives, James Gordon, and his cynical partner, Harvey Bullock, seem to solace'...
In crime ridden Gotham City, Thomas and Martha Wayne are murdered before young Bruce Wayne's eyes. Although Gotham City Police Department detectives, James Gordon, and his cynical partner, Harvey Bullock, seem to solace'...
While the series critiques systemic corruption and inequality, its narrative champions individual moral fortitude and extra-legal action as the primary solution to societal decay, aligning with themes of individual responsibility and skepticism of government.
The movie demonstrates significant diversity through the explicit racial recasting of several traditionally white roles within its main and supporting cast. While featuring diverse characters, the narrative itself maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on individual character arcs and the broader themes of crime and corruption.
Gotham features prominent LGBTQ+ characters whose relationships are depicted with complexity and agency. Barbara Kean and Tabitha Galavan's romance is explicit and normalized, while Oswald Cobblepot's deep love for Edward Nygma adds significant emotional depth. The show integrates these identities naturally, avoiding harmful stereotypes and affirming the characters' worth within its morally ambiguous narrative.
The show features multiple female characters who engage in direct physical combat. Tabitha Galavan consistently defeats groups of male opponents using martial arts and melee weapons. Barbara Kean also demonstrates capability in physical fights against men.
Hugo Strange, a character consistently depicted as white in the comics, is portrayed by an Asian-American actor. Additionally, Talia al Ghul, canonically Middle Eastern, is portrayed by a white actress.
Gotham primarily features established DC Comics characters, maintaining their canonical genders. While some characters are original to the show or have altered backstories/ages, no character widely established as one gender is portrayed as another.
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