While it definitely can be said that the primary literary influence for this film is Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns' and the 'Injustice' video games (and subsequent comic run), there are also references to 'Batman: Noel' by Lee Bermejo. Both Noel and this film deal with Batman using rougher and more brutal tactics than he usually does against criminals after being traumatized by an event. However, Batman realizes how far he has gone and what the consequences of his actions are, and reaches a point where he stops his reign of violence. In both stories, it involves an encounter with Superman, who is depicted as an angelic-like being in some scenes, and the encounter happens mid-way through the film.The sequence between Superman and Batman in Noel is very different, though, than the encounter scene between Superman and Batman in this film. In Noel, Superman is checking up on Batman as a concerned friend and tries to show all the good going on in Gotham City to Batman, including random acts of kindness and love. In this film, Superman confronts Batman during his chase after the Kryptonite hidden in the LexCorp convoy and threatens his life in order to try to get him to stop being Batman.Both Noel and this film feature dream sequences involving a possible future potentially caused by Bruce's actions if he doesn't stop his use of his methods at the time. In Noel's dream sequence, Bruce sees that Gordon is arrested for aiding a vigilante and the city has become full of gang-land violence, mostly between gangs who either dress in Batman or Joker-themed costumes. In this film, he envisions the Knightmare.It should also be known that the various mentioned inspirations for this are all story-lines that take place in alternate universes than the official DC Comics universe.
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