ALFRED FROM BATMAN CODE
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At the very least, even if this writer is off base, one perfect way to follow up watching The Batman would probably be by reading one of John le Carré’s masterpieces. So, could Alfred have literally worked for George Smiley before working for the Waynes? If The Batman is trying to create a fan fiction connection between the world of Gotham City and the wonderful novels of John le Carré, it may have subtly succeeded. Codes can often have double meanings in these books, which certainly applies to the events of The Batman. In the le Carré novels espionage is a patient game of waiting and watching. But, saying he spent time in “the Circus,” makes him a very specific kind of spy. Because of Alfred’s impressive skill set, it makes perfect sense that he would have worked as a spy. So, surely, the director of The Batman, Matt Reeves, and writer Peter Craig had Alfred reference “the Circus” on purpose. There are a bunch of other pieces of jargon from his books that became standard parlance for mystery and espionage writers, but the concept of “the Circus,” a sort of low-key version of Bond’s MI-6 is probably the idea le Carré is most famous for. For example, the term “mole,” as used to describe a spy embedded within another organization was not in wide use until le Carré’s novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

To be clear “the Circus” as described in le Carré’s novels was not entirely real, and the novelist admitted to inventing much of the spy jargon himself.

ALFRED FROM BATMAN CODE

Now, this line flies right by, but “the Circus,” was the code name for a fictional version for the British Secret Service in the various novels written by John le Carré, most of which concerned spymaster George Smiley.

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Very mild spoilers ahead for one tiny moment in The Batman.Įarly in the film, as Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) and Alfred (Andy Serkis) are trying to crack the case of the Riddler’s (Paul Dano) cipher, Alfred says something very interesting about his time “in the circus.” Here’s why this is so cool and why it makes perfect sense. In one very brief, off-the-cuff remark, the new Alfred (Andy Serkis) seems to insinuate himself into the world of George Smiley and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy.

Before Alfred Pennyworth came to work for Thomas Wayne, he was a character in a John le Carré novel. From there, it was simply a matter of working out the elements of his backstory so that they are all given the proper amount of room to make sense.What did Alfred do before he became a butler? The vast continuity of DC comics will provide you with multiple answers to this question, but the new film The Batman presents a much simpler answer. There are elements of this in Alfred's story In his pre-crisis incarnation he arrived at Wayne Manor once Bruce was already Batman explaining that his family were hereditary servants to the Wayne family. This allowed Alfred to grow up alongside Thomas Wayne, creating a bond from their childhood.

The solution we came up with was to make Alfred's family servants of the Wayne family. Add the fact that our version of Batman is in his late thirties, just how old does Alfred have to be? Still, Alfred needs to have had enough experience in the British special forces as a field medic to be able to operate as Bruce's surgeon, spent enough time on the London Stage to be considered an accomplished actor, AND have spent enough time with the Waynes that they would choose him as the guardian of their son. Given the limitations on him, he clearly did the absolute best that could be expected of him, helping forge that angry boy into something approximating a force for good. Nevermind the idea that he had a nearly impossible situation He was the guardian of a young boy who was clearly going insane after the death of his parents, but was also his SERVANT. Alfred poses a particular challenge, because he's given SO much narrative weight in the larger story of Batman that it becomes incredibly difficult to compact his entire story into one lifetime.

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