I really don't understand this. This is the story of a guy who got to watch both of his parents killed in front of his eye's and were supposed to mock that circumstance as not being worthy of the consequence of affecting a child's outlook? I just really don't understand this backlash against anything that comes across as remotely stoic. We even throw around terms like emo, when Batman is a character that despite his tragedy, he makes it a point to not react emotionally. To in fact shut them down. He doesn't play the victim. He simply is one without the need to flaunt it.
Too many people seem to revel in the idea that almost nothing should be taken seriously and if you do take things seriously that other's do not, then that is worthy of ridicule and dismissal. I would wager that people taking more things seriously would result in a better world, instead of people being passively apathetic and letting everything around them go to hell.
Now I know this seems like an awful lot to unload given the trite subject matter at hand over Affleck playing Batman in the rain looking sad, but would you really prefer that he trade places with the Jokers characterization? It just seems like an incredible thing to complain about given the subject matter, let alone attempt to start a meme storm over. Heroes often have tragic backgrounds, even Superman. As much as people want to harp on a more realistic view of how superman would be affected by his own tragedy, and mock him as emo Superman. I think the superman movie Snyder gave us made more sense than the 80's ones everyone clings to as the standard for how superman should be (as much as I enjoyed them as well).
I wonder how well all the critics here will fair when it is their own tragedy they are facing. I certainly hope they don't shed a tear when their own parents die. I would hate to have to judge them as emo.