History Fridge / BatmanAndRobin

* The collection of bizarre themed gangs at the street race makes sense in terms of how crime has been evolving in Gotham throughout the previous three movies: As the mob from the first movie dissolved and supervillains with eccentric gimmicks began to become the norm and enjoyed brief but stylish and successful reigns of terror, it would stand to reason that the rest of the underworld was encouraged to follow suite in attempts to be [[BigBadWannabe the next top dog]] as flashy, high profile gangsters themselves.

* The movie is much more enjoyable if you watch it as a SpiritualSequel to the campy [[Series/Batman1966 1960s version of Batman]] with Creator/AdamWest.
** It's also much more palatable to watch it as another goofy Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger action flick like ''Film/TheRunningMan'' or ''[[Film/TotalRecall1990 Total Recall]]''.

* Poison Ivy's constant changing appearance and various outfits aren't random, they represent the life cycle of a plant. When she first gains her powers her clothes are torn and she sprouts out of the ground like a new sapling, from then one her various costumes begin to make her more beautiful like a plant growing up and gaining strength. Her final outfit, which she wore when she seduced Robin in her lair, represent her full strength and most beautiful appearance, like a flower that has fully bloomed. Alternatively, the red color of her outfit could symbolize autumn, appropriate since she is at this point anticipating Freeze's apocalyptic winter. Her appearance in Arkham after her defeat is like a withered plant, representing how she is broken and how Freeze promises to make her life a "living hell".

* Poison Ivy's constant changing appearance and various outfits aren't random, they represent the life cycle of a plant. When she first gains her powers her clothes are torn and she sprouts out of the ground like a new sapling, from then one her various costumes begin to make her more beautiful like a plant growing up and gaining strength. Her final outfit, which she wore when she seduced Robin in her lair, represent her full strength and most beautiful appearance, like a flower that has fully bloomed. Her appearance in Arkham after her defeat is like a withered plant, representing how she is broken and how Freeze promises to make her life a "living hell".

* The movie is much more enjoyable if you watch it as a SpiritualSequel to the campy [[Series/{{Batman}} 1960s version of Batman]] with Creator/AdamWest.

** Also, while it's still not foolproof, their plan may have been to be more on guard and proactive in spotting Freeze before he gets inside, had Ivy not shown up and distracted them.

** Then again, while it's still not foolproof, their plan may have been to be more on guard and proactive in spotting Freeze before he gets inside, had Ivy not shown up and distracted them.

*** Then again, considering this is [[CrazyPrepared Batman]] we're talking about, it's not a stretch to imagine he might've provided such devices for the [=GPD=].

** Although he didn't mention it: A credit card is faster to use than a check[[note]]even if Batman wrote amounts on checks beforehand and let people keep the change, he'd still have to write who the check is to each time he paid for something with one - and that would also give his enemies a way of tracking him[[/note]], and carrying one would be more practical than carrying around large amounts of cash in small bills.

** Not to mention Batman's stern "You have 11 minutes to thaw these people!" line he feeds to the overwhelmed Commissioner Gordon in the aftermath of the attack. This troper highly doubts that the GPD has any sort of portable, powerful heating devices to thaw the Gothamites out in time. Nice going, Bats.