Is The Batman The New Gold Standard? - Spoiler Review 

I laughed when Batman said "no guns" and Gordon said, "That's your thing, man." Great relationship.

I disagree that the final action scene was tacked on later for one major reason. Without that scene, Batman's arc is incomplete. It's only when the Riddler thug says, "I'm vengeance," that Batman finally sees that he needs to be more than he was at the beginning of the movie, when the guy he saved in the subway is just as afraid of him as the thugs whose asses he just kicked. After the fighting has stopped in that final scene, they show him leading the innocent people out of the darkness and into the light as he realizes he has to be hope; not vengeance. Without that stuff, Batman's arc would've been bafflingly incomplete in this movie. I have to think that was the intended ending all along, as it brings things around full circle. I could be wrong, but I don't think so. But Mason is right that it could've been better alluded to earlier...It's a bit of a flawed Chekov's Gun.

When Bruce realize Alfred was in danger and speeds thru Gotham and let’s out a scream of desperation when Alfred doesn’t answer gave me chills I really thought they were gonna kill him off

The end fight being against "randos" really worked for me and stopped it just being another standard superhero ending because it was the largest consequence thematically and is more real world scary. Like real internet creeps taking action and trying to kill people is terrifying and concluding this particular story with Batman having inspired that himself was the most effective end to it than just, superhero flights the villain at the end.

one thing that i feel is heavily under appreciated in this movie is gotham city as a whole. from an aesthetic perspective they truly nailed the gothic, industrial feeling of gotham. a city that truly looks like no other. they also nailed the personality of gotham of a city that should probably just be burned down & never lived in

It’s rare to leave a 3 hour movie and think I can’t wait to see this again. I want to see that like 2nd clue where it was about a rat with wings, which is clearly a bat. I wonder if that first clue showed that Riddler was saying how he thought Batman was working with him the whole time.

Gotham was a character and the people felt like they mattered. I could see the world as a tangible reality. Close to what we feel now.

It’s one of those movies where you watch it once and you think, “That was pretty good.” And then the farther you get away from it, you look back and say “You know what? That was *really* good.”

During the scene where Penguin is tied up, when Batman and Gordon leave and we see Penguin waddling, you can see that he is wearing high heels. Just wanna point that out.

The way Batman looked at the Riddler’s first victim’s son with utter defeat in his eyes and then the transistion into ‘Something in the Way’ gave me pure chills. And the way the Compassion he showed towards the mayor’s son is the reason the son helps Gotham trust Batman in the end was just beautiful

Everything that's being tagged as Saw-influenced just comes across to me as SE7EN-influenced. The kills are meant to be symbolic, like John Doe's murders. What I think is odd is that more people aren't mentioning Halloween as a cinematic influence. Riddler acts like Michael Myers in the murder scenes, and the movie even starts on October 31, with a POV shot from a masked killer, complete with heavy breathing.

It really felt like an 80s/90s DC graphic novel being acted out in live action, I loved it

Batman and Jim interrogating Penguin was hysterical!

2 scenes i REALLY enjoyed spoilers obviously 1. Introduction of the batmobile, that shit was intense here that engine and penguin just shitting himself 2. That scene where riddler is fucking singing ave maria while batman is like, wHaT hAvE yOu Done multiple times was hilarious. batman is a comedy movie 3. Mephisto making a cameo as one of selina's cats

I do feel lie the final confrontation w the riddler goons was intentional in the writing, in order to prove that Batman didn't actually know what was happening the whole time. And the sea walls are alluded to pretty subtly earlier in the movie (in a news clipping or something). Personally i liked it and thought it was a pretty good twist in that batman solves all the riddles through out the chase but doesn't see the larger one.

I think what got me the most about this movie was how flawed Batman was through the entire thing. I don't mean characteristically, I just mean all the little Ls he takes along the way. Nothing he does or uses seems fully realized just yet, and it gives you a real sense that this guy is still just figuring everything out as he goes along and hasn't quite gotten mastery over The Batman. It all culminates at the end with how Batman was unable to deduce the Riddler's ultimate plan until it was far too late to stop it entirely. Even though he was able to stop the riddler gang at the end it was more damage control at that point and when you think about it, Batman actually failed. I think that's one of the main things that sets this apart from other superhero movies.

As someone who’s been a Batman fan my whole life, I thought this was without a doubt the best on screen adaptation of both the character and Gotham as a whole, Robert Pattinson absolutely killed it and I can’t wait to see what comes next

I loved the movie but it's kinda funny that you have people saying "oh he's only been doing this for 2 years he doesn't have anything figured out" but when you look at the Nolan movies he was batman for like 6 months and then gave up after murdering the district attorney

How can people hear Selina Kyle calling Batman "vengeance" casually and not catch the tongue-in-cheek humor in that? What about "thumb-drive"? Funniest shit I've ever seen.

The best Batman moment in any live action movie was when he saves those people and carries one of them to safety. Beautiful.

Personally I think the first twenty minutes of the Batman is better than Batman begins or at the very least shows a much more compelling world and versions of the characters

Loved, LOVED, *LOVED* the beginning when the two criminals were staring into the darkness afraid if Batman was there.

The sound design of the fight scenes was so goddamn good. The super thick THUD you'd hear whenever Batman punched someone was so brutal, made him seem like an absolute demon.

If they keep the city flooded in the sequel, I’m sure that would be really interesting if they do decide to use Mr. Freeze as the main villain

I love how they constantly call Gotham a cesspool and a total pile of shit and I’m just there like “yeah that’s Liverpool” 😂

This better not be a Twilight review, I swear to god…

I was thinking that, for this movie the phrase “I am vengeance” was very present, that maybe on the sequel it may be “I am the night” and for the last movie (IF they make a trilogy) RobBat BattenBat will finally say “I am Batman” Idk i was thinking bout it

There was an establishing shot of the wall with the water to the brim. Also, yeah the guy who said "I'm vengeance" is the guy Bruce talked to at the funeral and he was even wearing a green coat. It's clear that that stuff at the end was planned since the weapon used at the very beginning of the movie (the tucker) is paid off going into the ending fight scene

In Scotland? They filmed it in Liverpool. Also I don't agree its humourless, I thought it had reasonably funny moments. I'd argue that the "its too humourless" arguments comes from people who have gotten too used to Marvel humour.

The Batman is the first superhero movie in years that actually felt like a real movie outside of the genre.

The riddler goon that got his face rearranged was definitely the same guy as the funeral who was talking about his daughter dying from the horrible way people are treated in Gotham, which I think was his specific reason for mirroring Batman and saying he was vengeance as well

I watched the scene outside “Gotham City Hall” being filmed on the steps in my home city of Liverpool. The building they used is called St George’s Hall. Also when he jumps off the top of the GCPD, that’s the Liver building. Plus other shots around the Anglican cathedral and Anfield Crematorium. Liverpool has a lot of old iconic gothic buildings that inspired a lot of American architects when those cities were being built, which is why Chicago and New York can trace a lot of its influences back to it; and why the locations they used feel very Gotham-y. Also it rains a lot so they didn’t even need to edit that in.

There is something that is just completely mesmerizing with this iteration. Ten minutes in you know this something special. And listen, I love Christopher Nolan and his trilogy. The Dark Knight is a once in a generational film carried by the best joker we had ever seen. But The Batman is a true masterpiece from the first frame until the last. Casting/ writing/ direction/cinematography/ score/ What Matt Reeves has achieved Is wholly original. I’m sure I’m in the minority here but The Batman, I think, is the new gold standard. But just my opinion :-)

My favourite element of this movie is that at this point in Bruce’s life and career as Batman, he’s kind of a weird prick. He’s a depressed recluse, he’s greasy and gross looking, he’s snappy, he makes assumptions, he loses control, and he never stops being Batman. It also comes off as he legitimately never considered he could also make a change as Bruce Wayne which is what Alfred and even Reál were pushing him towards. He wants to be that fear but hasn’t yet realised that it caused even the people he protects to be afraid of him, which is why I believe the ending and the climax needed to happen as it did and have Bruce come to the realisation himself that he needs to be more, he needs to be a symbol of hope and safety for the people. He almost went too far in near-killing that thug but then prioritised the people instead once he shifted his focus to them being in danger. Even the people were reluctant to be helped by him at this point. This is the best live action Batman movie yet and the first one that makes Batman himself the most interesting character

*there's humor* When the Riddler said "hey guys!" I giggled so loud in the movie theatre. And Oz walking like a penguin when he was tied up after the car chase was funny, subtle but funny. There's lot of humor to be found. I really liked the movie. It's a good movie, not only a good Batman movie.

During the scenes where Gordon was bringing Batman into crime scenes with all the other cops around, it felt a lot like what i pictured when reading the Dresden Files. Like the reaction when Murphy would bring Harry to a crime scene seems like it would be portrayed that way.

Hearing them say they want the next one to be more light hearted hurts my soul. We have so so soooo many movies with jokes or quips, marvel is all quips. I am 100% on board with having 1 movie that takes itself seriously. You need a contrast to appreciate both sides of the aisle

I actually think the third act is really good and is thematically aligned with the first act. The movie starts with Batman questioning just how much of a difference he’s making in Gotham City. Yeah, he’s put the fear of God into the criminal circle, but even the regular people of Gotham are scared of him. It’s only at the end does he discover what he’s doing wrong when he hears the Riddler’s lackey saying that he’s vengeance. I wish that relationship between Batman and Riddler were fleshed out more. I’d have gladly done away with the Carmine Falcons stuff despite how entertaining that portion was.

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I’m seeing again tomorrow! This was everything I ever wanted from a Batman movie. It had a noir feel while still being current day. Best Batman, suit, car, score, Catwoman, and Riddler. It’s nice to finally see Batman on track with the comics but still being its own thing.

I loved it! The spurs on the boots was an amazing touch and the music, it felt like Batman was gonna come after everyone in the theater too.

I’ve seen it twice already and can’t get it out of my mind. Pattinson was phenomenal from his voice to mannerisms to his movements and his eyes. Gotham felt so Gotham, the supporting cast was incredible. The score and soundtrack gives me chills. Thank you, Mr Reeves. Cannot wait to see what you have in store next.

One thing I haven't seen anyone comment on is how Riddler's voice was almost always filtered except for the scene where they arrest him in the cafe. He's muffled by his mask, is mostly talking through a camera phone, and even in the interrogation scene is talking through the glass and it parallels his distorted view of reality. Nice touch I think

When they said he didn’t kill anyone, I’m almost sure some people died in that car chase… the truck and a few other car clearly exploded and the Batmobile drove right through the wreckage lol

this was THE BATMAN, this had the same budget as black widow… everyone on this team loved this character please create a saga 🙏🏼

I love how gritty and grounded the world felt in this movie

Just watched it last night. And it's definitely my favorite batman movie that's been made. Didn't even notice how long the movie was until it ended and my 9pm showing had me walking out at 12am.

The budget was inflated because of COVID. Matt Reeves’ budget for the film was around 100 million indeed.

It also bothered me a bit that all of The Riddler's accomplices were wearing the exact same thing, but I think it may be implied they all were communicating extensively and bought the glasses, tape, and clothes from the same stores. Edit: Yes, I know it’s very explicit that they were communicating, I worded this poorly; what I meant is that it was odd to me at first that there wasn’t any variety in the quality and style of the outfits whatsoever. I also forgot about one of the comments that indicated where they could buy the mask. Thank you.

Penguin was one of the stand outs of this movie - Farell knocks it out the park Zoe kravitz nails catwoman too

The flooding would make for an awesome setting for Mr.Freeze

Actually it wasn't like Riddler's followers had similar outfits lying around. If you read the back-and-forth between followers on his fan page you'll see people talking about where to get the mask (cold weather military), and rest of gear, to look like Riddler, etc.

This take on Batman was absolutely fantastic. The runtime didn't feel as long as it actually was, which was a credit to the acting and the storyline. I think all the actors gave incredible performances and were able to work with a solid script. This broken and depressed Bruce, ridden with PTSD, felt so nuanced and grounded. Catwoman was so good too! Zoe nailed the character and give us something that was so fun to watch on screen. Riddler and Gordan were fantastic as well, just so much was great about this. Though not perfect, this was a great Batman film.

I still thought it was crazy that the GCPD started shooting in the stairwell of the precinct when he Batman breaks out. Bunch of co-workers walking up and down the steps

The batmobile intro and chase scene viewed as a facsimile to a monster chase scene from the perspective of the Penguin was exactly what I think made that scene so incredible. When he looks into his rearview mirror and see's the batmobile lurching and growling through the oncoming traffic, its a feeling like he is being hunted down by a raging bear. I loved it. And the comparison to the fights in the movie with the Arkham series I think was spot on, playing Arkham before watching this movie always felt like I was letting batman down by getting clubbed in the back with a baseball bat, but after seeing Robert Pattinson endure the same treatment and triumph it just feels so gritty and real. A+ forsure

In the opening scene after the riddler kills the mayor the wall has some newspaper clippings that he writes "lies" on. One of them has a story about the seawall funding being cut by the renewal project. Probably meaning the money instead went to the mob. So I don't think the last scene is just added for the fight scene. Also in some of the panning shots you can see the seawalls and the water level is high because it rains for a week straight in the movie.

On the topic of him walking into crime scenes one of the brilliant things that happen throughout this movie is his footsteps they make them really intimidating he's got this slow deliberate movement and it's gotta be unsettling if you're in the room with him

So that was definitely Corn Coblin talking to Riddler in Arkham Asylum right?

I enjoyed watching Batman come to the realization that he needed to be a hero. Not vengeance, but hope.

I laughed about as hard as I ever have when he just slammed into that bridge. We're so used to this character perfectly expecting his plans. This interpretation of him is literally bullet proof. I was not expecting him to just get throttled by a bus and a bridge.

This is probably the most accurate comic to film adaptation when you look at the way its paced and executed

The last act was important for for Batmans arc (learning to become an actual hero and a beacon of hope) so you can't just remove it and end with the riddler being caught. It didn't feel tacked on to me and I'm happy it's there

The only thing I can really criticize it for is maybe being a little long (I made the mistake of going to a 1030pm showing so maybe that’s on me) and 1 or 2 moments of wonky cgi. Besides that I wish (and this isn’t the film itself’s fault): they didn’t waste what should have been incredible “HOLY SHIT" moments in the trailer. the "im vengeance" beat down and car chase scene fell a little flat for me cuz we saw them a million times in trailers/tv spots. They’ve set the bar real high though and I cannot wait to see more of battinson and this universe! (Give us court of owls plz)

I’ll come back to this video Friday after I watch the movie. Thank you for not putting any spoilers in the thumbnail or title. I’ve gotten screwed over a couple times from youtubers. Looking at you canadian lad

I would love to see the sequel focus on Bruce building a relationship with Gordon and Harvey Dent as they take down Penguins operation while trying to stop/save Mr. Freeze. At the end of the movie Penguin is in custody but one of his henchmen group attacks harvey late at night and tortures him by pouring acid on his face but batman saves him but he fakes his death Then in the third movie after maybe 2 years the city builds monuments and a bank named after him with a giant Double Sides Quarter as their big logo outside. But Two Face comes out and attacks the city to try and get revenge on Batman for not saving him earlier and letting the penguin goons get away. Catwoman could come back and build the relationship on alfred while introducing a robin into the mix. At the end Two Face attacks the bank where he blows it up and the Quarter gets dropped and goes down into the old subway and into the Batcave. All the while there are mysterious killings where the victims are smiling and have a lot of Joker symbolisms. Then Boom fourth film focusing on Joker and Court of Owls. All of this was mainly just to see a version of the Penny in the Batcave

It's a 3 hour movie that feels like 2 hours, and they could have given me a 4th hour and I wouldn't have minded a bit. The BEST Batman movie yet.

Also. The classical music is the theme from the opera where he lost his parents So many nods to his loss but without actually telling the story. Fucking phenomenal

I think the main difference between Reeves' "real world" and Nolan's "real world" is that Reeves wanted to start with the comics and strip things back to a more plausible basis - which is why his Batman uses a wingsuit and drives a car with zero gadgets or weapons - whereas Nolan wanted to start with the real world and build versions of the characters from that - which is why "Ra's al Ghul" was used as a legacy title, Joker wore face paint, and Bane used a mask to blunt the pain of his injuries. That's also why Reeves' Gotham has its own look and feel, but Nolan's Gotham is an amalgam of Chicago, Pittsburgh, and NYC.

The more I think about this after seeing it the more I love it. Its so good

On the news during the "Riddler Introduction" scene, they mention the sea wall. So, they do set it up early on but don't mention it again for over 2 and half hours.

The silent relationship between Batman and the mayors son really solidified the cinematography for this movie

i think my favorite implication of this movie is that darker superhero movies can succeed. marvel has done so much to change the industry but im glad this is a completely different type

Yea the reality is that for me, apart from Ledger's Joker (which is simply one of the best on-screen villainous performances of all time) this is the best live-action Batman movie.

The moment where he sees the unmasked Riddler double - I swear it was one of the guys he fought at the subway, which would make total sense with the "Batman is the root cause of these more dangerous criminals" thread

As a 40+ year old I must say this is the most comic to movie superhero movie I have ever seen. Thank you for this masterpiece.

After just seeing this movie I gotta say that it is edging towards my favorite Batman movie ever. It isn't quite the cinematic masterpiece that The Dark Knight is known for, but as a Batman movie it really shines. I especially love that Batman is actually being a detective of sorts, something that was sorely missing from every other Batman movie. He does some detective stuff in the Nolan trilogy but it's more like "I have this insane technology that can help me jump over this small hurdle in my path to beat the villain." Whereas in this movie he actually has to be analytical, going so far as to use that magical contact lens to look at crime scenes after the fact and search for clues.

I really hope the sequel still has a solid story arc and they don’t get carried away by bringing in too many villains (don’t need to see a joker anytime soon).I like the idea of him truly working hard on his mind to become the worlds greatest detective, that then being linked to Ra’s AL Ghul. The one who calls him the detective, could then be his next challenge. Then the love interest with Talia Al Ghul and the potential son Damien in the trilogy. I think this would both increase his intelligence and martial arts ability…🤔

Did anyone else get chills in the opening scene? I had goosebumps.

My favorite funny moment in The Batman is when they've interrogated the penguin they tied his hands and feet together so when it chases after them as they leave he waddles like a penguin.

44:46 to be fair he did have a parachute but it didn’t really do anything other than get caught on a bridge

Saying that the Batman wasn’t funny enough, is not a valid criticism💀💀💀💀💀

14:33 I read that the composer said that the theme was directly influenced by the Imperial March

The introduction to the Batmobile was almost worth the price of admission. You said it right, it was like a monster. Everyone is fighting, then there's a roar that drowns out the guns and yelling, and everyone stops. They don't know what it is, but they know the rules just changed. It's right up there with the Balrog.

I loved Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne so much. A pale, reclusive, almost gothic billionaire

i also thought he stalled and the actual car used was manual with awd and a tranfer case to switch from awd to rwd or fwd, pretty cool

It’s amazing how there are some aspects of the movie like the video games, I think it adds to how well that captured Batman and other aspects of the universe to make it feel so real

I really think the ventriloquist would be a great villain for the sequel

A few things to your commentary: His tech definitely does evolve even in the space of the week shown - I didn’t catch changes to his suit, but we see him working on both the batmobile and batcycle in the early cave scenes, and of course these show up mid- and end-movie, respectively. I’ll have to watch again for suit changes… Speaking of kit, his “batwing” is grounded in what is called a “wingsuit”, and that scene was fantastic given how it shows his inexperience, which is a strong feature in another key comic inspiration for Reeves’ Bat-verse, which was Batman: Earth One. Final kit comment: even though there is now more marketing material and toys out that call his injector “adrenaline”, I think that is just intentional misdirection because they cannot reveal it is actually Venom yet - I really hope that a “B plot” in some sequel will follow the Batman: Venom storyline, which is not just a grounded story, but also relatable and dives into more of the emotional/psychological profile of the Batman, which seems to be an objective of Reeves. As for the story arc, I like how you say it isn’t a “whodunnit” but a “whydunnit”, which is very true - I think also so many CBM fans are missing that this *is* a noir detective story (dark, always rainy, deep dramatic pauses, but also some dark humor), that happens to feature a comic-book character. It isn’t really supposed to be a “pew, pew, explosion”, more traditional CBM. And I think that plays into the criticism that it’s “too slow” - it’s just not what they were expecting. But I think it’s great - first “real” World’s Greatest Detective story on the big screen… felt like a comic or a story from Batman: The Animated Series. Or even a non-campy Batman’66. Speaking of which, this movie was a *huge* love-letter to the old TV series, and done in the *right* way, rather than how Batman & Robin tried to do that. Even down to how the cowl harkens to the Adam West costume, with the wider and flatter nose piece to the highly polished brow ridges that caused them to reflect with an almost blue glow, making the cowl have just a slight appearance of the silly, bright, painted-on brows of West’s. Working the riddles on the “batcomputer” with Alfred - very much like the TV show. Running down the building on a line (rather than climbing up). And honestly, the “big fight” at the end, that you guys felt “tacked on”… it was totally like an old TV series fight scene with Batman (and Robin) taking on a horde of henchmen, who of course would be in uniformly villain-themed costumes. The TV series villains didn’t really fight - that was for the henchmen to do. PS: they did have earlier hints at the Riddler recruiting his henchmen online, but I agree, these could have always been inserted later if it was “tacked on”, although I don’t believe it was. In part, and I don’t have confirmation, but I believe that the first street thug he beats down and says he’s “vengeance”… yeah, he’s the same thug on the catwalk in the final fight, which is why he echoes it back to him. Of course the street gang would be the perfect recruiting grounds for the Riddler. And it also drives home the point that much more clearly to have him repeat the phrase to Batman, especially *after* the Riddler has just put it into his mind that they are the same, that they were “working together”. This thug calling terroristic mass-murder “vengeance” draws a sharp relief for the Batman that he needs to change his shtick… And finally, about Batman’s arc … this is why I think it’s the best Batman movie so far: he starts out believing that he has to “save the city”, but he’s demoralized and muses if the city even *can* be saved. But that’s the thing: he’s focused on the city and on punishing criminals (i.e. that’s what “vengeance” is). That starts to change with his investigation of the mayor’s murder and his association with the boy. See, they don’t show all his two years of crime-fighting, but if it’s mostly like what they do show in the subway, he has *no* empathy for the victims of the crimes, and they are just as scared of him as the criminals (oh, an aside: you guys thought that these street thugs didn’t know who Batman was… no, they did, but it was also Halloween night, and they didn’t know that *this* was the real Batman… until he beat the shit out of the first one - after that, they got serious… and then scared). He just walks away from the commuter, who’s been attacked by thugs, but also is then terrified by the Batman. He also has *no* empathy for Selina when she spills her guts about her mother and childhood… he pauses, and you *think* he might comfort her, but then he just comments about the gear he’s setting her up with to complete the mission. And that was his mission - vengeance. Lie to himself that he was “saving the city” from crime, when really all he was doing was punishing criminals, because he was *still* just that little boy victim of crime himself. And that started to change when he made a connection to the mayor’s son - sure, it was a selfish connection, because he saw himself in the boy. The other victims of crimes over two years… apparently they were all people he could *not* see himself in, and I guess as a billionaire recluse, that may not be surprising he didn’t find anyone on the streets like himself. But when he finally did find someone like that - everything was set into motion. However, his “threshold” moment (i.e. in the “hero’s journey”) was the memorial. Alfred is glad to see him cleaned up and in a suit, going out into the world, but his hopes are quickly dashed: Bruce hasn’t magically changed - he’s just going in the hopes of locating the Riddler. And he does find him! But just at the moment when the boy is put into mortal peril, so the Batman has to choose: catch the Riddler or save the boy? Save the city, or save the *people* of the city? His evolving feelings about the boy and Selena help guide him from one to the other until (essentially) the final scene where his choice (or at least priority) becomes crystal clear: when reaching out his hand to begin the evacuation of the arena floor, it first seems to be going to the (new) mayor, and the framing of the shot reinforces this - but then the perspective shifts just a bit and we see Batman first take the hand of the boy. The Mayor represents the city, and the boy represents the people of the city, especially the victims of crime. The boy also of course represents the child in Bruce who is still traumatized. So by him turning to the people of the city and to his own childhood trauma as priorities before the “mission” to “save the city”, this completes his growth arc, and he can (again, in “hero’s journey” language) return from the “other world” (which was quite literally climbing out of a dark, inner world to the light, outer world) with his “boon”, which as heroes do, he then shares with everyone else in the “ordinary world”… hope was the boon he would share with the people of Gotham. Anyway, loooonnng comment, but that’s what happens when a CBM actually follows the traditions and techniques of good cinema!

The Riddler was just on point man, i've been calling out a fourth Nolan movie with The Riddler as a mastermind serial killer since 2012

This movie has so many things I love about it! I think it has to be discussed but is the sound design of the film. Never have the sound of footsteps or even a sound felt intimidating since Darth Vader. That idea of his footsteps being the first thing to hear in the shadows is just horror levels amazing.

There is an establishing shot of the sea wall very early on in the movie, camera pans to the Iceberg Lounge.

I didn't get any saw from this movie. I feel even direction wise, it is very much influenced by David Fincher. The color palette, the camera work and riddles/riddler.

IMO The Batman feels like the interpretation if Heath Ledger played the Batman instead of the Joker 🤌🏽

I think the Wayne bill was supposed to include reinforcing the sea wall but since their death it remained to decay and weaken being a perfect fit in riddlers plan

Had a hilariously timed ad… I was just listening on my headphones while working and right as they were talking about the soundtrack James goes “the soundtrack as a whole, especially if you like that one nirvana song, the Amazon fresh store is the place for you...” Made me laugh.

Long Halloween plus David Fincher, loved it

I feel like they had to make you like Batman, and that ending shot when he's looking up in the wind at the girl he just saved, that didn't want to let him go because she was scared, really sealed it. It make you feel like he was a good guy. It just took 3 hours to get there. Lolz.

The sea wall explosion is foreshadowed in the shot that pulls back from Gill Olson’s car, with the flashing red and blue lights, as he is being subdued by the Riddler. The sea wall comes into frame.

This had just the perfect amount of humor. Not every superhero needs to be filled with one liners like Marvel movies.

Regarding the theme sounding like the Imperial March, while that may be a true influence, I think it’s a cheeky tie in to the Nirvana song our emo friend loves so much. If you take the notes played and play them as chords, then slow them down they play like the music in Something in the Way