The Batman VS Batman Begins VS Batman (1989) 

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One thing to note in Matt reeves' batman movie is catwoman isn't really a villain. She's trying to help her friend and ends up helping batman. She's more of an anti hero

Batman: Original with charm Batman Begins: The best written The Batman: Most style

The reason Riddler flooded the city was because something that was established throughout the movie was he wanted attention. He didn’t actually really care about the orphanage, he just wanted attention. For example all the info he had on the politician’s if he really cared he would’ve given the evidence to the authorities rather than doing it himself. And he thought he would never be forgotten for flooding the city but that’s changed when Batman says he will be forgotten and Gotham will rebuild.

The Batman is the movie that made me feel what I felt as a kid watching Sam Raimi's Spider-Man

Actually in Batman Begins he does change his voice a lot depending on who he’s talking to. Like when he talks to Rachel in the cave, he uses a soft spoken almost Kevin Conroy voice. Then with Flass, he uses a full growl monster voice, and in other interactions it’s a mix of both.

Something I really hope in Matt Reeves' The Batman movie is that he doesn't make the Joker a main villain yet, I hope they don't make him the main villain until probably the last film, and his plan should be like the plot of Batman Live from 2011 where all the villains join together and try to beat Batman. Also Eric, I bet you're not able to mention the MCU in a non-MCU related video.

It's always Batman films that steer films back in the right direction. Each one came out in a time we needed them the most.

That was a decent segue into the sponsor, but it would've been hilarious if you had used the scene from Batman & Robin.

I hear that some people laughed when the beaten criminal said "I'm vengeance." It's very impactful for the reasons you gave, yet these people were so starved of humor like the MCU would have, they would laugh at basically anything. I like the MCU, but it is shameful that it has had such a huge influence on pop culture that it makes people expect the same things out of other movies outside of the MCU.

On the topic of practical effects, we actually talked about the use of models and miniatures in math class, and one of the scenes was the Batmobile ramming the truck in The Dark Knight. That lesson was a lot of fun.

Great video! I enjoy all 3 movies and I hold each dear to me. I loved Batman 1989 as a kid, loved Batman Begins as a teen, and I love The Batman as a adult.

I love how Paul Dano is a comic book nerd and knows about Batman lore, even the Court Of Owls

Personally I heavily disagree with the whole "Batman's parents are secretly corrupt or flawed individuals who were killed for that reason rather than simply bad luck." I always liked the fact that Bruce's parents were legitimately good people who were sadly gunned down by one of the people they were trying to help. What's more the fact it wasn't planned but a simple random accident also helps explain Bruce's motivation. He wants to ensure no one ever goes through what he did, namely a completely random, unplanned mugging. Having his parents be corrupt people killed by some person for that exact reason is obviously not something other people can relate to and obviously not something that happens on a regular basis.

I couldn't wait for this and when the notification came around, I immediately clicked. Keep up your amazing work, Eric.

This might be my favorite versus you had ever done for a trio of films, and you highlight something these 3 films have that is worth all the praise they all get, the use of great MUSIC, Cinematography and practical effects and costumes, is defined something have been lost in modern blockbusters, and I'm so happy Tim Burton, Christopher Nolan and Matt Reeves understand this so well (Tim obviously for the time but still counts), Batman films always have this level of care and I'm so happy this is still retain. I love the 3, but as you say, Batman Begins is the more complete of the 3, but The Batman came very close and I love Robet Pattison as Batman, he is so far the best BATMAN when it comes to the mask persona.....still Christian Bale is my overall favorite Batman/Bruce Wayne, he did such and incredible work as both Batman and Bruce, and Michael Keaton is unique, but still his Batman interpretation to this day is iconic and I love that costume. Overall agree on all your points, I wish this video also put in the versus the Support Cast and the Music in their own separate category, all 3 have incredible music, and an amazing support cast.

The ending of The Batman is the most beautiful ending of a live action batman movie I’ve ever seen. Before, we never used to see Batman escorting lots of civilians from danger in live action than what Matt Reeves showed us. Civilians went from scared to hopeful. That’s what makes this new Batman movie so beautiful.

Great review! I was waiting for this one for a while- your review has come out and it was amazing!

In defense of Nicholson joker his goal is to spread chaos which I think makes sense for the joker as he is a self proclaimed agent of chaos

I love how some scenes in The Batman have Batman’s growl break, notably in the scene where he races to Wayne tower after he learns of his targeting by riddler.

i personally disagree with some takes, and overall, i'd take the batman over batman begins, even tho i really love batman begins.

I really wish you upload this type of video everyday. I enjoy your reviews and comparison soo much!

WOW! This was one of your best videos yet! Really appreciate all the time and effort you put in Eric, and I’m very excited to see your no way home verses video along with your moon knight one

Bro this video is actually so gold well done 🦋

RIP Kevin Conroy. Fucking hell, this decade sucks.

In my opinion, The Batman was my favorite.

I'll still stand by The Batman, but you raised some great points. Great vid.

Well done, I think this might be the first Batman versus video you did on this channel.

oooo, I didn't think I needed this today, thank you, this is already a good video, love your content Eric, keep it going.

Yesss!!! This is the one I've been anticipating!

6:07 “I didn’t feel it’s length” every man’s worst nightmare to hear.

Fantastic and well though comparison as always Eric. This is why i love your videos bro. Keep em up cuz i rlly like how you articulate your points and watching your vids are very entertaining !

I just started watching your video and already know it will be amazing. Your judgment is always spotted on.

I love how matt reeves made the riddler look like a average twitter user

I do see Oscar Nominations for the Batman mainly for the technical aspects, such as Editing, Sound, Original Soundtrack, Cinematography, and Makeup. The Batmam is the kind of movie comicbook movies should be now these days, but most of them look dull. Bringing in people like Christopher Nolan, Matt Reeves, and Sam Raimi to make these comicbook movies bring additional style that makes them feel and look unique.

Keep up the great work Eric! Love your vids and 100% percent agree with you

Fantastic job Eric you clearly understand the character of Batman and his world and I appreciate you for that. you’re right we need more comic book movies like this and hopefully in the future studios could notice that 👍 🦇🦇🎥❓❓❓

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I completely agree with everything in this video! The entire analysis is just spot on!

Keep up the good work buddy!

This has to be your best intro ever to a video

Hey Eric great video as per usual. I wanted to bring something up about the riddler flooding the city. It's very clear in the movie that riddler is insane. So to him I saw it as the city is to far to save, and is more of a mediator for flushing the corruption out of gotham. I could just be reaching but that's just how I see it, and I totally see what you mean. Thanks for another wonderful video, you put so much work into these it's insane

I love the classical music you used for the lengthy introduction.

30:39 I love what you did in the end of the video. XD

I think for riddler's sudden motivation for the third act for the seawalls to explode is rushed and contrived, but it does make some sense. The seawall is built using the money from the renewal fund. Riddler saw it as money that could have gone to him and destroying the walls shows that the money and effort to build it is gone and there will be less corruption I guess. Sorry for the horrible explanation.

I love the Riddler bit at the end Eric.

Thanks for the versus video! It was great! I was a little nervous about what they were doing with Batman (Pattinson) with him being more of a sign of hope. I do want to see where they go with this character because I worry they'll turn him into Superman. I gave The Batman an 8/10 but definitely one of the best movies I've seen in 2022. On second thought, I think I'll give it a 9/10.

your videos are amazing. you only compare those movies which are relevant to each other and explain it wisely 💯💯

Love the video and using the Telltale Batman music was a nice touch with other the themes too

Love the ending bro😂😂😂

The Joker/Riddler conversation at the end felt like a deleted scene. Speaking of which, didn’t really think the Joker scene fixed The Batman. I don’t want to see him fighting Joker anytime soon. I get it: he’s the best of Batman’s rogue’s gallery, but there are a TON of iconic other villains out there, too!

Amazing video as always man. This was well worth the wait just like all of your videos. I’m gonna guess your ranking of the Batman movies. Feel free to tell me if you’d switch any films: 1. The Dark Knight 2. Batman Begins 3. Joker (it counts) 4. The Batman 5. Zack Snyder’s Justice League 6. The Dark Knight Rises 7. Batman Returns 8. Batman (1989) 9. The LEGO Batman Movie 10. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 11. Batman Forever 12. Batman (1966) 13. Justice League (2017) 14. Batman and Robin

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That plug in for the credit card at the beginning reminded me of Batman and Robin in the best way possible.

The Batman is such a beautiful film where everyone did such a magnificent job and gave such a dark yet amazing experience. So far this is my favorite film of this year, I don’t see any other movie topping this. Maybe Lightyear or Avatar The Way of Water might, but that depends on how good they turn out to be.

The Batman is the best. It's the best written of these 3, but the biggest factor is the fact that it is easily the most "BATMAN" of all Batman movies. It also just feels like HIS movie instead of the villain's. What I loved about it is how it made me feel for Batman himself. Man, that scene where he saves the civilians from the flood. It gave me serious Spider-Man 2 train save vibes. And I love it.

Amazing video Eric, already guessing that the batman will be in your top 5 film of the years so far haha 😅👍❤️

Amazing video as always.

Wow this video really made me appreciate these movies especially the Batman. Since the first time I saw it I said it was my favorite but since you pointed out small amazing details like him changing his voice to different people like the animated one made me love the Batman more!!

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DC is making a real comeback with the movies since the MCU. With Shazam!, Zach Snyder’s justice league, THE suicide squad, green la- i mean the Batman, and so many more. And Marvel is releasing Eternals and terrible CGI.

Riddler's overarching plan is strongly biblical. The use of Ave Maria, the bible verses, the film's very direct reference to Se7en, it's clear that religion plays a large part in this character's ideology. The flooding of Gotham harkens to the great flood of the old testament, washing away the unclean and the sinners. It is still a little silly that his plan included screwing over countless other people suffering in poverty such as himself, but I feel like that at least explains why he went with a flood.

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29:30 I completely agree with you there, man. As always, great versus video.

I think my only problem in The Batman is that I feel they made him bullet-proof outside a few issues with Riddle escalating too high.

amazing video as always Eric! I really enjoy your video as always and keep it up with the amazing efforts ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥.By the way I was hoping to know when you're gonna release a binge watch video on Moon Knight episode 2-6 🤔🤔🤔

The debate I’ve been waiting for

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I do actually think that there might be a reason riddler blew up the city. You see the thing is he’s a physcopath so he doesn’t give a crap about civilians. But I think the reason he didn’t care for them was because he thinks that all the good people were his twitch followers and Batman so he thinks that only the ones who deserve to live should live.

The Batman was solid. But Batman Begins remains my favorite

Great video as always! Will look forward to the follow up once we get the Reeves/Patinson sequel and it can be compared with Batman Returns and Dark Knight For the sequel I really have my fingers crossed for Mad Hatter, Mr Freeze or Ventriloquist/Scarface as the antagonist, they would all be incredible in this iteration of Gotham

The Dark Knight(2008) - still a masterpiece. 💯💯💯💯💯

Worth the wait! 👍👍🦇

"Bale never crossed the line" says while showing a scene where he blows up a temple

At last The Batman gets the love and respect it deserve! You got one of the best The Batman video ive seen out there.

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I don't really think you can compare these three movies. Completely different. One was the start of a franchise. One was an origin story and reboot. One picks up where a reboot isn't necessary

Hey, could I make a suggestion for a comparison? The Divergent Movies vs The Hunger Games. I haven’t seen any solid videos comparing the two series and stories in an in-depth analysis. The stories and characters are quite similar. I know you got a lot of stuff that your working on right now so you don’t have to. Great video and can’t wait for the Spider-Man comparison

What i love about The Batman was the vibes. The overall tone was the best of any batman movie or even cbm

Great video

The Batman for me is not only my favourite superhero movie but my favourite movie,Great video Eric!

Lol, I liked the outro.

Hey Eric, will you do a review for Sonic The Hedgehog 2 or a versus video for Sonic Movie 1 Vs Sonic Movie 2?, i always get excited for your videos, i cant wait for your next one, have a good day.

Great job on the video. I wonder what kinds of spider man movies are you going to choose.

anyone notice parallels between joker and the batman in hospital scene and the title screen. I love how the title just come straight without any build up or theme tune in background.

Do you think Matt Reeves can surpass the dark knight with his trilogy after watching the batman

Nice. A video dedicated solely to my top 3 Batman movies.

these are my favorite 3 Batman movies 1- The Batman (tie) 1- Begins (tie) 3- Batman 1989

I thought Eric was sick or something at the end lol. Still, great review!

Hey Eric! Love the vids! I think the reason why the riddlers motovation was to bomb the city walls was he knew the higher profile people he wanted to get revenge on would be there and with the flood, they would have been trapped so with riddlers "cronies" would have been able to kill the higher profile people..thats why i think he did it!!

I like how we can forget Batfleck, but it definitely sucks he didn't at least one solo film.

Fantastic video! Curious to know what your favorite rendition of Gotham city in these films is

The Batman is currently my 3rd favorite Batman movie, behind The Lego Batman Movie for Nostalgia reasons, and The Dark Knight for obvious reasons This [The Batman] was my most anticipated movie of 2022. Here’s hoping Jurassic World: Dominion, my next most anticipated, is just as, if not, better than The Batman. Also, I had a brain fart and forgot who Liam Neeson was until I remembered: Qui Gon Jin.

I love the Batman I think it’s way better than Batman and Batman begins but I think it’s neck and neck with the dark knight.

i actually love that Nicholson's Joker doesn't have any elaborate plans or motivation. he truly gives no fucks and i think that's perfect for The Joker.

I'd disagree with you on some points but overall great versus video, Eric.

28:45 what is that music from?