Continuity mistake: In the funeral scene, Bruce Wayne's hair changes lengths.
The Batman (2022)
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Directed by: Matt Reeves
Starring: Colin Farrell, Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano
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As Batman films go, I found this one to be very second-rate.
Everything about this film - from the cast, plot, action scenes, character portrayals, score, etc. - have been done better in other Batman films.
Batman comes across as bored, as he meanders from scene to scene. The film tries to emulate the Christopher Nolan films of putting Batman in a realistic setting, but the result is far inferior.
The Riddler, who is the main antagonist, certainly started out menacing, but by the end of the film, he came across more as a wimpy momma's boy. Not to mention his outfit in this film looks like a green garbage bag with glasses. I mean, Jim Carrey's Riddler from Batman Forever was goofy, but he was at least entertaining.
The score was extremely repetitive and nowhere near as great as previous scores by Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer.
There was also no reason for this film to be 3 hours long. Some films can get away with having such a long run time if there is enough going on, but this film's paper-thin plot doesn't even come close to justifying such a bloated length.
As much as I like to give DC credit for trying different things, I also have to rake them over the coals for rehashing the same crap over and over. What follows is a spoiler, so you have been warned. The film's closing scenes introduce another version of the Joker. This is now the fourth iteration of the character in film since 2008, and the third since 2016. Can they seriously not try adapting other Batman villains to film, such as Hush? Batman is widely regarded as having the greatest rogues gallery in all of comics, so it's not like the choices are slim pickings.
7.5/10. A pretty OK interpretation of Batman. Pattison does an OK job as the Dark Knight.
The Batman is a somewhat interesting movie to see as the earlier part of Bruce Wayne's life. Here, the emo Batman is facing an obscure and masked Riddler bent on destroying Gotham, people who would become the Joker and the Penguin, a vengeful and limber Catwoman, and everyone else who's after the funds that the Waynes left as part of "Urban renewal." While being dark and action-packed, the tone is more thought worthy and has him figuring out the cryptic messages left by the Riddler. Catwoman steals the show with her martial moves. It's a new take on the Masked Crusader, so watch it for its uniqueness.Can they use more enemies? Certainly, there's a whole roster of them. Is it a bat-tasrophe?! You decide.
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Question: Has it ever been established that Gotham City is some sort of separate district similar to Washington D.C.? In the Dark Knight films it was pointed out that the license plates said "Gotham" on them rather than whatever State Gotham is located in. Here, we see Edward's drivers licenses and they also say "Gotham" on them, rather than a State name. Also, has there ever been a distinction made between "Gotham" and "Gotham City"? Because why wouldn't the licenses have the word "City" too?
Answer: It's also been referred to as its own separate state. The city, county and state of Gotham.
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Answer: In "The Dark Knight," we see Gotham State Police setting up barriers. In short, Gotham has never been shown to be anything akin to the District of Columbia, probably because Gotham is never meant to be the capital of the country.