Matt Reeves’s The Batman not only stands out as an amazing film among the Caped Crusader’s vast catalog of films, but is also the most comically accurate film. It is one of the World’s Greatest Detective due to its timeless story, entertaining action, and more. Sequences that are no-holds-barred and provide an intense setting in Gotham that is in a league of its own.
The Batman Movie Review
As Batman delves deeper into the mystery of who the Riddler is and why he’s killing specific people, a twisted web of deceit and greed begins to unravel. He discovers that the case revolves not only around the Riddler’s planned victims, but also around a special trio: notorious crime boss Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), his right-hand man Oswald “Penguin” Cobblepot ( Colin Farrell) and a cat burglar named Selena Kyle (Zoe Kravitz).
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Batman brings some interesting twists to the franchise. Director Matt Reeves also wrote the script with input from Peter Craig, and he brings a very auteur sensibility to the clichéd Batman stuff. We’ve seen him campy, broody, neon-splashed, comic book-style, grimly realistic and whatever else Zack Snyder was attempting, but this is a different Batman altogether.
Star Performance
As far as Batman’s supporting cast goes, Zoe takes the high road and doesn’t try to mimic previous cinematic performances (Michelle Pfeiffer is still one to beat!), but instead creates her own take on a devilishly captivating character like Selina. Kyle brings the spin. Watching Kravitz on-screen is mesmerizing and in particular, the explicit sexual tension between “The Bat and the Cat” is given an electrifying touch by Robert and Zoey’s charming chemistry.
We get to see two opposing sides of the same coin in how Bruce and Selina handle the “bad guys.” Dano’s insane undertaking of playing a notoriously psychotic villain like the Riddler was very successful as I was genuinely scared by his galvanic performance, which was truly terrifying. An unrecognizable Farrell as the Penguin adds right over the top dose of drama with some much-needed humor into the superhero potboiler mix. Wright, Turturro and Serkis flawlessly brought the iconic DC characters to life with gratuitous justice before finding their stable place (and classic moniker) in Gotham City, but never overstaying their welcome. Even Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham District Attorney Gil Coulson and Jayme Lawson as Gotham City mayoral candidate Bella Real have had an impressive but limited role in The Batman.
Direction and Choreography
A particular unsurprising strength of Batman lies in its superior technological capability. As seen in the captivating landscapes of The Dune, Greg Fraser’s cinematography in The Batman is ingenious to such an extent that it is a character in itself, skillfully rendering the physical aspects of Bruce’s psychological wounds. James Chinlund’s production design skillfully re-imagines the New York landscape as Gotham City with a funky touch as Times Square and Madison Square Garden are given a deadly kind of grunge makeover. In particular, you can’t help but admire how the dark lighting, with red as the primary theme color and dusky smoke, manages to add a touch of seriousness to the deeply dark storyline. This is especially seen in the captivating action sequences, which feel potentially real rather than cinematic. In The Batman, Batman is shown not only as a courageous superhero but also as a human being who is prone to hurt and, more importantly, afraid. Equally thrilling is Michael Giacchino’s pitch-perfect score which includes “murky” and some Nirvana tunes that enhance the mayhem behind the mischief. Editors William Hoy and Tyler Nelson had their work cut out for them, but brought real depth to Wayne’s story without editing out important parts.
Final Thought
In the end The Batman movie review, the team of Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves have created a serious, gritty, and entertaining noir where a “hero” is carefully birthed with a rebellious, brutal cause, while giving audiences a vision of a superhero unlike any other. One was left in complete awe of a superhero movie. The movie, we’ve never seen before! That’s “Vengeance”. Follow azmovies for more!