![]() ![]() He wasn’t primarily a superhero swinging into action. The Batman transcends the superhero genre.ĭepictions of Batman in film and television have run the gamut from brooding seriousness to silly campiness, and people are often surprised to find out that when the Batman debuted in 1939, his adventures featured gritty, dark storylines. This might be the most somber Batman movie to date, but it’s not as brutally violent as Christopher Nolan’s trilogy. There’s a dirge-like quality to the film. ![]() The aesthetic is dark, with almost all the scenes taking place at night or in dimly lit buildings. The drugs are fictitious, but Gotham’s seedy underworld feels all too real. The film is rated PG-13 for strong language, violence, and drug content. We meet mob boss Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), Oswald Cobblepot who’s still waiting to become the Penguin (an unrecognizable Colin Farrell), James Gordon the seemingly only honest cop (Jeffrey Wright), and Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz). The movie didn’t need to be so long, but it doesn’t drag because Reeves deftly uses the extra minutes to create a Gotham with depth and texture, introducing the audience to a host of the city’s other denizens. We don’t see much of Pattinson as Bruce Wayne because he spends almost the entire three-hour run time behind the mask. Pattinson delivers a solid performance, adopting the same gravelly voice used by his predecessors in the role. This movie’s version of the Riddler serves as a dark reflection of the Dark Knight himself, and Bruce starts to lose himself as he questions everything he knows. He leaves notes behind for the Batman-notes that hint at an even bigger mystery behind the city’s depravity. Gotham City was always a dangerous place, but the façade of law and order begins to crumble when another vigilante who calls himself “the Riddler” starts to murder corrupt city officials. ![]()
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