The Batman is heading our way with a March 4th arrival, meaning that the Batman I’ve wanted since I was a little Bat Fan is almost here. That’s right – based on what we’ve seen so far, I am elated because this appears to be the exact Batman film I’ve been asking for since the days of collecting those swanky Batman Forever mugs from McDonalds. But what exactly is it that makes this Batman different from the live action iterations that came before? Welp, this one is going to be tough to fully explain due to how much all of the series tends to pull from the same sources – but there’s definitely something different about this new film!
Director Matt Reeves has specifically noted that he wants his Batman to be more POV-driven, i.e. giving more time in the narrative over to what makes him tick and why he does what he does, as well as the struggles inherent therein.
Per Reeves’ interview with Empire: “When I considered, ‘How do you do Bruce Wayne in a way that hasn’t been seen before?’ I started thinking, ‘What if some tragedy happened [ie: Wayne sees his parents murdered] and this guy becomes so reclusive, we don’t know what he’s doing? Is this guy some kind of wayward, reckless, drug addict?’ And the truth is that he is a kind of drug addict. His drug is his addiction to this drive for revenge. He’s like a Batman Kurt Cobain.”
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Batman Goes Noir Detective
7:59 Batman’s POV
9:09 Year One
10:29 The Animated Series
11:37 Conspiracy
13:24 Path to the Penguin Series
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Written by: Michael Keene
Narrated by: Michael Keene
Edited by: Michael Keene
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