{"id":410810,"date":"2022-02-28T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/breathing-new-life-into-dcs-flagship-franchise\/"},"modified":"2022-02-28T20:00:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T17:00:38","slug":"breathing-new-life-into-dcs-flagship-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/breathing-new-life-into-dcs-flagship-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"#Breathing New Life Into DC’s Flagship Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Breathing New Life Into DC’s Flagship Franchise<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

     <span class=\"mx-1\">Batman is back, and he\u2019s hungry for vengeance.<\/span>\n<\/p><div id=\"\">\n\n\n\n                <figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-media<\/a> \">\n            <img width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/the-batman.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robert Pattinson in The Batman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/the-batman.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/the-batman-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/>                                    <p>\n                    <span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\">Warner Bros.<\/span>\n\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <!-- START BYLINE -->\n    <div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\">\n        By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on February 28th, 2022 \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- END BYLINE -->\n\n    <strong>Batman<\/strong> has been making live-action app<\/a>earances on the big screen since his racist as hell 1943 serial, but the bulk of the films fall into three mini franchises. The first kicked off with Tim Burton\u2019s <em>Batman<\/em> (1989), the second with Christopher Nolan\u2019s <em>Batman Begins<\/em> (2005), and the third with the utter misfire that is Zack Snyder\u2019s <em>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em> (2016). Snyder\u2019s film was the first in a series<\/a> of clumsily handled features that suggest Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment were floundering with a character previously proven to be a sure thing. Now they\u2019re back with round four. <strong><em>The Batman<\/em><\/strong> brings the Caped Crusader back to Earth for a coming-of-age procedural delivering real thrills, a terrifically creepy villain, and a fresh start for a classic hero.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Gotham is a city overrun with criminals, and while pockets of light exist within the population, it\u2019s the Dark Knight who is fighting back the fiercest. Batman (Robert Pattinson<\/strong>) is in year two of his \u201cGotham Project,\u201d a methodical quest for justice on the city\u2019s streets as he detects wrongdoing, tracks criminals, and doles out vengeance. \u201cFear is a tool,\u201d he says, and it\u2019s one he\u2019s learning to use against the villains, but his efforts face a new challenge with the arrival of The Riddler (Paul Dano<\/strong>). This puzzle-master is targeting politicians and public figures for assassination, and as Batman investigates the killings, he discovers unexpected connections to his own father. And that just makes him angry all over again.<\/p>\n
The Batman<\/em> is directed and co-written by Matt Reeves<\/strong>, who creates the most grounded feature we\u2019ve seen with Batman since, well, the serials of the \u201940s. It\u2019s wholly disconnected from the ongoing DC Extended Universe \u2014 there\u2019s no Superman or Wonder Woman, no super-villains or aliens \u2014 and is instead the story of a young man trying to make the world a better place by beating down bad guys at every opportunity. It\u2019s also a procedural, though, one that draws inspiration from Batman\u2019s many incarnations as a \u201cdetective\u201d grinding through investigations before reaching the criminal element behind it all.<\/p>\n
That element works fairly well here, but the script (co-written by Peter Craig<\/strong>, whose involvement dates back to the initial attachment of Ben Affleck to direct The Batman<\/em>) does get a bit too talky at times as excessive exposition takes hold. Most of it comes in the form of characters reading cards, screens, and more aloud for a dramatic effect that\u2019s muted somewhat by viewers seeing and reading the same words first. It\u2019s a minor thing, but it happens again and again and works to undercut the actual dramatic tension of the scenes. The investigation itself suffers a similar fate at times as answers that feel obvious to viewers are drawn out as Batman and friends crunch the numbers and compare notes.<\/p>\n
Luckily, at an epic 175-minutes, The Batman<\/em> has plenty more to offer beyond those missteps, starting with the film\u2019s look, feel, and overall atmosphere. The various threads result in a Return of the King<\/em>-style abundance of endings, but there\u2019s no drag or dullness here. Cinematographer Greig Fraser<\/strong> has taken a cue from the movies of David Fincher to deliver a world of rainy nights and overcast days where shadows and smoke coil through the city\u2019s alleyways and streets. Michael Giacchino<\/strong>\u2018s score sets the mood with a variety of tracks ranging from the haunting and playful to the propulsive and triumphant.<\/p>\n
Pattinson\u2019s performance will likely divide viewers, but his Batman is an angry, simmering character perfectly suited to the story being told. There\u2019s a choice made, though, for his Bruce Wayne to act and feel no different than his Batman. It\u2019s as written, and his screen time as Bruce is kept to a minimum, but the dichotomy viewers are used to is absent here. Bruce is every bit as dour and unpleasant as his costumed persona with Pattinson\u2019s performance being indistinguishable between the two halves. Still, that choice fits this world and this character, as he is only two years into his role as a vigilante \u2014 he\u2019s still learning, and the hope is the journey will allow him to let go of some of the anger and realize that his strength is in helping the innocent rather than hurting the guilty.<\/p>\n
The Batman<\/em> sees him joined in that fight by a strong supporting roster starting with Jeffrey Wright<\/strong> as Jim Gordon. The two partner up early and even share one of the film\u2019s few laughs when Batman admonishes Gordon for drawing his gun and the cop replies, \u201cYeah man, that\u2019s your<\/em> thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zo\u00eb Kravitz<\/strong> claws her way into the film as Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman, and the flamboyance of past appearances by the character is ignored in favor of a slightly more realistic rendering as a crafty cat burglar with some fighting chops. She becomes the suggestion of a love interest, but the plot prevents much in the way of steaminess amid all the seriousness and instead allows her to feel more independent of that relationship.<\/p>\n
The mob represents the main villain pool here with the delightfully unhinged John Turturro<\/strong> as boss-man Carmine Falcone and Colin Farrell<\/strong> \u2014 beneath pounds of latex \u2014 as Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin. While we should expect more from him in future installments, here we\u2019re left wondering why it\u2019s Farrell instead of an actual plus-size actor with a waddle.<\/p>\n
The highlight on the supporting character front, though, is Dano\u2019s Riddler, who manages to be far creepier and more unsettling than comic book movie villains typically manage. He communicates with the public through social media videos that feel raw and dangerous as he whispers and screams in and around the camera, and it has a chilling effect reminiscent of the recordings from that arsonist from the \u201980s (I can\u2019t be the only one who remembers this creepy-ass psycho<\/a>). He\u2019ll inevitably be compared to Heath Ledger\u2019s Joker from The Dark Knight<\/em> (2008), but this is a different kind of madness that Dano nails \u2014 it\u2019s less outward-facing and maniacal and more terrifying in its intensity.<\/p>\n
The Batman<\/em> may be the longest entry in the franchise, but it\u2019s also the most straightforward. There\u2019s no flash or comic book jazz to distract here, and instead, it\u2019s an aggressive, muscular ride \u2014 speaking of which, be prepared to have a new favorite Batmobile \u2014 that pulls you into its darkly stylish world. The obligatory sequel setup is here, a far from unexpected one, and it\u2019s good to be excited again about the future of Batman. If Reeves\u2019 work on the Planet of the Apes<\/em> franchise is any indication, we\u2019re in store for a fantastic and fascinating escalation.<\/p>\n
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\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he’s so damn young. He’s our Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor and lists ‘Broadcast News<\/a>’ as his favorite film of all time. Feel free to say hi if you see him on Twitter @FakeRobHunter<\/a>.        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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