Like you mentioned, one of the beautiful things with this movie is it really returning to the origins of Batman. It wasn’t a big blockbuster superhero. He solved crimes. It was all about the mysteries. Uncovering the villain. That’s what this is.
Even the cinematography at times feels more like a classic Film Noir detective movie than a superhero movie, especially in the use of light and shadow.
I'm hoping we get more of it. There are serial killers in Batman's Rogue's gallery that would be perfect for this atmosphere. I'd love Professor Pyg, he's really creepy
Someone smartly realized that, since Robert Pattinson is 6'1 and has a square jaw, that if you buff him up and give him a cape, he'd look fucking terrifying.
actually he did buff up for the movie, but he was really skinny before he went through training. Besides, my ideal Batman isn't about brawn, it's about martial arts and acrobatics. I think a bigger Batman would have messed up the chemistry between Pattinson and Kravitz. I really liked her performance too. Despite the height difference, they made a cute couple. I really like how he stops her at the end (not gonna spoil it), when he says "you paid enough," it moved me. Also another scene i thought was interesting was when Bruce is talking with Alfred for the first time since he talked to Falcone. He's basically just sitting there watching over Alfred, and you're thinking, aw how nice, he loves Alfred so much, and then when Alfred wakes up and sees Bruce and smiles, Bruce just stares at Alfred and accuses him of lying. Didn't even give Alfred a chance to heal before he got into it with him. I thought it was funny. Not like comedy, but an interesting choice by Pattinson. He does the same thing to Catwoman. He doesn't hold back and just accuses her of being a piece of shit, and when she explains herself, he suddenly softens and apologizes. Amazing how Pattinson can bring both the brutality and the compassion of Batman together in an original way. It was definitely not a Christian Bale Batman. Pattinson's Batman was more like Keaton's Batman, I thought (which I totally loved.) Keaton's got a lot of range. From Johnny Dangerously to Beetlejuice to Batman... but I digress.
I imagine someone saw Lighthouse and went "wait, this dude is tall, square jawed, strangely intimidating, and really fucking good at acting with his eyes. That's Batman right there"
@@edwardpark247one thing about Affleck's Batman, he *looks* comic accurately massive, but when you see him whipping around at lightning speed and doing acrobatic martial arts, it just looks fake. A dude that big who is physically human just cannot move like that. Massive buff Batman works for comics and animation, but live action Batman should always have the build of a kickboxer. Lean and cut. Loved this take, and I thought Pattinson was bulked out just the right amount to look seriously intimidating while still believably agile
@@j0hn00 there's an episode of Batman The Animated Series where Batman gets fucked up by Bane, but then somehow comes back the next day and kicks Bane's ass. It turns out that Superman wore the Batman suit to fool Bane and his partners Mad Hatter and Riddler into thinking Batman was okay, when he was actually at home in bed recuperating from serious injuries. Such a good episode.
@@j0hn00 i mean im fine with the way afflecks batman looks and moves because this is a world with superman and the flash ect. so making him quicker like that is fine knowing that in the comics he has done some crazy things and is basically superhuman as he has better feats of strength compared to someone like captain america. so i see the dceu batman more as in a comic combat batman and they kinda lacked with his story, he was supposed to have a movie and deathstroke was going to be the main villain which wouldve been insane (at least the fighting choreography)
The opening monologue is one of my favorite movie openings of all time. The way Pattinson sounds along with the eerie music and the beautiful shots of Gotham just gives me the biggest goosebumps. Matt Reeves is a genius
Not to mention the way Reeves has the camera linger ad close in on the dark corners of the city and plays on the imagination of the audience and the criminals.
I like how Pattinson came up with the idea of how the cops treat Batman in this movie. In his words, he thought of Batman like a witch doctor or a shaman - because of his methods he definitely is not trusted or respected by the majority of people, but people still call on him when there are no other options.
@@landonboyd3001 Not really. Most of the time we are getting them not wanting to work with him at all and they are chasing him, one guy trusts him and is keeping it a secret from the rest or he is trusted by that point and no one even bats (he he) an eye. We don't usually see their transition period.
One of the things I loved about this movie is that, not only did they portray a more accurate Batman (a crime-solving detective with brutal methods instead of an all-punching action hero), they showed him at an early stage of his "career"; they mention that he's been at it for about 2 years so he's not exactly a rookie but the Riddler is his 1st "true" villain. We get to see him being truly challenged for the first time and I thought it was a very original take, he doesn't always get the clues right the first time but he's quick to think on his feet and proves time and time again that he's smarter than the police. Also at this point he's hasn't quite established what he wants to represent, calling himself Vengeance shows that he's still "acting out" because of his trauma, rather than using his trauma as a catalyst to help Gotham. By the end of the movie he realises that he needs to be more than just a tool for Vengeance and thus truly embracing the Batman moniker that the people gave him.
Not so sure the Riddler is his first. We see later that the Joker is already in custody, and it's almost certainly not a coincidence that there is a gang (at the beginning of the film) wearing Jokeresque makeup.
@@grandpallamaI'd have to agree with OP, Joker could've been in there since he's ya know... Insane. Plus i feel like it would've been mentioned somehow
@@chocolatefudgebrowni3225 There's a deleted scene where Batman goes to Arkham to get advice on Riddler from Joker, making it clear they're familiar with each other.
I appreciate the fact that they didn’t overdo Pattinson’s Batman voice. It’s more whispery and lower in tone. Kinda Keaton ish. But when he gets more aggressive, I sort of hear Bale’s influence at certain times, but not to the extent of overdoing it either (I hope they don’t overdo the voice in the sequels though). Pattinson made it his own while taking inspirations. I applaud him for doing an outstanding job for what the writing needed him to be. Heck, I applaud everyone who was involved in this. The Batman is definitely in my top 3 2022 movies for sure.
It's come out that Bale didn't do what we heard on screen in the Dark Knight himself. It was mostly done in post production sound editing. They altered what Bale actually sounded like to add a lot more "gravel" to his tone. So it was the sound editors who screwed that up, not Christian Bale.
@@blacksheep_edge1412 I believe it’s just him in Batman Begins and honestly I thought that voice was fine. But it was rough on Bale’s voice so I guess that’s why they decided to alter it moving forward.
@@iReiGNxx Possibly. Doing that kind of gravelly voice is hard on your larynx and can cause damage over long period of time. So I can believe that they told him to talk normally and then just went too far in post.
This is the closest to comic batman we've had. He was actually doing real detective work like in the comics, and fights MUCH better then any other batman.
@@bornadetorres That batman was batman for MANY years and was able to hone his shit. This was year two batman who JUST started his batman career. He is more accurate except for the fighting then any batman. Once he fights like that batman he will be by far the most comic accurate batman.
@@punkem733 His fighting was still spot on for a Batman that’s only two years in and I like that he’s not completely invincible and can get hit, it’s more realistic and it makes sense cuz he’s still quite inexperienced But he has strength and will so even when he gets hit in fights, he keeps going
Yes! You got it in your recap; he is vengeance until he sees what his actions inspired, especially when the riddler goon says “I’m vengeance”. The next scene where he falls into the water is an obvious baptism metaphor where he emerges as a beacon of hope, while he holds the flare guiding the people out. This movie is so good, and my favorite movie from 2022.
That's one of my fav Nirvana songs. BTW as far as I know Cobain was always heavily against using his music in advertising, TV shows, movies, and all that commercial crap. But the slow monotone melody of Something in the way just adds so much needed darkness, melancholy, and depression to the atmosphere of this movie. And I pretty much like the cover/mix they did for the movie.
@@Stforv thats probably cause they were so big itd seem like branding and taking advantage of fans but this was an actual artistic choice so he might have thought differently
People get used to modern action movies. Bam-bam pew-pew action action action.. Don't think - have fun. Most movies are just dumb emotional roller coasters. That's why Andor is getting less than deserved attention, it's slow, it has thoughtful dialoges, and it only gives you action when it's good for the plot.
I think in this version of the story, Bruce doesn't actually come up with the name "Batman" himself - he's just dressing like a bat because it's terrifying (and because of his own personal trauma involving bats). But in this story, it's actually the RIDDLER who starts calling him "the Batman" in his cards/notes, and the name starts taking off from there.
Pretty sure he did come up with it, cuz Alfred was surprised when he found out “the killer left this for the Batman”, implying that while Bruce approached criminals as “Vengeance” he was still known as the Batman prior to Riddler’s emergence.
There's a prequel novel written by Matt reeves if you want to take a look into this batman and Riddler's origin. Did you know that this version of Edward Nashton was actually a Doordasher? 🤣
What made it so unique? Could have sworn the theater experience is just sitting in dark room with strangers... what made this so different for you? Just curious...
@@Sephirothkingdom782 I was curious if he was referring to something else obviously🤦♂️ I hear people constantly talking about the "theater experience" like it's something completely separate from the film itself. Maybe they've never once watched a detective noir style film in a theater? Idk, he didn't answer so I'm left to speculate. Maybe he's referring to the audience he watched it with🤷♂️ I know the MCU crowd tend to like their movies more when the whole crowd is getting rowdy and completely loosing their shit, which I'm not a fan of and avoid big theater crowds for that very reason. I don't imagine people cheering during The Batman so that's what made me ask.
@@JeffZ1028 If I may answer for it, it's because the type of movies, this one is for superheroes type of movies that usually takes more like a fantasy super magical overpower approach, but for The Batman, it takes more like grounded and feels more like Batman could be happen in our reality, also this is the first time DC brings the real detective mystery solving type of story into live action and it's suits perfectly with the Batman, just hopefully they'll stick with like The Batman on its own verse for mystery shticks, like The Joker etc.
Pattinson is actually a great actor. Very versatile. You should check some of his other movies, like "The Lighthouse" and "Tenet". FYI, that's Colin Ferrell as the Penguin. Also, The Batman is very much inspired by the movie Se7en.
The end is in stark contrast to the opening. Batman in the beginning was a terrifying image of darkness in the end Batman lead people to the light by BEING the light. My favorite Batman movie by far. He realized he's gotta be a symbol of hope.
Exactly, and the cutting of the cord and plunging in the water is like the death of the man only of vengeance and the baptism of the dark knight, of Batman. The terror to crime and the hope to the needy.
Yes, it was such a beautiful ending. Covered in grime, that laconic but haunting stare, a woman being airlifted is reassured when she holds Batman's hand for just a moment. Batman's weakness is his greatest strength: he loves people, and becomes what the people of Gotham need, a champion, a humanitarian, a defender.
The reason he doesn't call himself Batman in the movie is because he wasn't really Batman yet. Batman is a symbol of hope, but he starts this movie as a symbol of fear. He learns by the end what he needs to be. He ceases to be vengeance and becomes The Batman. I really love the idea that this movie isn't an origin story of him first dawning the suit, but rather the origin of what Batman represents.
I love the fact that they made this Batman emerge from the shadows in almost all of his appearences, just matching with the opening monologue that he is the shadows, more like a force of nature than a human itself.
I mean the evolution of who Pattinson is actually pretty amazing. Everyone who seen him as Edward had major doubts but every movie since then has been incredibly impressive. I think you'd be surprised if you saw a few and then compared it to this movie. 🤯
A reason why daredevil and Batman felt real similar is because The author Frank Miller really helped define and set the modern understanding of what both of those characters should be and he has even talked about how similar they are and what sets them apart
@@K1214-m9w oh you’re right I went back and looked Miller has written some well known Batman stuff and has stated the similarity and differences between bats and Daredevil but O’Neil has been on way more stuff involving bats
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 not even close toms of similarities which happens a lot with marvel and dc but “knockoff of Batman” is a huge misrepresentation of both
@thenerdtheorists705 Lol!!!.. You're kidding right? Both out for justice. Both fighting experts. Both use gadgets. Both patrol a city. Heck Both were even played by the same actor. How's that "not even close"??? Laughable.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, the electric line was dangling over the rising water. If it touched the water, it could’ve killed the people in the water. That’s why Bruce cut it. Of course, when his whole body is on the line, he doesn’t get shocked, but when he makes the separate connection with the batarang is when he gets shocked. So he risked his life to save them which is actually his first real self-sacrificing moment
Also, when Riddler blows up the sea walls, what is his plan? I am trying to figure that out. Because I thought he wanted to kill high officials. But he wants to murder innocents as well? Because then if the water rises up through the streets then the prison he is held in will collapse
This was the best movie of the year imo. Granted, I didn't go out to see much. But it had me by the balls the entire time. Beautiful film, beautiful sound design, beautiful score, beautiful acting. Would highly recommend checking the deleted Joker scene, even if you don't react to it.
It's all in the eyes. Matt Reeves proved that pure emotion could be conveyed in just the eyes whenever we first saw Ceaser up on screen. He takes it all to new heights with The Batman, and it is just something else to behold, I will never forget my first viewing. Every single gaze with Pattinson is lingered upon so intentionally, both in highly subtle and dramatic ways. It allows us to interpret directly what we think is going on behind the eyes, behind the mask and behind the man. The Batman. Reeves is truly on another level when it comes to movie making.
That you only knew him from Prisoners doesn’t mean he emerged as an amazing actor since then because before Prisoners he already had arguably his best acting performance in 2007 “There will be blood”, after that you have Little Miss Sunshine, 12 years a slave, etc…he’s been amazing in everything but people that doesn’t watch a lot of movies don’t know how good of an actor he or Pattinson are.
There's so much attention to detail in every scene. The acting, the lighting, the parallels between scenes and characters, the sound design, the music, the practical effects... Matt Reeves and his team are like the only people left in DC Warner Bros. who actually care about making a great movie. There were so many smart choices made in this that I trust them whole-heartedly to make more greatness in the future. A super dark noire detective story about a serial killer who has very personal motivation that comes eerily close to the detective's feelings... literally better than "se7en"
Asa long time Batman fan, and someone who despised the Nolan trilogy for how it portrayed the character, this is my favorite live-action Batman film. It captures my preferred version of Batman from the comics and animated series' better than any other version I've seen. Glad to see you react to and enjoy it too!
Some notes on your commentary: Yes, vengeance is what Batman is all about for the majority of his "super" career. Yes, this movie feels like a detective film. BECAUSE BATMAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GREATEST DETECTIVE EVER AND PORTRAYALS THAT SKIP THAT ARE MISSING THE CORE OF THE CHARACTER. ahem... sorry for my outburst.
@@KicksnCapesYT2 my hope was that this film was Batman learning how to be batman, I hope the sequel is hin learned how to ge Bruce Wayne and why Gotham needs Bruce Wayne
Batman Begins is the best of the Nolan trilogy because I feel like it's the only one of the trilogy that tries to incorporate the important parts of who Batman as a character is
What I love about this movie is, it is a TRUE year 2 Batman. A lot of the previous movies show the origin, but then jump to how Batman is later once he has settled down abit and becomes more detached so he can stay in control. But this one shows this raw, vengeance driven Batman. And the story arc to learn he needs to become more. Also the capturing the film noir, detective story. Batman in the comics was referred to as the worlds greatest detective but you hardly see that in any previous incarnations, maybe a little. They said they were drawing heavily on inspiration from the movie Seven and they really did a good job of it.
Batman has been my favorite comic character since I was a kid, this is by far my favorite live action Batman performance, it's impeccable. Also, at 38:59 when he falls into the water and comes back up you asked why that happened. He was horrified at Riddler's goon referring to himself as vengeance (Bruce had referred to himself as vengeance and so had everyone else). He was horrified by the example he was setting, him falling into the water and coming back up is supposed to symbolize a baptism for him, a rebirth. He went into the water as vengeance and was reborn as justice. Beautiful symbolism.
The Batman is not just up there on my favorite comic/hero movies. Its just one of my favorite movies of all time. I cannot wait to see what Matt Reeves has in store for the second one and I PRAY that DC lets him do his thing.
@prism Batman is my favorite superhero I was just shocked that people really like The Batman I don't get it but I'm not a big fan of alot of super hero movies
@@justinhunt4767 whatever bro, it's cool, we've all got our own individual views etc., but i gotta say, keep an open mind and watch the movie again, and focus on watching the acting. It's not really an action movie, it's a noir crime flick.
Yeah, this is only year two of Bruce being Batman, so he’s still working through a lot of anger, and learning to become more than just that. As for your question, why he cut the cable and fell into the water, he was saving all the people from being electrocuted. Yes, that was this Batman’s iteration of the Batmobile, which also goes back to this only being year two of his alter ego.
Even though the pacing of the movie can be a little slow at times, I actually love how it was paced compared to other super hero movies. And honestly like u said this isnt really a super hero movie, at it's core it's a detective mystery. But after so long, the super action packed fast paced comic book movie starts to feel formulaic and predictable, so I really loved that this one allowed the story to breathe more and took it's time developing the characters and the plot rather than just bashing u over the head with action. I just love the artistic elements of this movie so much: the dramatic lighting (it's not bright and over saturated like marvel movies are nowadays), the cinematography (lots of close ups to show emotion and story through the eyes), the score, the writing. I just think it was a nice change of pace for a character as established and well loved as Batman... I feel like it needed something like this to bring life back into what a batman story could be.
Exactly this is also what made the Lord of the Rings such a good franchise. Those movies were insanely long. Some moments were just countless shots of the fellowship riding over hills. Yet that’s what makes movies perfect.
When Batman holds his hand out, it is at the new mayor. The boy steps forward and he then moves his hand to the boy. The scene is showing that the adults do not trust Batman, but the boy does, so everyone follows him seeing he isn't the threat.
His performance as Batman was amazing, not as emo as I'd thought he'd be. His casting reminded me of Michael Keaton's, when it was announced people were like "That guy's playing Batman? Aw hell no." and then they saw the movie. A little side note, the part where Batman and Gordon left Penguin tied up after finding out the rat puzzle he waddles away like a penguin.. 🤣
@@justinhunt4767 Didn't say perfect, just that he unexpectedly pulled it off. His physique wasn't frail and weak it was more of a fighters body than some roided super jacked weight lifter like you're used to seeing Batman as.
@justinhunt4767 Read Batman year 1 or watch the movie. Batman isn't supposed to be a body builder. Yes he is very muscular at times but this is a rookie batman. He is not supposed to look like a bodybuilder.
@@gregoryjames174 you don't have to be on steroids his physique just isn't a Batman body. In Batman begins there is a better rookie Batman this movie just wasn't good to me but everybody has their opinion
Its a shame he gets immediately thrown into the Twilight guy, when he's a very good actor outside of that. He's also British which makes him even more impressive. He actually LOVED the fact that he can absolutely ruin this character and get major backlash, since A LOT of Batman fans didn't want him anywhere near this role. I'm glad he crushed it.
honestly never been a huge fan of batman cause the he can beat anyone thing just kinda feels stupid like its ok if he loses to his friends what is the unique helpful thing he contributes just focus on that as a standalone character like their doing with this one im excited he should be grounded fighting weird psychos
@@dobber43 I like that too . But that one fits more in stories where he's around very superpowered people , and it's awesome that both are getting their separate place in live action , doesn't get any better than this .
What I really loved about this movie is how much more accurate to the current generation of Batman it is. It plays out just like some of the best Batman graphic novels where it focuses more on Batman being a detective and serves as character stories. It's also heavily based on 3 Batman graphic novels. Year One, Ego, and Zero Year.
Also, it's worth noting that this might be the first Batman movie in which the title character have an arc. Start in one mental place, ends in another.
@@Sandlund93 Care to discuss ths arc? The only thing I can thnk of was his decision to let Ra's die - which I don't see either as an arc nor true to character
@@sergioaccioly5219 He goes from a scared little kid to a grown man who has conquered his fears and uses that in his fight against injustice. During this progress he infiltrated the criminal world, trained as a ninja for 7 years and eventually saved an entire city from destroying itself through artificial mass panic. It's one of the largest arcs I can think of inside of a single movie. In comparison, Pattinson's Batman goes from vengeance to hope over a week. Whatever that means. I don't see any arc at all tbh.
@@Sandlund93 What you described is Batman's origin story. Nothing new here. My point (and maybe I wasn't clear) was that, once he became Batman his personality freezes. You don't get points to retell a story people were starting to make fun for being told every single version of the character. There was a joke that people could set their watches by the momentthe necklace broke (I honestly don't remember if that scene was in the movie, tbh). You could say that hte Batman from thethird movie went into a character arc, going from a has-been to a player in the game and finally retired with Selina. It'd be fair. But it wasn't much of a batman Like arc, him giving up between movies like he did. The arc in Reeves/ Pattinson movie he did moves from point A to B in a reasonably consistent way, pushed to evolve from all sides. Alfred, the Mayor elect, the revelations about his parents and theiir legacy, and the Riddler's perception of his mission. It might be fast, but it was consistent. And it's important to rememberthat it was an important week in his life. TGhey made a movie about it, after all.
@sergioaccioly5219 something I would agree is the Dark Knight Arc. Let me explain. We see in Begins his established/complicated relationship with Rachel. And in Knight, she hooks up with Harvey but Bruce still has feelings for her. Then Rachel dies. We don't see much of Bruce's reaction to this besides finding the coin. Keep in mind that Bruce is a pretty cold person with a fake facade when in public. So then when he confronts Harvey who is now Two-Face, he tries talking him out of shooting Gordon's son. He doesn't mention Rachel but he can deduce what Harvey is going through. Sadly, Batman is forced to push him off a cliff in order to save Gordon's son, and he dies. Despite it being Harvey's fault for being in this situation and getting distracted, Batman is still the one to kill him. And I personally think that it was more of a mercy kill because we see Batman has a lot of gadgets to help him knock out Harvey, but no. He tackles him off the cliff after being shot. I'm just saying, that sounds kind of like an arc to me
The Batman might be in my Top 10 favorite movies of all time it was amazing and I've wanted to see a Detective Batman in Live Action for so long, I also love, the Acting, the Score, the story, the cinema photography, everything is just 👌 I love it so much.
😂😂😂😂😂 it was trash to me let's make a Batman that doesn't lift weights and his Bruce Wayne sucked this movie was bad dude nolens and Tim Burton Batmans we're the best
A "stool pigeon" is "a person acting as a spy or informer for the police". Etymology: "a pigeon tied to a stool and used as a decoy to draw other birds into a net".
It's surprising how your channel has been growing up, i remember watching a video reaction of yours that you made for the first teaser of The Batman from your other channel, never expected you ended up creating a channel for Movies & TV series reaction. Also, i enjoy your reaction video because your reactions are mostly genuine and funny, keep up the good work!!
Batman reminds me of the Undertaker in this movie with the methodical cowboy-from-hell walk. He wants his victims to feel his presence for as long as possible before he inevitably breaks them. The theme also sounds similar to Chopin’s funeral march.
"cowboy-from-hell walk"! that's a nice turn of phrase. I liked how he just stares at the Mayor's kid with this laconic expression, but it's a moment of compassion and empathy for Bruce, since he's quite familiar with being a little boy who has lost his parents. Pattinson's Batman is a very deliberate, focused character, but there are moments when the softness comes in and really rounds out the character, imo. I loved it.
Couple of additional casting comments: Colin Farrell is virtually unrecognizable as Penguin and Andy Serkis (Alfred) was Gollum in LOTR. Great reaction, Alex! 🙂❤ I had a hard time watching Pattinson in movies because I was so not into Twilight, but I'd definitely go along for the ride should you choose to react to them!!
It's basically the same in Swedish, but the "slang for pigeon" is also true. In Spain we call pigeons "las ratas del aire" which literally is "the rats of the air" but "sky rats" sounds better.
According to the writers of Batman the animated series from the 90’s the hardest episodes to write were episodes with The Riddler. Because riddler means riddles and puzzles for the script. But when he does show up with some good puzzles and riddles, that is when he’s my favorite villain.
I loved the episode where Bane, Riddler, and Mad Hatter think they killed Batman, and he climbs out of this pile of rubble and kicks their asses, and it turns out it was Superman wearing Batman's costume, because Bruce Wayne got fucked up by Bane and was in bed, recuperating. Fun twist. Excellent show. Perfect voice acting, great noir atmosphere and art-style, intelligent and sometimes eloquent characters... it was not just another superhero cartoon for kids.
The "Drops" reference is referring to a narcotic taken by eyedropper, hence the name "dropheads". They sort of briefly show it early on in the Iceberg Lounge
This is the Batman I had been waiting for. My introduction to Batman came from both Batman from the Superfriends and the Adam West Batman. I read the comics later and got to know how he was really portrayed, and after the Tim Burton movie and Batman the Animated Series, it was hard to go back to those. I saw him kicking ass and taking names, but I read so much of the Detective sides of him, I really looked forward to seeing those kind of stories done, so this was just fantastic. Indeed a bit tooooooo long, but fantastic.
When Adam West died, the Mayor of L.A. eulogized him in a press conference, where the Mayor unveiled a gigantic bat-signal and lit up city hall with the Batman logo. It was pretty awesome, I must say.
He's also a great musician. He sings folk music alla Johnny Cash, Van Morrison and Jeff Buckley. Btw Alex, there's a deleted scene where Batman talks to The Joker from this movie on TH-cam
i watched the film a couple of months ago and he put his own label to the batman ,i enjoyed it so much ,and also the script was insane the way it looks there will be a no2.
@@justinhunt4767 You have to be kidding right? The Penguin in the comics is pretty much that. A mobster. Danny Devito's Penguin was completely different than the one in the comics and also incredibly weird (for me at least)
@@WaltDevil060 Danny DeVito was more entertaining that movie had a better Catwoman 2 and just was a better Batman I wouldn't compare it to this trash if you want a real movie why don't you just watch a regular detective movie like seven this is a superhero movie bad enough that batman doesn't have powers you have to make him super boring yawn bad writing 2 everybody was whispering in the movie
@@justinhunt4767 batman is known as the Worlds Greatest Detective you moron. Most of Batman’s greatest stories are detective ones. What you care about is how the character appears rather than the portrayal. Batman is more than just looks and action.
He has a perfect face for the Batman mask(great jaw line). I dont know wtf it is about Robert Pattinson but from Twilight, Water for Elephants to now Batman he just has a way to steal the show. He radiates a quite mysterious strength or something that just captures my 100% of my interest. I agree with you Alex this Batman has a great cast. I kind of like this more then some of the past Batman movies, its doesnt seem as dark or maybe as 'evil' dark as some of the other ones. I love your reaction videos, always great content-with a happy smile, thank you!
I've got to figure this is the most "detective-y" we've ever gotten in a live action batman that takes itself seriously. Next in line for that would probably have been the original 1980s Batman by Tim Burton, but it was more than a little campy. It suited the time frame, but with a number of movies in the genre going down a more "superheroes but gritty and real" route, Pattinson does an amazing job of bringing it to life without having the movie being too much up its own ass.
This movie is set in his second year I believe and he hasn’t made his “Bruce Wayne” persona yet and he’s just all about the Batman. There’s also a scene that was cut with the joker if u wanted to watch it🙃
Correct. Batman is always who he is. “Bruce Wayne” is the mask like Riddler says, hopefully he begins to adopt his playboy personality to keep any suspicion at a minimum as i did feel it was a bit too obvious the depressed loner guy might also be the angry masked guy (pretty sure Gordon has it figured out already…or at least strongly suspects him).
I read the scene where he cuts the cable and falls into the water as destroying his old motivations and persona of vengeance, then he is baptized and reborn as a new Batman who focuses on helping instead.
"The Twilight guy". Do people not know Robert from anything else? He's actually a REALLY talented actor. Sad people still see him for 1 role he agreed to take 20 years ago nearly =/ He's great in dark, brooding roles. Suggest The Lighthouse or Good Time to view some more of his amazing work
One of Batman's most legendary lines is "I am vengeance! I am the night! I AM BATMAN!" Vengeance, The Night, The Bat, The Dark Knight, Batman, The Batman, The World's Greatest Detective, Detective, Bats, Batsy, The Caped Crusader, B-Man, The Goddamn Batman....they're all names for Batman. I think a LOT of other people name him a lot of things before he himself officially internalizes being called "Batman". Which makes sense, because Batman is an objectively ludicrous thing to name yourself if you want to be taken seriously, even if you DO dress as a bat. I think he only starts fully thinking of himself as "Batman" once the rest of the world really settles on it. Until then, he just thinks of himself as the embodiment of Vengeance. He doesn't have a need to name himself. He just has a name for his purpose.
The reason it seems more like a murder mystery is because above all else batman is a DETECTIVE, DC literally stands for detective comics, because of batman being the world's greatest detective, batman isn't a superhero, he's a vigilante, superheros have superpowers, batman is a billionaire in a suit with intense combat and detective training, and a screw loose, and a grudge against a certain 🤡 😂😂 Also fun fact, did you know that in the early days (about the first year or so) of Bruce being batman he was afraid of heights, hence his hesitation when he got to the roof of the police station, because this batman takes place in his first year
Batman/Bruce's growth through this movie was great. Recently we've gotten a lot of "edgy/brutal" Batman, and it was cool seeing him realize he can't just be a symbol of vengeance, but needs to be a beacon of hope as well.
Great reaction as always. For information, it is Batman Year 2. So it's really the beginning, where he doesn't control himself, he's making mistakes etc
I love how - in that car wreck scene you liked - we see Batman walking towards the camera upside down... 'cause he's a bat 🦇 Genious. Thanks for sharing your awesome, Alex :) and Yes, please take a look at Twilight -- your reaction would inevitably make me laugh 'til I cry (Just the thought of it is making me giggle hysterically in the middle of the night...) See you next time /Lizz
*The Batman* is the best Live Action Batman movie by far, It perfectly adapted some of the Best Batman comics you can start with if you're willing to understand his Mythology like *Batman Ego, Year 2 & The Long Halloween!* All these comic books were the inspiration behind the Movie & Matt Reeves nailed it with his Awesome Direction by giving us a Perfect Live Action Adaptation where you can even feel Gotham, Truly a Treat for us Batman Fans 🛐 Edit: Also *The Batman Part 2* recently got announced, it's releasing in Oct 2025
I love the way the intro was like a comicbook portion, and how you can tell he's proper disturbed already. Reminds me of the Keaton Batman a bit. That gothic darkness. Very cool. Gets right under the skin, and touches that dark part of us all. 🙂👍🤘
Honestly this portrayal of Batman is how he should be. He is a vigilantly detective and they did this perfect. Also remember he is young cause this is his 2nd year being batman
One of the best chase sequences and build ups in a movie was the batmobile one. Love the audio with a good system ...and the filmography... you nailed the reaction too.
What I'm hoping the movie was hinting at with the DA is the Court of Owls. They'd be an amazing overarching villain group. Matt Reeves, the director, has said he wants to use Mr. Freeze so that'd be cool to have him I'm the 2nd film. I'd personally like to see Professor Pyg, Man Bat and Clayface be used in this series as well
There's a deleted scene with him meeting with the Joker, real "Silence of the Lambs" vibes. And with that, Reeves included all four Batman villains that appeared in the very first live-action Batman movie based on the 60's television show that stared Adam West.
He wasn't really called the Batman yet, because That was just his first two years as the Vigilante. He called himself vengence to scare these bad guys, but in the end of the movie, he realized that people need the symbol of hope and that's the birth of The Batman name. So with what he has done in this movie, in the 2nd movie, he is no longer a vigilante (the vengence), he is a hero (The Batman). He even saved the lady mayor. The same lady who criticized Bruce Wayne for doing nothing for the city 😂
Robert it's probably the best on screen early Batman I've ever seen. The plot is so similar to the comics. I was thinking patterson was a sus choice but holy crap did he kill this role as the bat. Epic. Also if you like riddler. Watch There will be Blood. Daniel day Lewis and the actor who plays the riddler. Great performances. And a great plot
Like you mentioned, one of the beautiful things with this movie is it really returning to the origins of Batman. It wasn’t a big blockbuster superhero. He solved crimes. It was all about the mysteries. Uncovering the villain. That’s what this is.
Agree 💯
Exactly! This is the first Batman movie to return to the way Bob Kane originally envisioned the character.
DC stands for Detective Comics. Batman was originally just a guy who helped the detectives sometimes
Even the cinematography at times feels more like a classic Film Noir detective movie than a superhero movie, especially in the use of light and shadow.
I'm hoping we get more of it. There are serial killers in Batman's Rogue's gallery that would be perfect for this atmosphere. I'd love Professor Pyg, he's really creepy
Someone smartly realized that, since Robert Pattinson is 6'1 and has a square jaw, that if you buff him up and give him a cape, he'd look fucking terrifying.
actually he did buff up for the movie, but he was really skinny before he went through training. Besides, my ideal Batman isn't about brawn, it's about martial arts and acrobatics. I think a bigger Batman would have messed up the chemistry between Pattinson and Kravitz. I really liked her performance too. Despite the height difference, they made a cute couple. I really like how he stops her at the end (not gonna spoil it), when he says "you paid enough," it moved me. Also another scene i thought was interesting was when Bruce is talking with Alfred for the first time since he talked to Falcone. He's basically just sitting there watching over Alfred, and you're thinking, aw how nice, he loves Alfred so much, and then when Alfred wakes up and sees Bruce and smiles, Bruce just stares at Alfred and accuses him of lying. Didn't even give Alfred a chance to heal before he got into it with him. I thought it was funny. Not like comedy, but an interesting choice by Pattinson. He does the same thing to Catwoman. He doesn't hold back and just accuses her of being a piece of shit, and when she explains herself, he suddenly softens and apologizes. Amazing how Pattinson can bring both the brutality and the compassion of Batman together in an original way. It was definitely not a Christian Bale Batman. Pattinson's Batman was more like Keaton's Batman, I thought (which I totally loved.) Keaton's got a lot of range. From Johnny Dangerously to Beetlejuice to Batman... but I digress.
I imagine someone saw Lighthouse and went "wait, this dude is tall, square jawed, strangely intimidating, and really fucking good at acting with his eyes. That's Batman right there"
@@edwardpark247one thing about Affleck's Batman, he *looks* comic accurately massive, but when you see him whipping around at lightning speed and doing acrobatic martial arts, it just looks fake. A dude that big who is physically human just cannot move like that. Massive buff Batman works for comics and animation, but live action Batman should always have the build of a kickboxer. Lean and cut. Loved this take, and I thought Pattinson was bulked out just the right amount to look seriously intimidating while still believably agile
@@j0hn00 there's an episode of Batman The Animated Series where Batman gets fucked up by Bane, but then somehow comes back the next day and kicks Bane's ass. It turns out that Superman wore the Batman suit to fool Bane and his partners Mad Hatter and Riddler into thinking Batman was okay, when he was actually at home in bed recuperating from serious injuries. Such a good episode.
@@j0hn00 i mean im fine with the way afflecks batman looks and moves because this is a world with superman and the flash ect. so making him quicker like that is fine knowing that in the comics he has done some crazy things and is basically superhuman as he has better feats of strength compared to someone like captain america. so i see the dceu batman more as in a comic combat batman and they kinda lacked with his story, he was supposed to have a movie and deathstroke was going to be the main villain which wouldve been insane (at least the fighting choreography)
The opening monologue is one of my favorite movie openings of all time. The way Pattinson sounds along with the eerie music and the beautiful shots of Gotham just gives me the biggest goosebumps. Matt Reeves is a genius
I can't wait for chapter 2 🤘🏿😁🤘🏿
It’s so reminiscent of his Year One journaling and monologues. I really enjoy getting to hear his internal dialogue.
@@Godzilla-tu2cd part 2***
It was cringe and I wanted it to stop. I walked out
Not to mention the way Reeves has the camera linger ad close in on the dark corners of the city and plays on the imagination of the audience and the criminals.
I like how Pattinson came up with the idea of how the cops treat Batman in this movie. In his words, he thought of Batman like a witch doctor or a shaman - because of his methods he definitely is not trusted or respected by the majority of people, but people still call on him when there are no other options.
He didn't rllly come up with that,it happens a lot in the comics
Basically Shelock in the bbc series
That's just how cops treat vigilantes in all vigilante movies, shows, books, and comics. He didn't come up with it.
@@landonboyd3001 Not really. Most of the time we are getting them not wanting to work with him at all and they are chasing him, one guy trusts him and is keeping it a secret from the rest or he is trusted by that point and no one even bats (he he) an eye. We don't usually see their transition period.
One of the things I loved about this movie is that, not only did they portray a more accurate Batman (a crime-solving detective with brutal methods instead of an all-punching action hero), they showed him at an early stage of his "career"; they mention that he's been at it for about 2 years so he's not exactly a rookie but the Riddler is his 1st "true" villain. We get to see him being truly challenged for the first time and I thought it was a very original take, he doesn't always get the clues right the first time but he's quick to think on his feet and proves time and time again that he's smarter than the police.
Also at this point he's hasn't quite established what he wants to represent, calling himself Vengeance shows that he's still "acting out" because of his trauma, rather than using his trauma as a catalyst to help Gotham. By the end of the movie he realises that he needs to be more than just a tool for Vengeance and thus truly embracing the Batman moniker that the people gave him.
thank you Moggy!
Not so sure the Riddler is his first. We see later that the Joker is already in custody, and it's almost certainly not a coincidence that there is a gang (at the beginning of the film) wearing Jokeresque makeup.
@@grandpallamaI'd have to agree with OP, Joker could've been in there since he's ya know... Insane. Plus i feel like it would've been mentioned somehow
@@chocolatefudgebrowni3225 There's a deleted scene where Batman goes to Arkham to get advice on Riddler from Joker, making it clear they're familiar with each other.
I appreciate the fact that they didn’t overdo Pattinson’s Batman voice. It’s more whispery and lower in tone. Kinda Keaton ish. But when he gets more aggressive, I sort of hear Bale’s influence at certain times, but not to the extent of overdoing it either (I hope they don’t overdo the voice in the sequels though). Pattinson made it his own while taking inspirations. I applaud him for doing an outstanding job for what the writing needed him to be. Heck, I applaud everyone who was involved in this. The Batman is definitely in my top 3 2022 movies for sure.
It's come out that Bale didn't do what we heard on screen in the Dark Knight himself. It was mostly done in post production sound editing. They altered what Bale actually sounded like to add a lot more "gravel" to his tone. So it was the sound editors who screwed that up, not Christian Bale.
@@blacksheep_edge1412 I believe it’s just him in Batman Begins and honestly I thought that voice was fine. But it was rough on Bale’s voice so I guess that’s why they decided to alter it moving forward.
@@iReiGNxx Possibly. Doing that kind of gravelly voice is hard on your larynx and can cause damage over long period of time. So I can believe that they told him to talk normally and then just went too far in post.
Best live action Batman voice we've ever had.
And yet somehow they let Afleck use his own voice 🤯
The best part of Pattinson's performance, by far, was the look in his eyes. Eerie, haunting, tired,
and intense.
You mean, emo, edgelord and try hard?
Pass. It was soooo bad
Yeah, he captured something from Bat comics other movies haven't - he just seems so *tired*
@Joshua Snow Tired? LOL more like pathetic and worthless. So bad!
@@JBWinter Seriously, fk this movie
@@heikira438 whatcha mean? You just described batman.
This is the closest to comic batman we've had. He was actually doing real detective work like in the comics, and fights MUCH better then any other batman.
Batfleck destroys him 1 on 1
@@bornadetorres That batman was batman for MANY years and was able to hone his shit. This was year two batman who JUST started his batman career. He is more accurate except for the fighting then any batman. Once he fights like that batman he will be by far the most comic accurate batman.
Well, not quite. I think Batfleck was pretty great too, especially when fighting.
@@punkem733 His fighting was still spot on for a Batman that’s only two years in and I like that he’s not completely invincible and can get hit, it’s more realistic and it makes sense cuz he’s still quite inexperienced
But he has strength and will so even when he gets hit in fights, he keeps going
Lmao wtf this dude does NOT fight well...he got his ass whooped by reddit moderators
He deserves better than being called “the Twilight guy”, but to be fair it took some time for him to earn that. He’s a darn fine actor.
he really is!
Amen!
Are you calling out Eric (Estrada?)'s son ?!?
@@angelestorres6334They’re probably not?
Yes! You got it in your recap; he is vengeance until he sees what his actions inspired, especially when the riddler goon says “I’m vengeance”. The next scene where he falls into the water is an obvious baptism metaphor where he emerges as a beacon of hope, while he holds the flare guiding the people out. This movie is so good, and my favorite movie from 2022.
The slow, melodic tones of Something in the Way by Nirvana sets the tone for this movie so well. It says so much, without saying anything
Slow is wright slow and boring
That's one of my fav Nirvana songs. BTW as far as I know Cobain was always heavily against using his music in advertising, TV shows, movies, and all that commercial crap. But the slow monotone melody of Something in the way just adds so much needed darkness, melancholy, and depression to the atmosphere of this movie. And I pretty much like the cover/mix they did for the movie.
it's a score dummy
@@Stforv thats probably cause they were so big itd seem like branding and taking advantage of fans but this was an actual artistic choice so he might have thought differently
@@justinhunt4767 oh no things didnt go boom and bang the whole time movie boring
This movie was too slow for some of my friends, but I honestly think it's brilliant. My favorite comic book movie by a long shot.
I love that it’s slow it’s a deep slow character study on Batman’s character
People get used to modern action movies. Bam-bam pew-pew action action action.. Don't think - have fun. Most movies are just dumb emotional roller coasters. That's why Andor is getting less than deserved attention, it's slow, it has thoughtful dialoges, and it only gives you action when it's good for the plot.
@@Stforv very much agreed. I think a lot of the big blockbusters today are kinda crap and they just need to slow down sometimes
@@Stforv nah, a movie like joker that was actually entertaining and kept you wanting to see more was way more entertaining than this bore fest
@@PathOfDistrAction You looked up a reaction video just to shit on the movie? Go outside little bro
I think in this version of the story, Bruce doesn't actually come up with the name "Batman" himself - he's just dressing like a bat because it's terrifying (and because of his own personal trauma involving bats). But in this story, it's actually the RIDDLER who starts calling him "the Batman" in his cards/notes, and the name starts taking off from there.
Pretty sure he did come up with it, cuz Alfred was surprised when he found out “the killer left this for the Batman”, implying that while Bruce approached criminals as “Vengeance” he was still known as the Batman prior to Riddler’s emergence.
Also almost forgot this is confirmed by Dano’s own Riddler: Year One comic, which is canon to The Batman.
There's a prequel novel written by Matt reeves if you want to take a look into this batman and Riddler's origin. Did you know that this version of Edward Nashton was actually a Doordasher? 🤣
I'm pretty sure the Riddler didn't design the bat-shape of the Bat Signal. Or the bat insignia or the "batarang".
They should have fought over the necessity of the "the". If pronouns are important these days, then so are articles!
Perfect cinematography, soundtrack, acting, casting...loved everything in this movie
me too Rodrigo!
He grew out of being the twilight guy a long time ago, man. Dude is super talented. Check out The Lighthouse.
he is!
@@alexhefnerstvmovievault I really recommend you watch the devil all the time with tom holland and paterson plays a pastor. very good movie
This movie in the theaters was one of the most unique experiences I had ever so good 10/10 movie
true. the opening sequence in the big screen and with the audio was a banger already, didn't feel like 3h at all
What made it so unique? Could have sworn the theater experience is just sitting in dark room with strangers... what made this so different for you? Just curious...
@@JeffZ1028 pretty sure the "unique" part was referring to the movie itself. Not sure how it flew over your head so badly.
@@Sephirothkingdom782 I was curious if he was referring to something else obviously🤦♂️ I hear people constantly talking about the "theater experience" like it's something completely separate from the film itself. Maybe they've never once watched a detective noir style film in a theater? Idk, he didn't answer so I'm left to speculate. Maybe he's referring to the audience he watched it with🤷♂️ I know the MCU crowd tend to like their movies more when the whole crowd is getting rowdy and completely loosing their shit, which I'm not a fan of and avoid big theater crowds for that very reason. I don't imagine people cheering during The Batman so that's what made me ask.
@@JeffZ1028 If I may answer for it, it's because the type of movies, this one is for superheroes type of movies that usually takes more like a fantasy super magical overpower approach, but for The Batman, it takes more like grounded and feels more like Batman could be happen in our reality, also this is the first time DC brings the real detective mystery solving type of story into live action and it's suits perfectly with the Batman, just hopefully they'll stick with like The Batman on its own verse for mystery shticks, like The Joker etc.
Pattinson is actually a great actor. Very versatile. You should check some of his other movies, like "The Lighthouse" and "Tenet". FYI, that's Colin Ferrell as the Penguin. Also, The Batman is very much inspired by the movie Se7en.
It also draws heavily on Batman: Year Two and a Long Halloween
And the real life Zodiac serial killer.
@Peter Brazukas Yes it does.
@@blacksheep_edge1412 yep
Robert's performance difference between Twilight and Batman shows which he actually wanted to do.
The end is in stark contrast to the opening. Batman in the beginning was a terrifying image of darkness in the end Batman lead people to the light by BEING the light. My favorite Batman movie by far. He realized he's gotta be a symbol of hope.
Exactly, and the cutting of the cord and plunging in the water is like the death of the man only of vengeance and the baptism of the dark knight, of Batman. The terror to crime and the hope to the needy.
This movie feels like it could be in the same world as mask of the phantasm and BTAS
Yes, it was such a beautiful ending. Covered in grime, that laconic but haunting stare, a woman being airlifted is reassured when she holds Batman's hand for just a moment. Batman's weakness is his greatest strength: he loves people, and becomes what the people of Gotham need, a champion, a humanitarian, a defender.
@edwardpark247 It's foreshadowed really well by the Mayor Elect questioning why he wasn't doing any philanthropy work like his father.
The scene where batman goes to the joker for advice is also perfect
great scenes throughout!
The reason he doesn't call himself Batman in the movie is because he wasn't really Batman yet. Batman is a symbol of hope, but he starts this movie as a symbol of fear. He learns by the end what he needs to be. He ceases to be vengeance and becomes The Batman. I really love the idea that this movie isn't an origin story of him first dawning the suit, but rather the origin of what Batman represents.
I love the fact that they made this Batman emerge from the shadows in almost all of his appearences, just matching with the opening monologue that he is the shadows, more like a force of nature than a human itself.
That's taken directly from the Year One comics.
Go read one son.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418what’s with the “son”? Don’t think this was meant to be mean towards the OP but it read that way to me
@BIGD-cc7ru Yeah I was being derogatory to make a point mate.
Try to keep up!
I mean the evolution of who Pattinson is actually pretty amazing. Everyone who seen him as Edward had major doubts but every movie since then has been incredibly impressive. I think you'd be surprised if you saw a few and then compared it to this movie. 🤯
Not everyone who saw Twilight had doubts-that wasn’t his first film.
I hadnt seen him in anything until Tenet and I though he did a great job
I was talking about the phenomenal acting he did with William Defoe in The Lighthouse
He is perhaps THE most underrated actor of the past decade or so. But not after this
Watch tenet... very under rated movie and Pattinson is awesome
A reason why daredevil and Batman felt real similar is because The author Frank Miller really helped define and set the modern understanding of what both of those characters should be and he has even talked about how similar they are and what sets them apart
You're right about Frank Miller shaping daredevil as we know him today but the person who shaped batman was not Miller, it was Denny O'Neill.
@@K1214-m9w oh you’re right I went back and looked Miller has written some well known Batman stuff and has stated the similarity and differences between bats and Daredevil but O’Neil has been on way more stuff involving bats
Daredevil is a Batman knock off
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 not even close toms of similarities which happens a lot with marvel and dc but “knockoff of Batman” is a huge misrepresentation of both
@thenerdtheorists705 Lol!!!..
You're kidding right?
Both out for justice.
Both fighting experts.
Both use gadgets.
Both patrol a city.
Heck Both were even played by the same actor.
How's that "not even close"???
Laughable.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, the electric line was dangling over the rising water. If it touched the water, it could’ve killed the people in the water. That’s why Bruce cut it. Of course, when his whole body is on the line, he doesn’t get shocked, but when he makes the separate connection with the batarang is when he gets shocked. So he risked his life to save them which is actually his first real self-sacrificing moment
Also, when Riddler blows up the sea walls, what is his plan? I am trying to figure that out. Because I thought he wanted to kill high officials. But he wants to murder innocents as well? Because then if the water rises up through the streets then the prison he is held in will collapse
"I don't go to clubs. I rarely go outside." Same.
nice Dylan! love you
This was the best movie of the year imo. Granted, I didn't go out to see much. But it had me by the balls the entire time. Beautiful film, beautiful sound design, beautiful score, beautiful acting. Would highly recommend checking the deleted Joker scene, even if you don't react to it.
i’ve seen most of the movies that got nominated for best movie and the batman is better than some of them ngl
It's all in the eyes. Matt Reeves proved that pure emotion could be conveyed in just the eyes whenever we first saw Ceaser up on screen. He takes it all to new heights with The Batman, and it is just something else to behold, I will never forget my first viewing. Every single gaze with Pattinson is lingered upon so intentionally, both in highly subtle and dramatic ways. It allows us to interpret directly what we think is going on behind the eyes, behind the mask and behind the man. The Batman. Reeves is truly on another level when it comes to movie making.
Yup it’s so good man Robert killed it so subtle in the performance but with beauty and tragedy behind them
Glad you mentioned eyes. Hardy demonstrated the same exceptional of performance merely through sheer eye work in DKR
@@Keeby101 I love Bane in TDKR he was great
Ever since the movie Prisoners, Paul Dano has emerged as an amazing actor who can play crazy perfectly. He was perfect for The Riddler.
I first saw him in Taking Lives and he is does an amazing job at being creepy.😬
His speech to Batman is hypnotic and intense
That you only knew him from Prisoners doesn’t mean he emerged as an amazing actor since then because before Prisoners he already had arguably his best acting performance in 2007 “There will be blood”, after that you have Little Miss Sunshine, 12 years a slave, etc…he’s been amazing in everything but people that doesn’t watch a lot of movies don’t know how good of an actor he or Pattinson are.
He was so cringe, couldn’t stand his face when he was singing
@@PathOfDistrAction That's the whole point. He's a weirdo that nobody likes but he doesn't realise it.
The Batman Part 2 can’t come fast enough
it can't!
There's so much attention to detail in every scene. The acting, the lighting, the parallels between scenes and characters, the sound design, the music, the practical effects... Matt Reeves and his team are like the only people left in DC Warner Bros. who actually care about making a great movie. There were so many smart choices made in this that I trust them whole-heartedly to make more greatness in the future. A super dark noire detective story about a serial killer who has very personal motivation that comes eerily close to the detective's feelings... literally better than "se7en"
Asa long time Batman fan, and someone who despised the Nolan trilogy for how it portrayed the character, this is my favorite live-action Batman film. It captures my preferred version of Batman from the comics and animated series' better than any other version I've seen. Glad to see you react to and enjoy it too!
Some notes on your commentary:
Yes, vengeance is what Batman is all about for the majority of his "super" career.
Yes, this movie feels like a detective film. BECAUSE BATMAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GREATEST DETECTIVE EVER AND PORTRAYALS THAT SKIP THAT ARE MISSING THE CORE OF THE CHARACTER.
ahem... sorry for my outburst.
@@ChocolateFishBrains he's also Bruce Wayne. Every iteration of the character did something right, excluding Clooney's version
@@KicksnCapesYT2 my hope was that this film was Batman learning how to be batman, I hope the sequel is hin learned how to ge Bruce Wayne and why Gotham needs Bruce Wayne
Batman Begins is the best of the Nolan trilogy because I feel like it's the only one of the trilogy that tries to incorporate the important parts of who Batman as a character is
Pattinson is one of my favorite actors that completely blindsided me. Good Time and The Lighthouse are standouts.
He is
As a longtime fan, I love hearing things like this!
What I love about this movie is, it is a TRUE year 2 Batman. A lot of the previous movies show the origin, but then jump to how Batman is later once he has settled down abit and becomes more detached so he can stay in control. But this one shows this raw, vengeance driven Batman. And the story arc to learn he needs to become more. Also the capturing the film noir, detective story. Batman in the comics was referred to as the worlds greatest detective but you hardly see that in any previous incarnations, maybe a little. They said they were drawing heavily on inspiration from the movie Seven and they really did a good job of it.
Batman has been my favorite comic character since I was a kid, this is by far my favorite live action Batman performance, it's impeccable.
Also, at 38:59 when he falls into the water and comes back up you asked why that happened. He was horrified at Riddler's goon referring to himself as vengeance (Bruce had referred to himself as vengeance and so had everyone else). He was horrified by the example he was setting, him falling into the water and coming back up is supposed to symbolize a baptism for him, a rebirth. He went into the water as vengeance and was reborn as justice. Beautiful symbolism.
39:24 that’s the boy at the crime scene of the first murder and the funeral as well.
Also Riddler doesn’t know who Batman is.
Loved the reaction!
The Batman is not just up there on my favorite comic/hero movies. Its just one of my favorite movies of all time. I cannot wait to see what Matt Reeves has in store for the second one and I PRAY that DC lets him do his thing.
😂😂😂😂😂 this movie was boring I put alot of batman's before this
@prism have you heard of Michael Keaton
@prism Batman is my favorite superhero I was just shocked that people really like The Batman I don't get it but I'm not a big fan of alot of super hero movies
@@justinhunt4767 People like it because it's a good movie.
@@justinhunt4767 whatever bro, it's cool, we've all got our own individual views etc., but i gotta say, keep an open mind and watch the movie again, and focus on watching the acting. It's not really an action movie, it's a noir crime flick.
Yeah, this is only year two of Bruce being Batman, so he’s still working through a lot of anger, and learning to become more than just that. As for your question, why he cut the cable and fell into the water, he was saving all the people from being electrocuted. Yes, that was this Batman’s iteration of the Batmobile, which also goes back to this only being year two of his alter ego.
Even though the pacing of the movie can be a little slow at times, I actually love how it was paced compared to other super hero movies. And honestly like u said this isnt really a super hero movie, at it's core it's a detective mystery. But after so long, the super action packed fast paced comic book movie starts to feel formulaic and predictable, so I really loved that this one allowed the story to breathe more and took it's time developing the characters and the plot rather than just bashing u over the head with action. I just love the artistic elements of this movie so much: the dramatic lighting (it's not bright and over saturated like marvel movies are nowadays), the cinematography (lots of close ups to show emotion and story through the eyes), the score, the writing. I just think it was a nice change of pace for a character as established and well loved as Batman... I feel like it needed something like this to bring life back into what a batman story could be.
Exactly this is also what made the Lord of the Rings such a good franchise. Those movies were insanely long. Some moments were just countless shots of the fellowship riding over hills. Yet that’s what makes movies perfect.
When Batman holds his hand out, it is at the new mayor. The boy steps forward and he then moves his hand to the boy. The scene is showing that the adults do not trust Batman, but the boy does, so everyone follows him seeing he isn't the threat.
thanks for that very interesting!
I LOVE the scene where Batmobile gets intrudused. It's such a monster. And what I love about too is, you can theoreticly build it yourself at home
His performance as Batman was amazing, not as emo as I'd thought he'd be. His casting reminded me of Michael Keaton's, when it was announced people were like "That guy's playing Batman? Aw hell no." and then they saw the movie.
A little side note, the part where Batman and Gordon left Penguin tied up after finding out the rat puzzle he waddles away like a penguin.. 🤣
Weak and frail Batman is not perfect
@@justinhunt4767 Didn't say perfect, just that he unexpectedly pulled it off. His physique wasn't frail and weak it was more of a fighters body than some roided super jacked weight lifter like you're used to seeing Batman as.
LMAO "YOU SONS OF BITCHESSSSSSSS"
@justinhunt4767 Read Batman year 1 or watch the movie. Batman isn't supposed to be a body builder. Yes he is very muscular at times but this is a rookie batman. He is not supposed to look like a bodybuilder.
@@gregoryjames174 you don't have to be on steroids his physique just isn't a Batman body. In Batman begins there is a better rookie Batman this movie just wasn't good to me but everybody has their opinion
Its a shame he gets immediately thrown into the Twilight guy, when he's a very good actor outside of that. He's also British which makes him even more impressive. He actually LOVED the fact that he can absolutely ruin this character and get major backlash, since A LOT of Batman fans didn't want him anywhere near this role. I'm glad he crushed it.
Honestly, this version of Batman is perfect.. more detective like the comics and less trying to beat up superman
honestly never been a huge fan of batman cause the he can beat anyone thing just kinda feels stupid like its ok if he loses to his friends what is the unique helpful thing he contributes just focus on that as a standalone character like their doing with this one im excited he should be grounded fighting weird psychos
@@dobber43 I like that too . But that one fits more in stories where he's around very superpowered people , and it's awesome that both are getting their separate place in live action , doesn't get any better than this .
oh god i thought Batman v Superman was terrible. WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME? WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME? Okay settle down Ben, you frickin' meat head.
“Listening to your friend get murdered”
He definitely wasn’t paying attention when Selina called her “baby”
What I really loved about this movie is how much more accurate to the current generation of Batman it is. It plays out just like some of the best Batman graphic novels where it focuses more on Batman being a detective and serves as character stories. It's also heavily based on 3 Batman graphic novels. Year One, Ego, and Zero Year.
“Like a murder mystery movie”
Well he is a detective 😂 I feel that a lot of people have forgotten that he’s a detective over the decade of movies
Also, it's worth noting that this might be the first Batman movie in which the title character have an arc. Start in one mental place, ends in another.
Yeah, there is clearly no arc in Batman Begins. You kidding, bro?
@@Sandlund93 Care to discuss ths arc? The only thing I can thnk of was his decision to let Ra's die - which I don't see either as an arc nor true to character
@@sergioaccioly5219 He goes from a scared little kid to a grown man who has conquered his fears and uses that in his fight against injustice.
During this progress he infiltrated the criminal world, trained as a ninja for 7 years and eventually saved an entire city from destroying itself through artificial mass panic. It's one of the largest arcs I can think of inside of a single movie.
In comparison, Pattinson's Batman goes from vengeance to hope over a week. Whatever that means. I don't see any arc at all tbh.
@@Sandlund93 What you described is Batman's origin story. Nothing new here. My point (and maybe I wasn't clear) was that, once he became Batman his personality freezes. You don't get points to retell a story people were starting to make fun for being told every single version of the character. There was a joke that people could set their watches by the momentthe necklace broke (I honestly don't remember if that scene was in the movie, tbh).
You could say that hte Batman from thethird movie went into a character arc, going from a has-been to a player in the game and finally retired with Selina. It'd be fair. But it wasn't much of a batman Like arc, him giving up between movies like he did.
The arc in Reeves/ Pattinson movie he did moves from point A to B in a reasonably consistent way, pushed to evolve from all sides. Alfred, the Mayor elect, the revelations about his parents and theiir legacy, and the Riddler's perception of his mission. It might be fast, but it was consistent. And it's important to rememberthat it was an important week in his life. TGhey made a movie about it, after all.
@sergioaccioly5219 something I would agree is the Dark Knight Arc. Let me explain.
We see in Begins his established/complicated relationship with Rachel. And in Knight, she hooks up with Harvey but Bruce still has feelings for her. Then Rachel dies. We don't see much of Bruce's reaction to this besides finding the coin. Keep in mind that Bruce is a pretty cold person with a fake facade when in public. So then when he confronts Harvey who is now Two-Face, he tries talking him out of shooting Gordon's son. He doesn't mention Rachel but he can deduce what Harvey is going through. Sadly, Batman is forced to push him off a cliff in order to save Gordon's son, and he dies. Despite it being Harvey's fault for being in this situation and getting distracted, Batman is still the one to kill him. And I personally think that it was more of a mercy kill because we see Batman has a lot of gadgets to help him knock out Harvey, but no. He tackles him off the cliff after being shot. I'm just saying, that sounds kind of like an arc to me
The Batman might be in my Top 10 favorite movies of all time it was amazing and I've wanted to see a Detective Batman in Live Action for so long, I also love, the Acting, the Score, the story, the cinema photography, everything is just 👌 I love it so much.
😂😂😂😂😂 it was trash to me let's make a Batman that doesn't lift weights and his Bruce Wayne sucked this movie was bad dude nolens and Tim Burton Batmans we're the best
@@justinhunt4767 Here's the attention you ordered. Your opinion is just wrong.
@@bruv8801 leave him bro he is on every comment speaking trash this movie lives rent free in his head lol
A "stool pigeon" is "a person acting as a spy or informer for the police". Etymology: "a pigeon tied to a stool and used as a decoy to draw other birds into a net".
It's surprising how your channel has been growing up, i remember watching a video reaction of yours that you made for the first teaser of The Batman from your other channel, never expected you ended up creating a channel for Movies & TV series reaction. Also, i enjoy your reaction video because your reactions are mostly genuine and funny, keep up the good work!!
thank you so much love you Adan! 💗
hes honestly a terrific actor. tenet and good time are my fav performances from him
I love how dark they went with this movie. It needed to be. It kind of reminded me of the Crow.
Accept the crow was a classic the Batman was trash
That would be a great reaction to do
This was just my opinion nothing more nothing less
@@justinhunt4767 That ain't a fact bud, The Batman was amazing.
@@bruv8801 no it wasn't Lord of the rings is amazing this was boring
Batman reminds me of the Undertaker in this movie with the methodical cowboy-from-hell walk. He wants his victims to feel his presence for as long as possible before he inevitably breaks them. The theme also sounds similar to Chopin’s funeral march.
"cowboy-from-hell walk"! that's a nice turn of phrase. I liked how he just stares at the Mayor's kid with this laconic expression, but it's a moment of compassion and empathy for Bruce, since he's quite familiar with being a little boy who has lost his parents. Pattinson's Batman is a very deliberate, focused character, but there are moments when the softness comes in and really rounds out the character, imo. I loved it.
Couple of additional casting comments: Colin Farrell is virtually unrecognizable as Penguin and Andy Serkis (Alfred) was Gollum in LOTR. Great reaction, Alex! 🙂❤ I had a hard time watching Pattinson in movies because I was so not into Twilight, but I'd definitely go along for the ride should you choose to react to them!!
thank you! ❤
Fun fact: When the Penguin says El Rata Alada may be a bat, he's not completely wrong. In German, the word "bat" is Fledermaus, "flying Rat"
It's basically the same in Swedish, but the "slang for pigeon" is also true. In Spain we call pigeons "las ratas del aire" which literally is "the rats of the air" but "sky rats" sounds better.
According to the writers of Batman the animated series from the 90’s the hardest episodes to write were episodes with The Riddler. Because riddler means riddles and puzzles for the script. But when he does show up with some good puzzles and riddles, that is when he’s my favorite villain.
I loved the episode where Bane, Riddler, and Mad Hatter think they killed Batman, and he climbs out of this pile of rubble and kicks their asses, and it turns out it was Superman wearing Batman's costume, because Bruce Wayne got fucked up by Bane and was in bed, recuperating. Fun twist. Excellent show. Perfect voice acting, great noir atmosphere and art-style, intelligent and sometimes eloquent characters... it was not just another superhero cartoon for kids.
The "Drops" reference is referring to a narcotic taken by eyedropper, hence the name "dropheads". They sort of briefly show it early on in the Iceberg Lounge
Also the mask the guy at the beginning is wearing is the “Drop” mascot on the packaging of the drug, the guy is quite literally a drop head.
GOTTA see The Lighthouse.
It's weird af but the atmosphere is palpable.
This seasons PENGUIN, developed the perfect "bad-guy" for BATMAN 2! 🐧🦇
This is the Batman I had been waiting for. My introduction to Batman came from both Batman from the Superfriends and the Adam West Batman. I read the comics later and got to know how he was really portrayed, and after the Tim Burton movie and Batman the Animated Series, it was hard to go back to those. I saw him kicking ass and taking names, but I read so much of the Detective sides of him, I really looked forward to seeing those kind of stories done, so this was just fantastic. Indeed a bit tooooooo long, but fantastic.
When Adam West died, the Mayor of L.A. eulogized him in a press conference, where the Mayor unveiled a gigantic bat-signal and lit up city hall with the Batman logo. It was pretty awesome, I must say.
@@edwardpark247 yeah I remember that. It was pretty cool
"cat lady?.....CATWOMAN" made me laugh waaaay too hard
He's also a great musician. He sings folk music alla Johnny Cash, Van Morrison and Jeff Buckley.
Btw Alex, there's a deleted scene where Batman talks to The Joker from this movie on TH-cam
I don't remember the name he uses for singing
@@michellejackson5011 same name
i watched the film a couple of months ago and he put his own label to the batman ,i enjoyed it so much ,and also the script was insane the way it looks there will be a no2.
There will definitely be a second Batman movie with Pattinson
@@GreenFuryFM Yep, The Batman Part II is releasing in October 2025.
The gravitas and presence he carries is so insane, the "I'm vengeance." at the beginning gave me actual chills!
Colin Farrell as the Penquin was amazing. I loved that it showed off the detective side of the Bat.
Danny DaVito was the penguin this guy was just a fat Italian mob guy
@@justinhunt4767 You have to be kidding right? The Penguin in the comics is pretty much that. A mobster. Danny Devito's Penguin was completely different than the one in the comics and also incredibly weird (for me at least)
@@WaltDevil060 Danny DeVito was more entertaining that movie had a better Catwoman 2 and just was a better Batman I wouldn't compare it to this trash if you want a real movie why don't you just watch a regular detective movie like seven this is a superhero movie bad enough that batman doesn't have powers you have to make him super boring yawn bad writing 2 everybody was whispering in the movie
@@justinhunt4767 batman is known as the Worlds Greatest Detective you moron. Most of Batman’s greatest stories are detective ones. What you care about is how the character appears rather than the portrayal. Batman is more than just looks and action.
@@mr.nox_0315 did you watch Batman in the 90's animated series
He has a perfect face for the Batman mask(great jaw line). I dont know wtf it is about Robert Pattinson but from Twilight, Water for Elephants to now Batman he just has a way to steal the show. He radiates a quite mysterious strength or something that just captures my 100% of my interest. I agree with you Alex this Batman has a great cast. I kind of like this more then some of the past Batman movies, its doesnt seem as dark or maybe as 'evil' dark as some of the other ones. I love your reaction videos, always great content-with a happy smile, thank you!
I've got to figure this is the most "detective-y" we've ever gotten in a live action batman that takes itself seriously. Next in line for that would probably have been the original 1980s Batman by Tim Burton, but it was more than a little campy. It suited the time frame, but with a number of movies in the genre going down a more "superheroes but gritty and real" route, Pattinson does an amazing job of bringing it to life without having the movie being too much up its own ass.
42:02 you definitely have the intended idea when it comes to why he was calling himself vengeance and not Batman
He's no longer the twilight guy.
He's THE BATMAN
This movie is set in his second year I believe and he hasn’t made his “Bruce Wayne” persona yet and he’s just all about the Batman. There’s also a scene that was cut with the joker if u wanted to watch it🙃
Correct.
Batman is always who he is.
“Bruce Wayne” is the mask like Riddler says, hopefully he begins to adopt his playboy personality to keep any suspicion at a minimum as i did feel it was a bit too obvious the depressed loner guy might also be the angry masked guy (pretty sure Gordon has it figured out already…or at least strongly suspects him).
0:18 If you love us Alex, then it is your destiny to suffer - at least through the first one. We want you alive, after all.
I love the “real” darkness of this movie . All of the other Batman’s were not dark, but normal movies with the lights turned down …
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I love this movie so much. I've watched it 48 times so far - I just adore it. I can't wait for Part 2, thank you for reacting! So glad you enjoyed it!
I read the scene where he cuts the cable and falls into the water as destroying his old motivations and persona of vengeance, then he is baptized and reborn as a new Batman who focuses on helping instead.
"The Twilight guy". Do people not know Robert from anything else? He's actually a REALLY talented actor. Sad people still see him for 1 role he agreed to take 20 years ago nearly =/
He's great in dark, brooding roles. Suggest The Lighthouse or Good Time to view some more of his amazing work
Yeah. The Lighthouse was on another level. Probably helped to have DeFoe with him.
He's ok really talented is a reach
a lot of people like to describe this movie as "a detective movie that happens to star batman" and i think that's perfect
robert pattinson is an amazing actor, i was actually happy he managed to leave the character of edward cullen behind
One of Batman's most legendary lines is "I am vengeance! I am the night! I AM BATMAN!"
Vengeance, The Night, The Bat, The Dark Knight, Batman, The Batman, The World's Greatest Detective, Detective, Bats, Batsy, The Caped Crusader, B-Man, The Goddamn Batman....they're all names for Batman.
I think a LOT of other people name him a lot of things before he himself officially internalizes being called "Batman".
Which makes sense, because Batman is an objectively ludicrous thing to name yourself if you want to be taken seriously, even if you DO dress as a bat.
I think he only starts fully thinking of himself as "Batman" once the rest of the world really settles on it.
Until then, he just thinks of himself as the embodiment of Vengeance.
He doesn't have a need to name himself.
He just has a name for his purpose.
thank you! ❤
The batmobile starting up in the theater was an eye and ear orgasm
that must have been cool Darryl!
The reason it seems more like a murder mystery is because above all else batman is a DETECTIVE, DC literally stands for detective comics, because of batman being the world's greatest detective, batman isn't a superhero, he's a vigilante, superheros have superpowers, batman is a billionaire in a suit with intense combat and detective training, and a screw loose, and a grudge against a certain 🤡
😂😂
Also fun fact, did you know that in the early days (about the first year or so) of Bruce being batman he was afraid of heights, hence his hesitation when he got to the roof of the police station, because this batman takes place in his first year
you should see Pattinson in "Good Time", he's really good
Batman/Bruce's growth through this movie was great. Recently we've gotten a lot of "edgy/brutal" Batman, and it was cool seeing him realize he can't just be a symbol of vengeance, but needs to be a beacon of hope as well.
Great reaction as always. For information, it is Batman Year 2. So it's really the beginning, where he doesn't control himself, he's making mistakes etc
Your comment about your father hits home. Thank you for taking a serious moment to share this.
I love how - in that car wreck scene you liked - we see Batman walking towards the camera upside down... 'cause he's a bat 🦇 Genious.
Thanks for sharing your awesome, Alex :) and Yes, please take a look at Twilight -- your reaction would inevitably make me laugh 'til I cry (Just the thought of it is making me giggle hysterically in the middle of the night...)
See you next time
/Lizz
*The Batman* is the best Live Action Batman movie by far, It perfectly adapted some of the Best Batman comics you can start with if you're willing to understand his Mythology like *Batman Ego, Year 2 & The Long Halloween!* All these comic books were the inspiration behind the Movie & Matt Reeves nailed it with his Awesome Direction by giving us a Perfect Live Action Adaptation where you can even feel Gotham, Truly a Treat for us Batman Fans 🛐
Edit: Also *The Batman Part 2* recently got announced, it's releasing in Oct 2025
100% need to watch the Twilight Saga
I love the way the intro was like a comicbook portion, and how you can tell he's proper disturbed already. Reminds me of the Keaton Batman a bit. That gothic darkness. Very cool. Gets right under the skin, and touches that dark part of us all. 🙂👍🤘
opening monologue reminds me of Thanos’ monologue in the intro Infinity War. just legendary.
was perfect!
I like the length of the movie and how grounded it is compared to the dark knight trilogy. I have watched this like 4 times now
Honestly this portrayal of Batman is how he should be. He is a vigilantly detective and they did this perfect. Also remember he is young cause this is his 2nd year being batman
One of the best chase sequences and build ups in a movie was the batmobile one. Love the audio with a good system ...and the filmography... you nailed the reaction too.
Well to be fair Batman is also presented as a detective in other graphic novels.
What I'm hoping the movie was hinting at with the DA is the Court of Owls. They'd be an amazing overarching villain group. Matt Reeves, the director, has said he wants to use Mr. Freeze so that'd be cool to have him I'm the 2nd film. I'd personally like to see Professor Pyg, Man Bat and Clayface be used in this series as well
that would be so cool!
So we are all in agreement, Alex needs to watch the Twilight movies now?
God No.Please Yes!
Just one
I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Oh God please no!!! Don't waste your time and energy with those boring no acting movies.
All 5. Fans and haters alike will come for the laughs alone.
So you never watched Harry Potter!? Gotta add that to the list! Love the reactions btw!
Yes he fucking has. There’s no way he hasn’t seen half the shit he’s reacted too.
There's a deleted scene with him meeting with the Joker, real "Silence of the Lambs" vibes. And with that, Reeves included all four Batman villains that appeared in the very first live-action Batman movie based on the 60's television show that stared Adam West.
good insight!!
"Something in the Way" by Nirvana was the song playing in the beginning btw
He wasn't really called the Batman yet, because That was just his first two years as the Vigilante. He called himself vengence to scare these bad guys, but in the end of the movie, he realized that people need the symbol of hope and that's the birth of The Batman name.
So with what he has done in this movie, in the 2nd movie, he is no longer a vigilante (the vengence), he is a hero (The Batman). He even saved the lady mayor. The same lady who criticized Bruce Wayne for doing nothing for the city 😂
Robert it's probably the best on screen early Batman I've ever seen. The plot is so similar to the comics. I was thinking patterson was a sus choice but holy crap did he kill this role as the bat. Epic. Also if you like riddler. Watch
There will be Blood.
Daniel day Lewis and the actor who plays the riddler. Great performances. And a great plot
Lol no way is his Batman the best this movie put me to sleep
Well, everyone has there preferences. To me. He's the best.
@@davidhasselblad2898 he has done a couple of good movies I just didn't like this Batman
Like I said, we all have the preferences we prefer. I did truly enjoy his batman but I can understand why it may not be everyone's cup of tea.
@@davidhasselblad2898 Yep, he's the best to lots of batman fans.