{"id":29874,"date":"2022-06-08T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=29874"},"modified":"2022-06-08T08:27:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T12:27:48","slug":"batman-2022-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=29874","title":{"rendered":"“Batman” (2022) \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Batman <\/strong><\/em>(2022)<\/p>\n

Director:\u00a0 Matt Reeves<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay:\u00a0 Matt Reeves<\/strong>, Peter Craig, <\/strong>based on Batman created by Bob Kane<\/strong> and Bill Finger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Zo\u00eb Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, John Turturro <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and Andy Serkis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tagline:\u00a0 Unmask The Truth<\/em><\/p>\n

The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/p>\n

A sadistic, extremely intelligent psycho killer is murdering political figures in Gotham City.\u00a0 At each murder scene, the killer who has been dubbed The Riddler, leaves a message for Batman (Pattison).\u00a0 Meanwhile Selena Kyle aka Catwoman (Kravitz) is investigating the disappearance of one of her friends.\u00a0 When Batman and Selena realize that their investigations overlap, they form an uneasy alliance.\u00a0 As the Riddler’s body count goes up, it becomes clear that the corruption goes deep… perhaps all the way to the Wayne Foundation and Batman’s father.<\/p>\n

The Batman<\/em> doesn’t feel like a super hero movie.\u00a0 Instead it plays out more like a mystery or a noir thriller.\u00a0 That’s a good thing.\u00a0 Even the music doesn’t scream SUPER HERO.\u00a0 Let’s break it down…<\/p>\n

The Story<\/strong>: I liked the story and was surprised that Bruce Wayne’s dad was shown in a different light.<\/p>\n

Batman:<\/strong>\u00a0 Robert Pattison makes an excellent Batman.\u00a0 I liked that they played up the “strike fear into the hearts of criminals” aspect.\u00a0 Criminals would hear Batman’s heavy footsteps coming closer in the dark before they could see him.\u00a0 This is a more violent Batman but not (usually) excessively so.<\/p>\n

Bruce Wayne:<\/strong>\u00a0 The way they portrayed Bruce Wayne threw me a bit.\u00a0 A times I thought he looked like a young John Cazale or\u00a0 Cesare from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari<\/em>. Having Bruce Wayne as a recluse does help to explain why he isn’t seen in public more often.<\/p>\n

Selina Kyle aka Catwoman:\u00a0<\/strong> Zo\u00eb Kravitz owns this role.\u00a0 She’s tiny but believable as a tough woman.\u00a0 The screen loves her and she stole every scene she was in.<\/p>\n

The Riddler:<\/strong>\u00a0 The new take on this character is money.\u00a0 He was smart, frightening and crazy.\u00a0 The Zodiac Killer on steroids.\u00a0 Paul Dano deserves an ovation!<\/p>\n

The Penguin:<\/strong> Colin Farrell is unrecognizable under the make-up and latex, but his character doesn’t look made-up.\u00a0 Farrell did a fine job.<\/p>\n

Carmine Falcone:<\/strong> John Turturro was amazing.\u00a0 He had the crime boss \/ godfather part down pat.\u00a0 Turturro’s role was one of my favorite parts of the movie.<\/p>\n

Alfred:<\/strong>\u00a0 I like the new direction they took with Alfred.\u00a0 No longer the old man with amusing quips, this is the Alfred that served as Bruce Wayne’s bodyguard and mentor from childhood to adult.\u00a0 Andy Serkis nailed the part.<\/p>\n

Jim Gordon<\/strong>:\u00a0 Jeffrey Wright\u00a0 makes a great Jim Gordon.\u00a0 Wright is such an under-rated actor, I was glad to see him in The Batman<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Batmobile<\/strong>:\u00a0 Batman’s car didn’t look like any of the previous Batmobiles.\u00a0 It looked like a built up car that could do what needed to be done.\u00a0 I liked that and the fact it was never referred to as “the Batmobile.”\u00a0 I also loved the scene where the criminals could hear the monstrous motor revving, before they saw it.\u00a0 Again playing up the strike fear into the criminals.<\/p>\n

The Batcave:<\/strong>\u00a0 I loved the brief look we got at it.\u00a0 All of those bats flying around was a great touch.<\/p>\n

The Batman<\/em> exceeded my expectations.\u00a0 I hope the entire team returns for a sequel.\u00a0 The Batman<\/em> earned 4 of 5 stars.<\/p>\n

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