Great video.

You’ve summed up everything I’ve been trying to say for the past two years😂 This movie is about Bruce learning and growing as Batman and Bruce Wayne. He learns throughout the movie as a year 2 Batman would

You just took the words out of my mouth concerning The Batman, to me The Batman is the best Batman film for all the reasons you gave in this video.

The fact that there is a _deleted_ scene of the Joker, and that nobody involved (besides Pattinson...) even mentioned wanting to adapt the Joker, should be a good sign of things to come.

Watching john wick for the the first time when i was 20 was like watching the matrix for the first time when i was 5, just a surreal yet amazing experience

But there is one Thing that Confuse me (Movie Mistake) Why is Going Mrs. Perkins to the "Meeting" with the Concierge (Lance Reddick, R.I.P.) She Breaks the Rule of the Continental and the she goes there?? BTW: K.Reeves was 59 Years old in JW4 BTW2: THE Complete John Wick`s story 1-4 takes Place in 2014-2015 ...hä...what..Yes End Chapter1 Begin Chapter2 is one Week passed End Chapter2 Begin Chapter3 is Seconds passed End Chapter3 Begin Chapter4 3-4 Weeks or 1-2 Month`s Because the Injuries so the Story Writer and/or Director Said Sry My English/American is nod so Good... Blablabla Asia Kate Dillon: The Adjudicator in JW3 Zero : I wasn't expecting the High Table so soon. The Adjudicator : There is a task. It involves someone who broke the rules and stood against the Table. Zero : John Wick, you mean. My students have not been idle. The Adjudicator : John Wick and all who've helped him. You've heard the stories about him, of course. Killed scores of men this past week alone because of... Zero : A dog, a car. I'm familiar. And I'm interested. Very. [offering her a morsel of food] Zero : Blowfish. Very fatal. No soy. [she ingests it with no hesitation] Zero : I have served, I will be of service. www.imdb.com/title/tt6146586/characters/nm3545872/?ref_=tt_cl_c_6

I`ve seen just the First Fast and Furious Movie looong time ago Part 2 3 4 5 6 7 blahh blahh blaah Not my Thing Michael Bays early Movies was Fine (Bad Boys, The Rock ect.) but gone worse to worser John Woo Movies was great (for me it was Action Art) Can you Imagine John Woo`s Hard Target Co-Op with Sam Raimi Action Star van Dammes Best in those Time And two Best Bad Guys ever... Arnold Vosloo and Lance Henrickson of Course and the Beauti Yancy Butler Ahhh i can Talk all the Day And all the Superhero movie`s bääääh Some DC`s OK, Man of Steel (very Good) but the "sequels" naaah (Your Momma`s Name is Martha, ...ohh... Mines tooo ...oohh... Let`s be Best Friends, will ya?) ------------------------ Watchmen (Perfect) and Christopher Nolans Dark Knight Trilogy are Masterpieces

I grew up with thr german dubs of the nolan movies, so i never got all the complaints people make about the Bale Voice. Because in the german dub, they make batman use a voice changer. I think thdy even through in a throw away line about that. Point being, batman begins, the dark knight, and the dark knight rises are officially better in german

Eh It was fine I Wouldn't call it reinventive.

While this video is very well made, i feel it creates a depiction of Batman in the comics that is not the reality. Batman/Bruce have changed so much since their introduction. Between writer, illustrators and directors depicting him in different ways, i often find it silly when people say that Batman/Bruce are one specific way. He can be a recluse in one story and a socialite in the next. Thinking he should always be a serious and socially inept doesn't match with how he has been depicted

Tom Cruise "have charisma and the right look and just enough talent and charm to get by but aren't ever going to knock your socks off with their acting chops"? I don't know how it is possible to be an author of a film criticism channel and while talking about acting skills put Tom Cruise and The Rock in the same row.. This is madness.

Bro you literally spent half of your f*cking video complaining about previous Batman movies instead of getting to the point on why The Batman is great on it's own. Not gonna lie, you sound more like a whiney poser or a tourist who likes The Batman simply because it's the new thing, and i'm a huge fanboy of The Batman mind you since i watched the trailers.

"only comparable franchise around these days is Mission Impossible but even those movies had to work out a few kinks before they really started to get good. I sincerely doubt any of you remember how mediocre and forgettable the first three films in that franchise were…" This is a very bold statement that is not supported by anything. I for one consider the third film in the series to be the most balanced and enjoyable of all. The first film was groundbreaking and very interesting for its time. It feels like "Ronin" with a touch of the entertaining frivolity of the early Bond films. And in general, it is very strange to call an action film directed by John Woo (the second in the franchise) mediocre and forgettable... Some kind of superficial assessment that cannot withstand criticism.

"sheer level of precision and camera work and stunts and world building is unmatched by any contemporary series of films." «Kingsman», «The Raid», Tony Jaa movies, «Bullet Train». Any films with an emphasis on the choreography of combat actions or filmed by stuntmen, starting with Hong Kong action films and ending with modern trends for "realism in fights" are all about the same thing. There is nothing new or groundbreaking here. Especially in terms of camera work and world building. World building is generally as caricaturally primitive as it should be in such a movie. The screenwriters clearly made up all this teenage crap on the fly, piling the next nonsense on top of the previous one, destroying the integrity of the narrative and overcomplicating the rules of the fictional world. This is painfully obvious. It's not a big deal for a movie like this, but it's nothing to rave about either in my opinion.

"however there is one series of films that for the last decade Justified nay demanded the theater experience more than anything in recent memory..." Which movies are better to watch in the cinema and why? You could certainly assume that's the amount of high-octane action, but I think that's too narrow of a frame. The main factor that makes the experience of watching a movie in a theater better than watching it at home is the scale and epicness of the events (in the visual sense) which should take your breath away. Anything that should feel "Big" will feel that way if it is shown on a screen the size of a house and sound from an audio system that can damage the hearing is added to it. The scale of what is shown is important, not the dynamics of it. As an example, I can remember a non-narrative documentary called "Baraka". The level of action in it is close to zero. Dynamics are almost absent, but the scale is simply extraordinary. Is this movie worth seeing in the cinema? I think it's not just worth it, but highly recommended because it transmits what the movie has so much better. Now let's look at the "John Wick" franchise. Where is the scale and level of visual epicness that makes watching it in the cinema better? "Maverick", "Avatar", "Titanic", "Transformers", various disaster films - these are the films that you really need to see in the cinema. John Wick in terms of visual epicness is not at all on the same level. I don't see what can be lost by watching it outside the cinema. Сombat action from "John Wick" is not a chariot race from "Ben-Hur" or the battle for Gondor. Not even close. Any mediocre Marvel movie is more "theater movie" than "John Wick" imho. Sorry.

15:35 i completely agree about the voice actually, in batman begins the voice is actually natural and only that scary “throat cancer” voice when he’s trying to intimidate the crooked cop in the rain. At that point you see that his voice is an act, slightly disguising his normal voice, and deep and dark when hes trying to be intimidating

The Batman was sooo long and Boring i actually legit slept and never finished watching the Movie, Cause it really is Long and Boring especially Edward Cul.... err i mean Robert Pattinson performance. 🥱

I'm afraid The Batman 2 isn't going to get as warm a reception as this one did. Joker 2's reception made it obvious that many movie-goers don't care about anything other than watching their favorite characters do cool shit like killing people and fighting. With the end of The Batman, we see Bruce come to the realization that vengeance isn't the key to making Gotham safer, and so I predict Batman in the sequel isn't going to be doing nearly as much fighting. One thing for certain is that Batman is going to feel evolved in the next movie, maybe not so much that he feels like a different character but I'm still expecting audiences to have a much different reaction to The Batman 2.

The Dark Knights Entire arc is he turns himself into a symbol causing criminals to fear justice by sacrificing whatever good will he built up. But... Okay.

The biggest issue with every Batman movie so far except for 3 is the lone wolf Batman. Batman was a lone wolf for a total of 1 year in publication and 3 years in universe. Batman’s biggest asset is he is not alone. His entire story is a boy who lost his family and as an adult built a family who he won’t lose the same way he lost his parents. The robins, Batgirls, and extended family are just as important if not more important to Batman mythos as the brooding detective aspect and it’s sad we’ve only ever gotten 3 Batman movies where he has a partner since 1966.

When I rewatched the Nolan trilogy, I realized those weren't Batman movies so much as they were Bruce Wayne movies. But The Batman 2022 felt like the first actual Batman movie I've seen

I didn't put much credence in this movie but here I am after having bought my first piece of Batman memorabilia - the "Reeves" Batmobile

the bruce wayne isn't some emo loser... nice try. this easay blows goats.

Actually there was another movie that for the most part did what reeves did just back in the 90s. Its animated. Mask of the Phantasm is one where it's basically about Bruce. It is a sort of origin story in flashback. He does have a love interst but their love is essentially why the story is in motion. She was the last thing holding Bruce together and when they broke up he became batman. It does pretty much everything reeves batman does. He's front and centre. He's a character with his own arc. He is framed masterfully as intimating and cool. Gotham is beautifully rendered in 3d art deco. He feels and moves straight out of the comics.

It would be interesting if part 2 develops the Bruce Wayne playboy persona. Maybe Bruce uses the excuse that the "near death experience" on his life from the Riddler gave him the "realisation to just have fun". Or maybe the Drifter persona could develop into Matches Malone.

I’ve been watching essays on The Batman since it came out. This is one of the best. Thank you so much for this tribute and well thought an analysis to my favorite movie of all time. 🦇

Ever since guardians of the galaxy, everyone wanted to make the D listers common household names. Only suicide squad was actually good

100% AGREED

I wasn't a huge batman fan, generally preferring Mavel over DC. However, this movie is the first movie to get me to fully understand Batman as a character. That shot of him looking at the kid who just lost his father made the whole character click for me and suddenly it all made sense.

Me just chilling watching batman returns. My mom passes by. Penguin goes: "I wanna fill her void" [Sees Catwoman] "Ah just the pussy I've been looking for" 😅

I loved it! The animated series we definitely needed. Yes it deviates from the “OG” lores but cm’on comics have so many alternate universe stories. This one is brilliant. Beautiful. Loved every second of it.

I absolutely loved it! So much so, that I watched it the week it came out 7 nights in a row on IMAX. Hands down top 3 all time fave Batman film for me. It’s revolutionary showing a very grounded, detective noir Batman film. It felt….real. Not gimmicky.

This is my favourite Batman movie it just felt so much like Batman compared to the others like the dark knight trilogy Batman felt like a side character but the Batman did such a great job with how Batman was the main focus

Nah man you're way out of bounds here. Saying Bruce has no arc outside of the first half of Batman Begins? Did you even watch the films? The Dark Knight is entirely about the lengths Bruce would go to against such a chaotic, unpredictable threat to his city. The point of which is to demonstrate the change in his character. The films don't end and just move on. The impact of everything he does carries thru the films and as a character he grows and develops throughout. The Dark Knight he crosses a serious line of surveillance to locate the Joker. It demonstrates that he has reached a point of executing absolute power in the name of safety. He has appointed himself as the protector of the city, and in that it demonstrates a hubris and also an abuse of power. He has anointed himself worthy of making these decisions without any oversight or so say from a democracy whatsoever. In the end he sacrifices his own name for the deeds of Dent, which is the calamity or where the 3rd film picks up, where what they did (Bruce and Gordon) has ultimately not made things better. Their sins come back to haunt them, so to speak, and are made to answer for their actions. A theme that is set up in the first film and runs throughout is one of escalation. It is about how Batman's very existence necessitates these kind of other worldly threats. In a way, none of Gotham's biggest problems exist WITHOUT Batman. And years of living as this brooding avenger has killed all natural instinct within him. To the point that he doesnt even fear death. Half the third movie is just Bruce's character development from a man who rose to great power only to be defeated by himself. He fears nothing and, in some ways, is just waiting to die. He's lost all purpose. His growth as a character is in reconnecting not with the "Batman" but with the frail human underneath. By finding Bruce again he is able to find his fear, his purpose. This is not only represented in the triumph of the climb but in him hanging up the mantle by the end. He is legit the ONLY version of Bruce that has actually evolved enough to outgrow the Batman. Or, if you choose the ending where he just dies, you get the conclusion that Batman finally kills Bruce, which is also a fitting statement on the development hell of the character. All the comics do is have a man chronically, for 80 years, locked in perpetual trauma. He's a grown man that dresses as a Bat - he has never healed and moved on. His obsession with stopping from happening to others what happened to him is insane and unhealthy. Only in Nolan's characterization do we see a man that overcomes his grief and obsession. So yeah, the entire strength of the Nolan films is that Bruce is the most complete character in those films as opposed to any other cinematic adaptations. And the Nolan films got silly at times and are by no means "great films" (though of the comic book variety they are of the highest order) though it is not as hamfisted as the third act of The Batman, which is just a cringey Hollywood takedown of incels, basically. Reeves story lacks actual teeth bc it feels like the conflicts are handled by a first year college student. The politics of the film are literally juvenile and something like a redditors manifesto. Then it devolves into mindless Hollywood fare. It's, simply put, "dumb". It's just not an intelligently conceived story. What arc does Bruce have in The Batman that is so compelling to you? I'd like to know. Because thematically the film is incredibly shallow and operates mostly on the guile of surface level stuff and slick photography. It's not a film exactly brimming with ideas. You're not leaving this film with these pressing questions on your mind bc it's really not that effective in that way. It's grim, gritty, dark and captures a look people really like but the story itself is incredibly lightweight. Bruce doesn't go through some blistering transformation. He's as stagnant here as you seem to think he is in the Nolan films. The Nolan films actually had Bruce develop as a character and change throughout the films. It also was well conceived conceptually as it has themes that carry throughout the trilogy. The Batman is basically Reeves doing a Fincher impersonation. It wants to be Se7en, but unfortunately it isn't. Not to mention Pattinson just looks bored here, like hes collecting a paycheck. The movies that guy really wants to do is stuff like The Lighthouse or something with Cronenberg. I just get the sense this was his "one for them" before doing one for himself again. Nothing against Reeves but hes not exactly an auteur. Hes done some successful blockbuster filmmaking but he doesnt even have a singular style to speak of. I dont want to rag on the movie bc I fair enough, I know some people this is like their big dark masterpiece or whatever, but I just think if you've seen enough movies like, especially older films, the weakness of a film like this is so damn obvious. Its the kind of movie thats cool to young people but its really not that mature in its musings, and hence, hasnt really "earned" its darkness. It wants to be dark but it just, well, isn't. There's nothing here to unsettle an adult mind. Even the villain is incredibly childish. The more people try to defend this movie the more desperate it becomes. Its amazing what modern cameras can do to a new audience. People have lost all sense of story, strong characters, writing and the makings of actual creativity, inventiveness and good storytelling.

The best Gotham we have seen is not in any Batman movie but in The Crow (1994) though Matt Reeves get close

in regards to the section about Keanus acting, i dont think his dialogue is even that bad, he just needs the right role. Johnny in cyberpunk is a good example, it's always a little jarring seeing or hearing a recognizable actor in a game, but he sells the character very well and none of his lines just feel like he's reading from a script, the anti-corp speech is a great example

I Thought the Bat v Super fight was lame.. Cool.. But simp.. Christian Bale BatMan is Great!! Tim Burton was Great!! I like the Batman too!! Done..

Matt Reeves did for Batman on screen what Year One did for him in comics.

I'm probably not going to finish this video all the way, I admit, but some of the shots of the actor who played Batman in this movie kinda look like the actor who played The Crow.

I love how they use real martial arts in some of the action sequences too

Today I learned Matt Reeves sounds just like Michael Cera

How can anybody have a favorite Pattinson acting moment when he can't even act!@#

i actually thought batman looked silly in this movie too. like, imagine in real life, a real crime scene where there’s a recently murdered body, and there’s like 15 cops in uniform, detectives in suits, the commissioner, and then a random dude dressed up like a bat… and everyone’s supposed to just be like “oh yeah that’s that guy. have at it man! take a look around” lol. but yeah the movies great and def my fav batman movie

3:49 F'ING GOLD 7:49 killing it!

Most of the time I want to watch an action movie I watch John Wick. And whenever something else is running I ask myself, why I waste my time not watching John Wick. Its simply the best action movie ever made.

Matt Reeves’voice sounds like Scott Pilgrim made this Batman film

This has more in common with the Harley Quinn show

Good video. Very good. I think we can live with 2 batmans at once. I mean the comic books have how many versions of the character?

I hated the Batman

what did you say about God????you know that's not very nice its offensive to some people with certain spiritual beliefs you might want to give that some thought you know be mindful of others please and thank you