Is This Better Than The Dark Knight?! First Time Watching The BATMAN (2022) Reaction

[@TheOctobersReact]

Our Patreon voted for this! If you guys want to be part of future polls... www.patreon.com/theoctobers With that being said, who's your favorite Batman?

[@PastaDon_]

"Mainly because all you dudes actually loved it on the low!!"🤣 Awww man, why you gotta blow me up like that bro.. My testosterone levels just took a hit

[@John_Locke_108]

Kinda breaks my heart that your wife isn't familiar with Nirvana's best song. It's such an beautiful song. 30 plus years ago I'd sit in my bedroom in the dark playing it on repeat before going to sleep.

[@PhilBagels]

You should definitely watch Batman: The Movie from 1966, starring Adam West. You might even want to watch the TV series from that time. You do not need to watch the Batman serial from 1943 starring Lewis Wilson, or the Batman and Robin serial from 1949 starring Robert Lowery.

[@thomaskilroy4573]

The real reason Batman dresses and acts like a genuine Bat is that his bloodline from his mother is the Arkham family and madness quite interestingly runs through the genuine bloodline and one part of that insanity is being haunted by such images of giant bats and Batman, due to being an Arkham is just in a constant state of panic and the worrying feeling that he is actually insane.

[@madebymali6758]

Also one thing I love about this batman movie is that he didn’t win. He didn’t figure out the villain’s plan. He didn’t stop it. He didn’t save everyone at the last minute. In the end, he simply lost to the villain. I feel like that was so important for his character arc since this is early in his career as batman. Also a nice subversion of expectations for us as viewers.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

This Batman was so focused on revenge that it stopped him from focusing properly on his detective work and the worst part about it all was he created the villain accidentally. His actions had inspired the Riddler and his followers and they took Batman's influence and turned it into their own way of revenge which was killing people wheres as Batman is all about putting his enemies in Arkham Asylum not killing.

[@locodude12]

I feel like they're trying so hard to subvert expectations that they made him incompetent

[@madebymali6758]

@@locodude12 he should be a bit incompetent. It’s only his second year as a vigilante and this is his first real villain. Up until this point it’s just been street thugs and regular criminals. It would be less believable if he was already a fully competent batman

[@christiancorley4309]

@@locodude12his incompetence is part of the point, and his arc. His aim to be a symbol of vengeance and fear created this mess, so he has to learn to be a symbol of hope.

[@locodude12]

@@madebymali6758 the comic batman who had years of detective work and professional training before he ever put on a mask. The incompetence makes him seem like just an angsty rich kid, not very compelling imo. He can and should make mistakes but this is too much, any rich guy could be batman at this point

[@LaertesStrongCoffee]

In this adaptation, Batman is on duty for like only 2 years and not full of skills yet. So his persona of Bruce Wayne is not developed yet too because his not even doing his job as a philanthropist and only bring Batman all the time. It's a prequel to his journey.

[@locodude12]

Where does he get his skills in this adaption? It seems like Alfred and the carpet shovel guy did most of the work🤷‍♂

[@LaertesStrongCoffee]

@@locodude12 I don't know what you're talking about. But here Bruce is not at his full potential yet, he is still evolving into the bat we know of

[@davidbeer5015]

@locodude12 I would argue that just because he has support in something doesn’t make him not skilled or intelligent. He was able to solve the vast majority of the riddles, and the ones he didn’t had some other elements in play. As far as I’m aware, good detectives don’t do everything themselves. Alfred primarily does some decoding on 2 riddles that he can do due to his past experience (and on the first, they actually decoded together), and him not knowing a carpet tool is fair for the character, imo.

[@3twelve206]

44:10 Riddler doesn’t know Batman is Bruce. It’s easy to miss but rewatch the scene and there’s a key line that reveals he doesn’t know. Most people miss it btw lol.

[@NarcisConstantinescu]

That is such a big twist and most people don't even catch it as such, amazing what a pause and a comma can do to throw inattentive viewers off guard.

[@viridian5maureen853]

With his views on Bruce Wayne, the Riddler wouldn't think Bruce could become a Batman.

[@wethepeople6642]

Your Man definitely could be The Riddler for Halloween!!! Lmao 🎃 🤔 🤪 🤣

[@TROUBLESOME.87]

PLEASE !

[@Provoses]

That overhead shot of him leading them out of the darkness is freaking insane. I can’t wait for the rest of this trilogy to continue

[@pchill82]

Man I totally agree! No one ever mentions how amazing that scene was but I thought it was one of the best ones. Would love a poster of that shot.

[@L0ad1ng45]

It looks awesome, but at the same time realistically where are they being led at that moment? It's kinda dark and flooded everywhere haha.

[@Provoses]

@@L0ad1ng45 I imagine to the stairs. Anywhere is better than the lowest level of a flooded arena

[@glennwelsh9784]

43:51 I think we found Mr. October's Halloween costume for this year. 😜

[@deadpool0.o319]

Riddler reacting to riddler scene is Hilarios😅😅 "Its always corniest looking guys"" Started my laughing changed the entire mood of reaction 😂😂

[@TheOctobersReact]

lol but to be real atleast i put myself out there. you troll behind a D profile pic haha

[@johnplaysgames3120]

To answer a couple of your questions: 1) The Batman was a big success. It grossed $772 million against a budget of ~$185 million, making it the seventh highest grossing film of 2022. It got positive reviews from critics and fans. So, yeah, there'll definitely be more of these. 2) Personally, I don't think it was too soon for a new series of Batman movies. The Christopher Nolan ones were great, but they were done. And the last film in that series came out in 2012. So it was 10 years in between that old series and this one. Also, Batman is one of those characters that gets rebooted a lot, so I don't mind seeing different filmmakers and casts take on the IP. I love to see how different filmmakers interpret the material and I think Batman's one of the few characters where you could get away with rebooting his story more often (as long as you don't spend any time on rehashing his origin story, because we've all seen it a million times by this point).

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

This is peak Batman from the comics. The detective side. Yes, people know him as the Dark Knight, but he debuted in Detective Comics #27 in 1939, and his other nickname is The World's Greatest Detective. And that's what this is. A detective story. His comic book storylines that utilize his detective skills, those are the best in my opinion.

[@NikoStark1]

How is it the detective side when he couldn’t even solve the main mystery? Is that suppose to be the world’s greatest detective?

[@The_Stoned_Wanderer]

​@@NikoStark1 I bet you'd say Batman Arkham is better when he got tricked by a joker double twice in the same game

[@NikoStark1]

@@The_Stoned_Wanderer I’m talking about movies, idgaf about games.

[@The_Stoned_Wanderer]

@@NikoStark1 well he's dumb AF in the movies too

[@adamdavies4480]

@@NikoStark1most hero’s can’t solve the main mystery, or at least for most of the movie. Because then there would be no point for the movie…

[@trei1658]

If you remembered that this was just year 2 Batman so he is just developing his personas, Bruce and Batman.

[@EmbassyNerdcore]

I literally can't understand anyone who hates this movie. It's SO good. Colin Farrell as Penguin is fantastic. Falcone is fantastic.

[@Tay-cu7ny]

Me personally I will always be of the opinion that the Nolan trilogy are amazing films with Batman, but this is an amazing film about Batman, as someone who’s read the comics and watched every animated series,The Batman to me is a true Batman movie

[@AllThingsKen]

well I guess I dont like batman then

[@Alran109]

@@AllThingsKen no you don't. You like mindless action movies.

[@AllThingsKen]

@@Alran109 u cant get mad because I don't like it. I was just bored in the theater. Not my cup of tea.

[@adamdavies4480]

⁠​⁠@@AllThingsKenand you can’t insult people because they liked it. Tit for tat. Eliminate the double standards.

[@AllThingsKen]

@@adamdavies4480 but I didnt

[@CheGuevara-uf4pm]

This batman movie was dope because it was the first movie to focus on the detective side of batman aka the world's greatest detective

[@Kingram417]

He said "It's always the corniest looking ones," and the dude looks EXACTLY like him! LOL

[@TheOctobersReact]

lol 😂 if you have the brain of a lizard, you may think so. I objectively don’t look anything like him unless you just think all white dudes look the same.

[@JoeLovesYou2]

​@@TheOctobersReactit's just the hair and glasses lol. You definitely could dress up as him for halloween though fr 😂

[@deadpool0.o319]

No man you look like him nose glasses and hair 🤣🤣​@@TheOctobersReact

[@Albinojerk]

I noticed that you edited out what seemed to me to be the whole arc of Batman in this movie. I loved the way he went from being the dark violent vengeance to realizing that vengeance isn't enough. His pain was too fresh and he was acting out on it in the way he wanted, but now he realizes that isn't what the city needed. He's got to be Bruce, use that power, and make Batman a symbol of justice. I could very easily see the 2nd movie having him put on the Bruce persona that people know and being more or a larger than life figure and more theatrical as the batman. This movie was an inexperienced batman who wasn't using all the tools at his disposal.

[@shahilhassan9415]

They were too obsessed with the Nolan batman films

[@Martin-u9e]

This was actually a great movie

[@thehumanwiII]

Of course, unfortunately there’s always “edgy” hot-take types that can’t help but hate on good art.

[@believeume122]

This is year 2 Batman so he's still coming into his own and trying to figure out what type of person he wants to be. I personally loved the dark tones of this movie.

[@CollideFan1]

The Mrs picked up on the comparison with the Zodiac Killer. This Riddler is no Jim Carey Riddler. This Riddler genius level intelligence on top of batshit insanity is on par with The Joker. I had doubts about this movie but after watching it, its a favorite after The Dark Knight

[@Tobirama_S1]

why this dude lowkey looks like the riddler??? lmao

[@goldenfade6332]

“It’s always the corniest looking ones huh” bro how you on the screen twice?

[@mrhillsman]

LMAO I 1000% was thinking he looks like you in the diner

[@WilliamMorefield]

You should search out the Joker deleted scene !

[@Humanipathic]

Hell yeah

[@shahilhassan9415]

Yes please react to it

[@notofthisgod32]

It's in this reaction

[@Humanipathic]

@@notofthisgod32time stamp ?

[@JohnDoe-kh6mt]

Kurt Cobain was definitely an emotional boy 😂 but he played grunge music. Not emo.

[@-littlekidlover-]

42:17, bro you too look like him🤣🤣🤣

[@nimish_l5727]

I was searching this comment 🤣

[@silentassason]

Personally, I like this and Dark Knight equally. In the same way, I love Pheonix's version of The Joker equally as much as Ledger's

[@ChrisB-k7b]

The joker was way better than this one imo, this was just "good". joker was great. nolans trilogy was my fave tho.

[@silentassason]

@@ChrisB-k7b I don't know what you're talking about. There is no "this" joker as the only one we see here is a cameo at best

[@Till3706]

@@ChrisB-k7bYou’re always so annoyed when people have different opinions?

[@iaintblackimo.j.7753]

Batman’s super power isn’t being rich or he can fight…..Batman super power is that he’s the World’s Greatest Detective 🕵️‍♂️

[@cameron.taylor]

I’m so hyped for The Batman 2 I really like Robert Pattinson batman

[@-Knife-]

LOL you do have similar glasses to The Riddler. This is the best detective Batman movie yet.

[@ottoswanson6664]

43:52 I wasn't thinking it until y'all said it 😂 Now I can't unsee it haha

[@fanfan-ni6cw]

I'm so confused as to why so many people miss why Batman fell in the water. The wire was gonna shock and kill everyone so he jumped on it to cut it and absorbed the blow.

[@MrEthan80]

I really hope the sequel will stand up to this one introducing Clayface in this super dark “real world” Batman gonna be tricky!

[@bcdenton]

Whenever a the Riddler is going to off someone, the Ave Maria plays in a minor key

[@CrazeeAdam]

The music is so great in this too. All just moody and chilling. Fitting for Batman of course. The tone in this movie is well done.

[@ccjtv809]

"Batman relax stop hitting him". "Nah he making me solve riddles and s***".😂

[@SimplyDarknes]

I love how at 42:20 you say its always the weird looking guys, then i looked at you and was like bro, you kinda look identical.🤣😶

[@kamarifelton2589]

I was literally thinking the same thing like they could be blood brothers look just alike😂😂

[@Alvaro-rq8sn]

My guy here looking just like Riddler 😂😂😂. Amazing reaction by the way, new sub

[@Sean-bf3lh]

When catwoman says she's going to bloodhaven maybe that is where Robin the boy wonder is a cop and also goes by nightwing

[@Ghost8386]

Batman is the World’s Greatest Detective in the comics. The Dark Knight trilogy lacked the essence of the World's Greatest Detective. I appreciated the influences of Chinatown, Taxi Driver, Seven, The French Connection, All the President's Men, and Zodiac in The Batman (2022).

[@NikoStark1]

How is this world’s greatest detective story when he couldn’t even solve the main mystery? Lol

[@piggyintheshadows]

@@NikoStark1 Ask the comics. This is highly based on The Long Halloween where Batman doesn't figure it out in time and in the end has to do damage control much like this.

[@NikoStark1]

@@piggyintheshadows yes, that was reported before the movie even started recording. That is all good, but why are people calling him the world’s greatest detective when he’s was definitely not one in the first film.

[@ababafgatg]

@@NikoStark1he’s been Batman for only 2 years. That’s acknowledged at the very beginning of the movie. I bet you’re one of those kids who can’t sit through a movie without fidgeting for 10 minutes.

[@NikoStark1]

@@ababafgatg First of all I’m not a kid! And I’ve seen more movies than your whole family combined! Second, I know he’s been Batman for only 2 years, everyone knew that before even the first trailer came out. Which is exactly my point! Everyone is calling him the world’s greatest detective when he’s NOT! And couldn’t even solve the main mystery. But you fanboys are triggered when someone doesn’t agree with your point of view.

[@jermainemartinez8282]

Fun Fact: you do look like Riddler. Crazy Fact: in Beltfast Iraland they didn't let kids under 15 watch The Batman without an Adult with them.

[@CosmicKingGeorge]

Definitely watch Batman 1989 and Batman Returns with Michael Keaton.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Brooke and Tony! 🦇 I really love this one.

[@arthurking7468]

This batman film is so goooooood. Literally reminds me of how batman detective comics are. Also matt reves did such good job as well as Robert pattinson

[@rodrigomendoza3813]

U kinda look like the riddler

[@rodrigomendoza3813]

Okay I just saw the part where u predicted my comment sorry

[@Giovanni_Gabrielli]

Robert Pattinsons you are absolved for your sins committed during the twilight accident.

[@JorgiePorgie2011]

This has to be the best on screen representation of what it’s like to read a Batman comic. Dark and gritty. And this is still early in his time as Batman so we get to see him make mistakes. The penguin is so good as well. It makes me so excited to see what is coming in the next film😁😁😁

[@Ginko139]

holy shit The Riddler reacting to himself

[@John_Locke_108]

Perhaps my second favorite Batman movie. It's almost as good as The Dark Knight. Absolutely terrific.

[@AllThingsKen]

nah

[@NikoStark1]

@@AllThingsKenyeah lol, I don’t understand how people thought this was good. It was average at best.

[@AllThingsKen]

@@NikoStark1 fanboys like anything their character is in. Every new movie they think its a master piece.

[@jlhanlon1980]

​@@AllThingsKen without the fanboys the phony ass comic book MOVIE fans like you would not be here to even see these movies. TDK is overrated, it was absolutely ridiculous for Batman to take the blame for killing 5 people and then hiding out for 8 years he would never do that, and the fact they had to undo it in TDKR proves I'm correct. Not only that heath ledger did not play any joker from a comic book I know, he was just playing a psychopath but he did not play the joker.

[@NikoStark1]

@@jlhanlon1980 you’re clueless

[@trevenromero9276]

29:11 I feel that penguin should definitely be on sopranos💀🖤

[@ErnestoMercer]

Comments are pretty good. Some notes. Even in the old media, Ras Al Ghul always addresses Batman as “Detective.” As it has been said that’s the point of Batman not that he breaks your bones but that he’s the World’s Greatest Detective. & Batman doesn’t smile: that’s also a Batman thing… & as said they referenced it several times, Batman has only been around for two years. No Catholics in the comments? The “beautiful magic” is Ave Maria, Latin for Hail Mary. It is the Hail Mary. Also, that IS Nirvana, one of their biggest hits: Something In The Way. When Selena says she’s going upstate to Bludhaven that’s the second city in Batman world, where Dick Grayson, Robin #1 sets up shop as an adult superhero, Nightwing. Also as said look for the Joker deleted scene. & like the Joker, yes…psychotic. Phoenix’s Joker by the way isn’t necessarily Batman’s The Joker. One thing Christopher Nolan didn’t do was really delve into Batman from the comics. This movie catches the feel of the best Batman from comics & graphic novels.

[@TheGundamsword]

Dark Knight is still the best Batman movie, and the 89 is the best adaptation. But this was pretty good. It's a bit different than traditional Batman adaptations. But it has its charm.

[@nvp8191]

There's a penguin TV series you need to check out because it's the next project in The Matt Reeves Batman universe.

[@silentassason]

17:14 Mrs.October being a gamer and randomly throwing game references always puts a smile on my face 😂

[@JPuReTaLeNt]

This is a young brutal Batman that is less about strategy and more about straight violence. He doesn’t have a purpose but I feel like Batman 2 we will see a more refined Bruce Wayne so I’m excited to see where Matt reeves goes with this direction

[@nsasupporter7557]

You haven’t watched a Batman movie that you didn’t like… watch “Batman and Robin” from 1997 and that will shatter that notion rofl 🤣

[@Deandean672]

Colin Farrell plays the penguin the acting is crazy good , and yeh penguin was in the older ones played by Danny davito

[@kevinmatthew1050]

Incredible movie. My favortie batman right after the dark knight. This is only the second year of him being batman. Hes still super angry and raw and hasnt figured it all out yet. He didnt care about being bruce but just wanted to whip everyones ass. At the end he realizes he needs to be more. In the second movie you will see him become the more playboy type christian bale batman.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Let's be very clear: This interpretation of Batman owes everything to The Crow. But it is worthy of what it does homage to.

[@sonnyofox6413]

49:09 I’d like to think it’s a lesser version of Banes Venom Serum.

[@CapnLubeHandles]

pretty sure it was adrenaline.

[@angelestrada9552]

Fun facts about this movie * This is Day Two Batman, so it means he is still learning how to be a vigilante and also, the bat symbol or batarang on his chest is made of the same gun of the killer of his parents. * The Penguin is played by Colin Farrell * There are some far away shots that you can see the Riddler * The green stuff he put himself in is adrenaline, but it looks like venom - a chemical that Bane takes to grow in size and make him stronger and invulnerable. * This movie talks about more of the detective side of batman than the fighter side and the billionaire playboy side of Bruce. * In the jail cell scene, the Riddler is talking to the Joker. * The Joker is played by Barry Keoghan, who also played a character in Marvel Eternals as Druig, the mind control eternal * The director Matt Reeves wanted the Joker to have a disability better than falling from the chemical that made him like in the comics or, like in the Dark Knight movie, he cut his own mouth to have a smile because he wanted to be more realistic than fictional. His Joker's disability made him creepier because he lost some of his green hair, his skin is nastier, and his mouth is disturbing. * There is a deleted scene you can watch in the bonus features or KZbin about the Batman is interrogating the Joker and Barry Keoghan's Jokers laugh is phenomenal

[@devin6079]

The crazy thing to me about tdk trilogy is I don’t even really like that version of Batman. It’s the villains that make those movies to me. Whereas this movie, I actually liked all the characters.

[@fredcustodio5078]

I love that this Batman is the newbie Batman where all the shortcomings of his gadgets can be upgraded for future films. my favorite part of this film is when his glider is still a new thing for his suit and he's still afraid to jump.

[@shamrokz95]

Not even close to TDK, more on par with Batman begins. The world had potential for sure, just need to execute on the rest of the trilogy.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

They def gave this Batman a horror movie vibe. You can see it in the filmmaking for sure. Like when we first see Batman in action, you just hear his footsteps approaching slowly and then he steps out of the shadows to just destroy those gang members. Later in the movie, when the flooding is happening and he's fighting the gunman up in the rigging, there's that shot where he comes leaping out of the smoke and you'll notice that they play a metallic, "string stab" type of sound effect like you'd typically play over the psycho killer leaping out at people in a slasher movie. And, ofc, there's the Batmobile revving to life when he's about to chase the Penguin and the shot looks like the sort of shot you'd use when a killer/bad guy is about to chase down the good guy in a normal movie. Not to mention the iconic shot of the Batmobile emerging from the flames of the explosion like some sort of demonic monster. They took all the filmmaking tricks you'd normally use to make the monster scary in a horror movie and used them to make Batman feel scary.

[@davidhasselblad3825]

My favorite Batman is detective Batman. He worked a lot closer to others and the comics really showed how he deduced things. In Batman’s later career he just figures things out off the bat. No pun intended. “The smell of the blood and coagulation shows this is the victim. Or what left of him. The blood is anemic and the aliens from eight years ago must be behind it.” And don’t explain often how he knows all of this. Also. Detective Batman was in his early years. Before he became this super power in the justice league. He was more brooding. He was still trying to figure out how to balance Bruce Wayne and Batman. And was pretty emo like as you guys said. He was a lot more violent and hardcore. Then he becomes the sleuth who never even gets shot because he’s on the ceilings he’s jumping off of walls and going buck wild without a sound. Also riddler wears a suit and is very intelligent and witty. He likes creating puzzles for Batman because he wants to prove he’s smarter in the comics. In some he has specific reasons for going after the Batman. I hated jim Carey’s riddler. This riddler is closer. But his look is way darker. And his vibe. However his intelligence is on par. Jim’s had two things right. The red hair and the question mark cane. In the beginning the riddler really liked and respected Batman. But when Batman wasn’t willing to go to the lengths he would to create a superior society he saw him as a rival constantly trying to outsmart him.

[@allthesmoke9420]

Close but probably not

[@remyrimmm3123]

I dont believe this movie is as good as The Dark Knight, no superhero movie is to my mind. However I do think this movie captures certain elements of Batman’s character that The Dark Knight doesn’t and it’s one of my favorite elements to the character. It’s his relation to fear but more importantly; the fear he inflicts onto the criminals of Gotham. The Batman is not right in the head and those criminals know it. Which is why they fear him so much. They KNOW that if he catches them they’re in big trouble as he’s actually crazy. A person with a real psychological issue, forged by that ally his parents died in. ‘’I am the shadows’’ bc even if he’s just one person he *can* be anywhere and that’s why he’s everywhere. He uses this fear he instills as a tool - and the light is a warning. The movie also portrays a young Bruce Wayne, early in his vigilante career. He’s a recluse, consumed by who he really is - Batman. He has to learn to put on the mask of Bruce Wayne, as he can do more good than Batman ever could.

[@jsaradar10]

I like this one; not quite as good as Nolan's. I like the Michael Keaton/Jack Nickelson Batman tons too, and the Gotham series was really good too with young Bruce and Gordon as the main protagonists with the standard other characters all getting nice new takes too.

[@ezelldaniels6064]

This was one of the best Batman's of this generation. So damn dark, unsettling, action packed and so mind blowing. The theatre experience was so insane. Can't wait for part 2

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

Of course, there have been many theories on why the Riddler's prison collar is so huge. It looks like something they would've used as handcuffs for killer croc.

[@BatmanFan76]

I had major doubts about this movie when it was first greenlit. Because, Y’know. They actually picked Edward from Twilight to play Batman. But, once I got over that fact and actually watched the movie, I actually appreciated how unique they made it. Especially despite the fact that the other Batman movies out there are like 2 hours long, and this one is nearly 3 hours.

[@John_Locke_108]

I saw The Lighthouse so I had no doubts about his acting chops. And boy did he knock this out of the park.

[@winstonpeanutbutter]

If you've seen any other Pattinson films then you knew that he would deliver. Literally every single film he has been in after twighlight has been amazing.

[@jlhanlon1980]

Just like everybody hated the idea of Michael Keaton playing batman and look how that turned out.

[@rednihilist]

“This guy’s like the Michael Scofield of villains.” Y’all had me from the start, but that just solidified the awe. Hell to the yeah!💜

[@TheOctobersReact]

glad we got a prison break fan!

[@elunicocalvo]

It is.

[@fleason771]

Still continues to blow my mind how the composer, Michael Giacchino did not get an Oscar nomination for this score & btw it is the same man who composes for the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies & has done scores like "The Incredibles", "MI: Ghost Protocol", "Coco" "Zootopia", "Cloverfield", "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes" & so many many more 🤯

[@Blinkptx]

I love everything about this movie. It's right up there with Dark Knight for me. Heath's Joker is still my favorite movie villain, but this is my favorite of the movies in general. Riddler is amazing in this.

[@DestroySteve]

I hope they make more of these. The Nolan films were great but I love the feel of this version of Batman too. It reminds me of the Gotham games in the vibe. I think it’s a good direction for DC.

[@trevenromero9276]

This movie was dope asf,like think about it this a Batman who’s only been batman for 2 years is such a great idea for a Batman movie so I definitely can’t wait till the second one but also curious to know who’s the next villain gonna be for the next bat movie:)

[@Penddraig7]

Bare in mind that this is an early era Batman, before he is at the top of his game, he is still learning and finding his feet at this stage, still holding onto the grief and has that naive side that comes from his lack of experience he will grow into a more polished character and become the Bruce Wayne/Batman we are used to seeing where Bruce is the playing the game and running Wayne Enterprises and being the playboy character. I think the plan is to create a franchise around the Batman character that will last a couple of decades maybe so they went for a younger Batman and will start introducing other characters that will have their own spin off movies or tv shows like the Penguin and other characters will be introduced and it will build the world with Batman being the thread of continuity because the issue with the DC stuff is that it has had standalone movies/trilogies and tv shows and none of it has any continuity and there has been constant reboots of the same characters over and over again and for those who aren’t like the uber nerds, those who are labelled normies, it’s really confusing, especially when they are comparing it to the Marvel Universe, so I am hoping that they do something and build off of it and we don’t get another Batman reboot in 5 years time which is connected to the new era DC Universe which is meant to be a reboot of all the DC stuff but with somethings that are outside that Universe in kind of elseworld Universes, it just gets too complicated for the normies to follow and they end up losing interest. How they were doing it with the Snyderverse had promise but it was cursed and they tried to catch up with Marvel too quickly and they should have pumped the brakes and introduced the characters more before Justice League and then there was the whole Justice League fiasco which really did kill the franchise and even though the Snyder cut was considerably better the damage was already done, the cult following wasn’t enough at the end of the day. There is so much they could have done with the DC stuff over the past couple decades but it’s lacked any real leadership and direction and continuity and if I am being honest, I think it’s too late now, I think a lot of people have had enough of it and are probably thinking, not another Superman reboot, not another Batman reboot, not another suicide squad reboot etc etc It’s no wonder people are tuning out. I just can’t see this reboot being a success, the good will is gone

[@TheLibrarianOG1]

This is Year 1- Year 2 Batman, he is meant to be exactly how you saw, he hasn't figured everything out just yet, he hasn't found the balance between Bruce and the Bat, he's a good detective but not yet the best, even his fighting style is still a little rough but this is the most accurate Batman we've gotten in decades, he might actually be the only one, if we are discounting the versions within the various animated media.

[@dondatta13]

This came across as a more real world, authentic Batman. When Batman 1st appeared in Detective Comics (DC) back in1939 He had brilliant investigative & crime solving skills that this movie portrayed well in this film noir version. Yes This 2nd year Batman is locked in a dark, vengeful mind state. Why else would a Billionaire rather dress up as a bat and actively go into harms way, patrolling the city at night. Searching out the crazy criminal elements and dealing out his own brand of vigilante justice. His parents murders scarred him for life. In his mind, the less time he spent as Bruce Wayne rhe victim & more time as Batman the mask of strength the better. It would have been so easy to become a Billionaire playboy were his scars not so deep and dark. Lasrly Colin Farrells transformation into the Penguin is somethig that my brain cannot process. It causes my mind to glitch. Unreal.

[@JoshuaRadford-w7d]

50:59 Best unintentional pun I've heard in a while.

[@Redd21481]

Remember, Octobers, this is year two Batman he's not very seasoned yet still in his brutality phase. Awesome show there Octobers Keep up the terrific work 👏 👌 👍 😀

[@Blinkptx]

There's a 5 minute long deleted scene from this movie where Batman and Joker have a conversation. It is incredible. I'd love to get your reaction to it. They took it out of the movie because it would have taken the spotlight off of Riddler.

[@damonmcdowelljr2782]

43:50 (In Bill Burr) "I was thinkin it then you fking said it!"

[@mikefetterman6782]

Jim Carrey stayed true to the "Riddler" from the original Batman television series from the 60s. Adam West was Batman and Burt Ward was Robin. Then in 1990, Tim Burton directed a series of Batman movies with Michael Keaton as Batman, (then in the third it was Val Kilmer, and the Fourth was George Clooney) villians were Danny Devito as the Penguin, Arnold Swarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, Michelle Pfiefer as Catwoman, and Jim Carrey as the riddler. In the 2000s, Chirs Nolan did a trilogy with Christian Bale, Ben Affleck did a trilogy and more, and now this is a totally different imagining.

[@nsasupporter7557]

The Tim Burton Batman movie came out in 1989… his sequel (Batman Returns) came out in 1992. Batman Forever with Jim Carrey as Riddler wasn’t directed by Tim Burton, it was directed by Joel Schumacher. But it was still the same franchise

[@fleason771]

Like Batman 1989 & some of The Dark Knight trilogy a lot of "The Batman" 2022 was filmed in Britain 🇬🇧 (In particularly Liverpool, London & Glasgow in Scotland) & it sure does rain alot here!! 😂 A lot of Hollywood films now shoot sequences in Glasgow as the brick buildings are close to the look of American architecture especially New York. World War Z, The Batman, The Flash, (the cancelled) BatGirl & Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny have been shot there over the last decade or so

[@Brosati68]

The song she was singing is from the same album as the song they used in this movie so she not wrong 😂

[@angel420garcia]

lol “how old are we?” For real, Bruce was acting like a brat around Alfred.

[@trevenromero9276]

31:31 so glad you caught that,yes he’s literally walking like a penguin🤣

[@jackharrington697]

Subbed cant wait to see more!!

[@jermainehaslam5634]

This the best Batman film in my opinion, the detective story was well executed and Pattinson is amazing as Batman.

[@LightsOut25KP]

This might be a hot take but I think you’d guys would like Gotham Tv Series . Great show in my opinion and also helps understanding a lot of the Batman characters in the movies we see

[@marlopunk4265]

No it’s not better than the dark knight…but it’s pretty damn good lol…enjoy n appreciate it on its own

[@Gravywrld999]

I love Bale but sum bout Pattinson just hit different and I loved how he was actually the “worlds greatest detective” finally plus the I love the Arkham games and his suit looks very similar love yalls reaction🖤🩶

[@saskk2290]

Not even close. Most people have forgotten it already

[@jesusfernandezgarcia9449]

The best incarnation of the Penguin in history.

[@fredrik357]

I really love this movie, pattinson did well, this is year 2 of bruce being batman so very new, and he gets swallowed up in the darkness, also called vengeance because many criminals has not seen him yet, they just heard of a dark figure that takes them down vith violence. Paul Dano does a fantastic job as the riddler, such a underrated actor he is always good in everything he does. Colin Farrell is unreconizable as the penguin. Also the end pretty much makes Batman realise he cant fix everything as Batman and be Bruce Wayne to with all the money and power he has. There will be a part 2 but earliest 2026 they have not started shooting it yet but its announced that Warner Bros wants it made.

[@dragonflysurgeon]

You must watch the deleted scene. I can see why it was deleted.

[@christopherdunlap7028]

OMG, The Riddler is.....MR. OCTOBER 🤣

[@johnplaysgames3120]

I wasn't sure how I was going to like a Robert Pattinson Batman when this movie came out but, tbh, I think he killed it. I can understand why some people didn't like that he was "emo Batman" for the whole movie but I think those people are wrongly assuming that this is how Batman is going to be in all the movies. My understanding is that Matt Reeves is just setting this up as the beginning of Batman's character arc. This is young Batman, only two years into the job and he hasn't quite figured it out all out yet (which is why they include scenes like him eating asphalt with the wingsuit). He's also still mourning his parents and starts out this movie in "Batman is just vengeance" mode, so he hasn't seen the value in developing (or using) the Bruce Wayne side of his persona yet. The arc of this first movie is Batman learning that "just being vengeance" is sending the wrong message and not accomplishing what he wants to accomplish (he's just scaring the people of Gotham and inspiring the villains to put on masks and be extra crazy), so, by the end of the movie, he learns that he has to symbolize "hope" for the people of Gotham, not just revenge and violence. I have a feeling that, in the next movie, we'll see him begin to develop the "Bruce Wayne" persona so that he can use it to get into places, get info, etc. and that's where the classic Batman/Bruce we know from the comics will start to arise. Honestly, I'm looking forward to seeing him put on a fake smile and play up the "billionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne" alter-ego a little more in the next movie. I have a feeling they'll lean really hard on showing that "Bruce" is the mask he's wearing and that Batman is the real him, so I think it'll be cool to see that switch-up happen when he goes from being fake "Bruce" to super focused Batman. As for this movie, though, I love seeing a Batman movie finally show him being a detective, not just kicking baddie butt. In the comics, Batman was billed as "The World's Greatest Detective," and most Batman movies have ignored that part of his character. Can't wait to see more of that. I also really liked the way they modeled Riddler after the Zodiac killer in this one. In the old TV show and the old Batman movies (especially the one where Jim Carrey played the Riddler), they always just made him super corny and goofy and played him for laughs. Finally, in this one, they made a Riddler who was truly frightening. Also, they did a great job with Gotham in this one. You can see that they pulled a lot from the vibe of "Se7en" for the setting, with it raining all the time, the color grading, etc. Honestly, Matt Reeves tapped all the right influences to create a more dark and serious Batman and I love it.