The Batman

Tim Burton revitalized superhero movies, making them the spectacle they should’ve always been, but he also ruined Batman in the process. Nolan brought grit and drama back, but Reeves brings the darkness.  My first watch of The Batman, I was in awe of the crime procedural, Batman as detective. It was like watching Philip Marlowe with fancy tech. My second watch was focused on the politic web of conspiracy. The collaboration between the mafia, the DA, the police, and the withdrawal of the Wayne’s family philanthropic history.  This time I watched Batman vengeance; how it became embodied and spread to the Riddler and his thugs. How he saves Selina from becoming vengeance and she in turn saves him.