The Batman

I rewatched this with my father recently and I can confidently say this is now a 5 star film for me. Over the last year and a half I’ve watched it 4 times and it’s only gotten better on each rewatch. The sheer realism behind Bruce Wayne’s character compared to other depictions of Batman is so refreshing. The plot is so intricately designed and perfectly played out. The 3 hour run tune flies by and is fantastically paced. All the characters were so well depicted with the slight exception of Jim Gordon. I just didn’t love how his character didn’t really do much for the movie except help Batman do what he needed to. He was portrayed as slightly unintelligent compared to comic depictions and previous depictions in film. I loved catwoman and Zoe Kravitz did that role phenomenally. I think Colin Farrell deserved a damn Oscar nomination for his supporting role because of how good he was. And obviously Robert Pattinson and Paul Dano steal the show with their outstanding performances. I’m also a huge fan of Matt Reeves direction here. The cinematography was top tier, the script was amazing and quotable and the costume design was A1 in my opinion. The way they attack this story as a mystery thriller and add amazing action pieces in is perfect to me. I’ll defend this film for a long time and it’s one of the best comic book movies I’ve ever seen.