The Batman

God isn't it crazy that a superhero movie has this much SAUCE! Like every god damn shot is so beautiful and the wide angle lenses look so fucking good Also wanted to rant about his arc for a bit.. There's this great scene near the end when Gordon unmasks one of The Riddler's goons and when he asks who he is, he responds "I'm vengeance." And we cut to Bruce who's face turns to disgust and horror, because that's the same exact mantra he had said earlier. In this moment he fully realizes what he's been doing wrong-- he's been a force of violence and fear when he needs to be a force of good. The whole movie he tries so hard to make sure people are SCARED of him that no one ever feels safe because of him. We see that in the opening scene, when the guy who Batman saves is terrified of him; "Please don't hurt me" he begs And immediately after this, we see Batman take that lesson to heart, and he goes to HELP people rather than attack more people. We see him helping survivors, leading them to safety, and finally, FINALLY see his positive impact. He's become (or is at least starting to become) a symbol of hope and safety. "I'm starting to see now. I have had an effect here... But not the one I intended. Vengeance won't change the past, mine or anyone else's. I have to become more. People need hope. To know someone's out there for them."