The Batman

My delusional notes about The Batman on a saturday night (might come back to edit this into something readable but I'll probably forget): Something I love about this movie is how focused Bruce is on the negative things that he ignores any change that could really be made. He drives past a poster of Bella Real saying "the city's eating itself. Maybe it's beyond saving... But I have to try." But every time we see a chance at real change, he ignores it. He doesn't seem to use this money for any philanthropy and he consistently ignores Bella Real. I think he visually changes by the end of the movie by physically saving Bella Real, the only chance at real change. And obviously he would have saved anyone, but it represents him realizing that she can bring the kind of change he wants to see Also love how deep into the Batman character Bruce is that he never acts like Bruce. He always in the Batman. When talking to falcoln while in Bruce attire, he speaks and asks the same way Batman would. He cannot separate his two ljves-- at this point he only has the one life, he ISbatman My absolute favorite Batman score He also gets so into being the Batman. Probably his big character flaw. When he's solving that puzzle, chatting with the riddler, it's like a game to him. (Almost). You can tell he's getting something out of this. Some part of him is enjoying solving the puzzle. Maybe, just my two sense. Those nights changed him. He's become a nocturnal animal. He needs this Andy serkis so perfect. A perfect caring figure that Bruce (and the audience) needs "You assume the worst in people" He wants to overcome his fear of losing those he loves, he wants to beat it, because he thinks that makes him strong, but it doesn't. That fear is what keeps him grounded, it's what ties him to the people of Gotham. It's what makes him empathetic, and more than just vengeance. And when he finally embraces that fear, he becomes so much more than a symbol of fear for others. He is what helps counter that fear "you and I both know, I'm looking at the real you right now." That lost moment of self sacrifice comes after Bruce realize he's been going about "The Batman" the wrong way. He needs to help people, to guide and protect people, not to be a symbol of fear. Then we get the flare scene. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous Only stupid scene in this movie is with the joker. Didn't need it at all. Has no value outside of an in-reference. Look here's the joker! No, he's not adding anything to the story, but he sure is here! Had this shit at 4.5 for the past 2 years I give up perfect..movie idc. Also fastest 3 hours of my life. Never feels like any scene drags, never fluffs it's runtime, perfect