The Batman

They think I am hiding in the shadows. But I am the shadows.  visually one of the most striking films i’ve seen. an amazing atmosphere. orange cobbled streets relentlessly pelted by rain lit by the most moody of lighting. enamoring.there are so many insane shots in this film that left me in childlike wonder. the walk away from the fire, leading the citizens through the flood, absolute madness. paired with such a great soundtrack, the ambience was unparalleled.  i believe robert paterson has unveiled my favorite batman iteration yet. patersons performance gives us a self-hating, quick thinking, destructingly obsessive batman and i truly believe this is who batman would be. not a suave playboy billionaire, but a socially awry, shut in who has been consumed by the night since childhood. the eyeblack was such a small detail but worked so well for this character. i also loved how he relies on a bike to get around because it’s much more concealable  compared to the batmobile. my most major problem that i had with this film was some of the dialogue. There were moments that the dialogue felt really unnatural or out of place but those moments were pretty few in number.  for a three hour movie, i really liked the pacing. the tension and reveals came increasingly more and more; and the longer i was watching, the more i felt invested. the arc of character was my favorite part. the absolute reconstruction that batman’s perspective undergoes in the end had me wanting more.  i wish i got to see this in theaters, so part 2 you will be seeing me. need to rewatch soon.