CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
I saw it today, spoilers below, don't read if you don't want spoiler because I'm not using spoiler code.
I liked it overall. It's not non-stop depression (though there is a fair bit of it!) but it certainly is moody. It's a very grimey, sleazey version of Gotham and I liked how it looked. Bruce is totally devoted to being Batman to the point of neglecting his real life and the movie really shows him as an awkward weirdo, especially when he's hanging around crime scenes and such. It is a bit of a shame we don't get more of him as Bruce because the one scene where he's at a funeral and everyone's like "hey, it's Bruce Wayne!" is fun. Zoe Kravitz was really good as Selina and in her various wigs. Colin Farrell was good as Penguin, and the closest the movie comes to light relief really. I liked that Riddler was a creep 4chan guy. But this version of Gordon was really weak; he did nothing except repeat the riddles and try to be Batman's buddy. I know it's not fair to compare to the Nolan trilogy but Gary Oldman's Gordon felt like he could be the lead in a movie of his own whereas this one barely felt like a competent cop. Alfred felt a bit underused and not quite as warm as I imagined from Andy Serkis.
About the lenght: yeah, it feels too long but the problem isn't the third act. The third act is essential to Bruce's arc and actually becoming a more inspiring and hopeful version of Batman. If anything the finale feels rushed: the flood happens too fast and Riddler's incel followers could have used some more foreshadowing. If you were cutting anything it would be in the first two hours. I appreciated the detective noir feel, but some of it went on too long. Like it took about forty minutes to resolve the "flying rat" thing. The Batmobile scene is completely superfluous but it is fun. Didn't like the sequrl bait scene (wich the director denies was sequel bait, but come on) with Joker #489.
I liked it overall. It's not non-stop depression (though there is a fair bit of it!) but it certainly is moody. It's a very grimey, sleazey version of Gotham and I liked how it looked. Bruce is totally devoted to being Batman to the point of neglecting his real life and the movie really shows him as an awkward weirdo, especially when he's hanging around crime scenes and such. It is a bit of a shame we don't get more of him as Bruce because the one scene where he's at a funeral and everyone's like "hey, it's Bruce Wayne!" is fun. Zoe Kravitz was really good as Selina and in her various wigs. Colin Farrell was good as Penguin, and the closest the movie comes to light relief really. I liked that Riddler was a creep 4chan guy. But this version of Gordon was really weak; he did nothing except repeat the riddles and try to be Batman's buddy. I know it's not fair to compare to the Nolan trilogy but Gary Oldman's Gordon felt like he could be the lead in a movie of his own whereas this one barely felt like a competent cop. Alfred felt a bit underused and not quite as warm as I imagined from Andy Serkis.
About the lenght: yeah, it feels too long but the problem isn't the third act. The third act is essential to Bruce's arc and actually becoming a more inspiring and hopeful version of Batman. If anything the finale feels rushed: the flood happens too fast and Riddler's incel followers could have used some more foreshadowing. If you were cutting anything it would be in the first two hours. I appreciated the detective noir feel, but some of it went on too long. Like it took about forty minutes to resolve the "flying rat" thing. The Batmobile scene is completely superfluous but it is fun. Didn't like the sequrl bait scene (wich the director denies was sequel bait, but come on) with Joker #489.
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