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Message: <blockquote data-quote="embee" data-source="post: 8608746" data-attributes="member: 7026827">I really enjoyed it. It focused on the detective side of Batman. Less punching (relatively speaking) and more solving. I loved that it was willing to slaughter some sacred cows of the mythos, such as Saint Thomas, best embodied in Batman Begins. The Batman's Thomas Wayne is definitely more in keeping with Frank Miller. Especially with the inclusion of the Long Halloween part where Thomas had saved Falcone's life while a young Bruce watched from afar. Just as the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies didn't show Uncle Ben getting killed, The Batman didn't show Thomas and Martha getting killed. Thank goodness for small mercies. The big name actors allowed themselves to get immersed and disappear in the roles. Russell Crowe, who only had a bit part, did solid work as Commissioner Savage. Mad props, though, to Colin Farrell whose Penguin by-way-of Robert DeNiro's Al Capone was great. This is a relentlessly bleak movie. Tonally, on the same level as Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth.  The mood is fairly well set by the use of Nirvana's Something In The Way. In the grand scheme of things, I'd put The Batman near the top of the heap. Paul Dano's RIddler isn't as epic as Heath Ledger's Joker but Robert Pattinson is a better rookie Batman than Christian Bale. As far as their portrayals of Bruce Wayne, well, there's almost no Bruce Wayne in the movie. I've long been a fan of AA:ASHOSE and because of that, because the production is so close to Dave McKean's vision of Batman, I really like this movie. I think I like it more than Batman Begins.</blockquote>

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