Rasiq Towsiq Sakin

::: Spoiler Free ::: The Dark Knight & The Watchmen still sit at the top of the list of the best cinema in the graphic-novel-based space. The Batman comes very very close but falls short in one or two aspects. But that is not the content of this article. For this one, let’s go with the plethora of things this cinema gets right. - The most successful factor of this cinema is that it hits the sweet spot between comic accuracy & uniqueness. From the very beginning of DC movies, we have been compromising either comic accuracy for uniqueness or vice-versa. Matt Reeves’s creation proves that it is possible to make a great 3-hour-long cinema without doing any of that. The story maintains its originality while the characters are grounded firmly on their source materials. The personality of the cinema touches a wide range, accentuating that very originality. I don’t think we’ve ever had a comic based crime thriller. Correct me if I’m wrong, but The Batman is the first crime thriller in the comic-&-graphic-novel-based space. On top of that, Reeves puts drops of liquid horror that crawls under the viewers’ skin. But even with all of that, the cinema takes an elegant dip into the emotions of relevant characters. - One of the successful elements of this cinema is the background scores. In setting up the mood of a scene & communicating with the audience, it depends on its music almost to the extent of musicals. I might write an entire article just on the topic of background scores and the music of this film. - All the artists of the cinema did a serious friggin’ job, but… CATWOMAN!! Selina Kyle just jumped straight outta the comic books into the cinema. Zoe Kravitz is now the cornerstone for anyone playing Catwoman in the future. Here on, I am gonna pit every on-screen Catwoman against Kravitz. For real. End of discussion. And as I said, no one actually did a lousy portrayal of their characters. Riddler, Penguin, Gordon, Alfred, everyone was spot on! Riddler’s obsessive compulsion and insecurity was a masterful stroke from the writers, director & obviously, Paul Dano. Riddler was never a character with too much depth. I imagine the temptation of turning him into Joker 2.0 was very strong, but apparently, everyone in this cinema knew what they were doing. Hands down this is the most comic-accurate Batman (& Bruce Wayne) of all time. On the matter of Bruce Wayne, the majority fails to realize something that, Bruce Wayne is not a billionaire playboy playing tricks with his money and moral code. Rather Batman is a resourceful individual with integrity and a sense of purpose. The mask doesn’t hide the identity, the skin does. Another aspect that this cinema gets right is the presence of the character. Batman is not an easy person to be around. He is ominous, he is grim, he is menacing, and to that end, Pattinson was breathtakingly splendid! And the best part? At last, we get to see the greatest detective in the comic & graphic novel universe to actually do some detective work! - I really really hope WB continues with this whole group for a series of cinemas. It was very clear that this was just the groundwork for a new continuity of the Caped Crusader. And evidently enough, Matt Reeves has a very precise understanding of the source material for this continuity. Fingers Crossed.