Pattinson's Batman is a mystery crime thriller where the whole game is about perceptions. Batman's philosophy is vengeance, so is Riddler's justice. The wild perceptions of both make this movie bold and heavy. While the film explores the second year of Batman how Batman is establishing his fear in the city of Gotham, the storytelling of Matt Reeves exposes Gotham's corruption while not cornering Bruce's personal life. And finally, Batman is seen in that shade by which he is recognized. "The World's Greatest Detective."
Now the concise narrative of the movie is like a spider's web where every thread is entangled with each other, but eventually, it all leads to the same. Bruce begins to develop fear among the people by becoming Batman, but he fails to establish trust, except Jim Gordon. Jim Gordon lets him come to the crime scene, let him investigate. But right now, they have a bigger problem than their differences - The Riddler. Ceremonial killings occur in the city, but the bigger problem is that influential people are being killed.
Batman starts gathering the pieces, where he meets Cat Women. A waitress who works in the club of mafia boss Carmine Falcone and pockets their money too. As Batman feels that he is moving forward, the Riddler plays his new bet. The Riddler's philosophy is clear from the beginning that he too has to make a valid uniqueness because he also has a tangible moral reason - Corruption. Although Riddler was not decisive, his violence was rotten. The Riddler is dreading kills horribly; his tyranny is also unique. The movie's cinematography also has a big hand in making it ravishing. The camera shifts off-screen, pan out and out of focus as soon as the Riddler begins massacring. It all leaves you to imagine how he would have killed people. For a brief time, the Riddler appears to be a bit out of context from his plan, because of his thinking about corruption, due to which the innocent people of Gotham were also falling prey to him. Despite this, Riddler wanted a new formation of Gotham. As Thomas Wayne dreamed for Gotham, and to some extent, he was also successful, but he did not get total satisfaction.
The length of the movie almost goes up to three hours. Your intuition feels that, yes, the film is getting longer, but it's perfect. There is no such thing as saying that it needed to be cut because the movie does not bore you. Being a detective movie required every small and big nuisance, which makes this movie complete. One of the best things about the film is that it doesn't illustrate you; instead, it makes you aware of the truth. You are also brainstorming in your mind; what can all this mean. And the tension between Batman and the authority also keeps on increasing. People want to know the truth of that too, but where the city's aristocracies are being killed, no one would like to pay much attention to it.
Now talking about cinematography, I have not seen anything like this before. The aesthetics of the movie is stunning and startling. The way Gotham's beauty has been depicted in this film with the limited lighting of Greig Fraser will change the future of superhero movies. Nothing in the film looks loose. I was so lost inside the film that I ignored its production, design, costume, hair, and makeup, but all look so effortlessly blended that it seems normal.
Talking about the movie's background score, it won my heart right away when the film's first shot started. It delivers both an eerie and captivating feel together. The movie's background score makes you feel what the natural feeling in that scene would be.
Now talking about the movie's actions, then Pattinson steals our heart. In the extended scenes of the film, where there are no dialogues, we can see the standpoint of the characters. The eyes of Batman show you how imperative he is for the details. For most of the movie, Bruce Wayne remains in his Batman appearance, as he still has to learn to balance his primacy. But there is emotion in the middle of all these scenes—those looks, those shifting eyes, along with a hope that holds suffering.
Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman is magnetic. It's a new approach with the character; I loved to see her. She is not shown here sexually like we got to see in the past. Well, that style is still present, but instead of giving double d's to this character, they gave her personality. The ideologies of both Batman and Catwomen are distinct. If Batman is like a symbol, Catwoman is simply a thief who is not represented like an idea.
Paul Dano looks both adorable and absurd. The Riddler's actions feel bizarre, total, and manic. But yes, this Batman movie respects all its characters and all villains. Batman movie explores its characters in a highly grounded manner. Matt Reeves has given different sides to Batman and all the side characters in this movie so that the audience can know and love them all.
Batman's on-point actions, profound tale, and strong analogy yield in-depth portrayal and make Batman Movie a very moral and meritorious movie for the DC Universe.
And when it comes to my personal experience, I liked this movie. It was not like a typical superhero movie, and I wanted something new to be seen. There are many things in this movie that not most of the audience will enjoy as the movie's action sequences are not very wild. You have to prepare yourself mentally before watching the film because it's not an average superhero movie. There is no sauce in it, it has its flavor, which everyone may not like, and we should admire that because individuals may have their own opinions. But I had a great time. I like such types of movies a lot. I found every part of the film stunning, and I would like to see more stuff like this from DC.
