chef’s review published on Letterboxd:
“Vengeance won't change the past, mine or anyone else's. I have to become more. People need hope. To know someone's out there for them.”
yeah this is it, this is the batman film. god what a fucking gorgeously shot movie, so many distinct and memorable shots are burnt into my head. i love the use of out of focus scenes to entice the audience to want to see more of what is happening. giacchino’s score is perfect, it’s so powerful and compliments the film beautifully. such a fantastically written noir/thriller that i feel keeps up a very compelling mystery throughout. the batsuit looks really good, the exposed chin had some getting used to. the fight choreography during the flooding of the garden was great! gotham looks absolutely disgusting, wet, and real. it has such beautiful gothic architecture as well making it look so tangible.
every single performance in this film is remarkable. each actor brought their best material and all of them are amazing, if i named all my favorites i be listing the whole cast. i really like the dynamic and relationships between selina and batman, the way they played off each other was great. i love the shift when batman realizes riddler isn’t talking to him about him being bruce wayne, the slow head turn and eye contact is so good. i love batman’s arc in this film, the change from a vengeance to being the hero and light gotham needs. visually guiding the people of gotham with his flare literally becoming a beacon they look to in the darkness, it’s inspiring.
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