Hey everyone, I'm The Canadian Lad and today I watched Matt Reeves' The Batman at 0.25x
speed and found 13 new details that you may or may not have seen before!
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Number 1: At the beginning of the movie right before we get introduced to Batman, something
very interesting happens!
We see a vandal vandalizing the central bank of Gotham.
But he stops for a moment as soon as he sees a Police Chopper.
But once the chopper goes away, he notices the Bat signal in the clouds.
And that's when he drops his spray can!
So seeing a police chopper didn't stop him, but seeing the Bat signal, he lost his mind
in fear!
Number 2: When the Riddler goes live with his execution of officer Colson, there were
a lot of people commenting on the stream.
Now, all of the comments are in Riddler's favor!
Some are even calling him Riddy!
And some are asking "where is the bomb squad, at lunch?"
And some people are talking between themselves where one says "the anticipation is killing
me" and the reply is "don't you mean the anticipation is going to be killing..him?"
And there are some brutal comments as well but out of all the comments made on this stream,
only one was made against the Riddler.
Where someone by the username "TrustDaSystem" says "Don't do it Riddler, I want a real trial,
we deserve that."
Number 3: When Batman is taken to the police station after this explosion, some policemen
try to take his mask off.
Now notice the way Batman retaliates here!
He spins his cape exactly the way Batman does in the Batman video game Arkham Knight.
Here's a side-by-side comparison where it's clearly visible!
This is the first ever Cape Stun in any of the Batman live action films.
Number 4: One of my favorite moments that really established the idea that this was
a Year 2 Batman was when Batman escaped the police station using his flying suit.
I love how you know it’s coming and then you're like “holy shit he’s really gonna
pull off some major superhero shit right now” but pulls the parachute at the wrong time
and totally messes up the landing.
Batman Year 2 is a year where he was still learning and this film made sure to stick
to source material and therefore he couldn't really stick his landing!
But this is a Batman who learns very fast.
So we should expect to see him stick a landing and perform a takedown in Batman Part 2.
In other words, whatever imperfections that he had in this film, like this crash land
or not being able to solve the Riddler's ciphers without the help of Alfred, are not gonna
be there in the next film.
Number 5: When Penguin catches Batman sneaking up on him, he starts shooting Batman and Catwoman.
Now notice Batman does catch a bullet on his head but his helmet of course protects him!
He then quickly uses his hand to block the other gunshots.
Some of which would still make it to his face had he not raised his arm!
This clears out 2 things for me.
Batman does get shot in his face but his helmet really protects him and 2) The Penguin has
a really good aim!
Number 6: After Batman and Gordon interrogate Penguin they abandon him, still tied up.
This results in the Penguin waddling away like an actual penguin.
Number 7: Bruce Wayne keeps track of his progress against crime in a diary titled The Gotham
Project and the voice-over near the beginning of the
movie turns out to be Batman's thoughts as put down in his journal.
Now, in Grant Morrison's The Black Casebook, Batman also keeps a record of his cases.
So, no one can accuse the Dark Knight of not being diligent.
And just today James Gunn has announced THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, inspired by Grant Morrison's
comics.
This will be the DCU's new Batman and Robin in this unusual father-son story.
Number 8: At the beginning of the film when Alfred helps Bruce decode one of Riddler's
ciphers, Bruce had actually just woken up from his sleep.
Now if you notice, when Bruce comes towards Alfred, the sunlight directly hits his face
and for a split second, his eyes struggle to adjust to the sunlight.
And that's why he puts his sunglasses on even though he's inside his own living room!
This subtle piece of move indicates just how much Bruce has lost himself while trying to
be Batman!
He has been Batman for so long that he hasn't even stepped out in broad daylight as Bruce
Wayne and when he does, it hurts his eyes!
This was very good acting from Robert Pattinson.
Now, I'd also like to mention the fact that when Pattinson's Batman steps outside in daylight,
he's never in his complete Batman costume.
He hides his face either with a helmet or a scarf and wears eyeshade, never the full
costume!
This is directly taken from Batman Year One, where he made a point of never wearing the
Batsuit except at night.
Number 9: When the Riddler is caught by the police in a corner diner, they find several
ID cards in his pocket.
One of them says "Patrick Parker" which is an alias that he has also used in the comics.
Number 10: When attending the mayor's funeral, Bruce Wayne is seen driving a 1963 Corvette
C2.
In the 1970s, popular Batman comic book artist Neal Adams illustrated a Batmobile inspired
by this Corvette.
So if you've been a long time Batman comic fan, you must have immediately got that reference!
Number 11: One of the Riddler's videos reveals that during Thomas Wayne's mayoral election
run, Reporter Edward Elliot found out that Wayne's
wife Martha, had spent time in Arkham State Hospital due to mental illness and planned
to reveal it to the world.
But Thomas Wayne, not caring about his political career and only caring about his wife and
their son Bruce, went to mobster Carmine Falcone and asked
him to put "the fear of god" into Elliot to keep him from running his story.
Now, Thomas Elliot in the comics, becomes the killer known as "Hush".
The movie even has the word "Hush" over a picture of Elliot when talking about the hush
money he refused from Thomas Wayne.
This is probably hinting at his son appearing in the future to take revenge on Bruce Wayne
for the sins of his father.
Number 12: The green substance Batman injects in himself in order to save Selina, which
causes him to seemingly grow more powerful has a striking similarity to the drug "Venom"
Now a Batman villain Bane also uses a similar substance to increase his ferocity and strength.
Number 13: Now this one is my favorite detail from the film.
If you've seen the movie, you know already that towards the end, the Riddler aka Edward
Nashton sniped Carmine Falcone from his apartment window.
But what if I tell you, the fact that Edward Nashton lived here just across the street
from the Iceberg Lounge was already revealed in the 31st minute of the movie!
That's right, when Selina takes a taxi home, we get a wide shot of the scene and there
if you pay attention, you'll be able to see Edward Nashton taking photos of the Iceberg
Lounge.
So if you think about it, had Batman investigated these pictures enough, and had he tried to
figure out where exactly Riddler took these photos from?
the movie would have been over in 30 minutes and Batman would have been the best detective
in the world.
Now there are a few more details that I noticed, which aren't exactly visual details but very
crucial points of the film, that makes this movie one of the best Batman movies ever made!
And for me one of the best parts of this film is when criminals stare down a dark alley
in fear expecting Batman to appear like a monster from a horror movie.
In fact Batman says it himself in the movie and I quote "They Think I'm Hiding In The
Shadows.
Watching.
Waiting To Strike.
I Am The Shadows."
And come to think of it, this is the first ever Batman movie where Batman never really
fought the main villain one-on-one But 90% of the audience don't realize that,
that's how good the story was in this film.
It didn't require a scene where Batman fights Riddler.
Now, although the Riddler goes after corrupt officials, he also thinks Gotham should be
cleansed for its sins which is why he bombs the sea wall, flooding the entire city.
It's a bold move, because it has huge ramifications for Batman going forward and Matt Reeves the
director of the film, took inspiration for this from 2013's Batman: Zero Year comics
Where the Batman at the start of his crime fighting career has to to deal with the Riddler,
who floods Gotham by blowing up the reservoir.
And that's it, this would be my breakdown of Matt Reeves' The Batman.
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