Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show, I'm your host Paul aka the guy who's been sweating
like Kevin Feige after I saw this brand new Batman trailer.
It's filled with easter eggs, hidden details and a lot of callbacks to the comics that
we're gonna be breaking down in this video.
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With that out the way, bit of a dark knight joke, now lets get into The Batman Trailer.
Ok so the last time we had a proper look at the film was during the first DC Fandome over
a year ago. It's been a long Halloween waiting until this October but we now have one of
the most conclusive look at the film that we'll get before it releases in March next
year. When the initial panel dropped Matt Reeves confirmed that they'd only filmed 25%
of the movie at the time but it's now fully wrapped and we know a lot of things about
the movie.
According to leaks from the screening, this will be an almost three hour epic that is
somewhat of a detective noir film. Batman will narrate major parts of the film and this
is of course a nod to not only the genre but how the character's comics are in general.
The Dark Knight Returns especially is filled with inner monologues and it's nice that they've
managed to bring these two things together.
Batman will also wrestle with killing and according to leaks on the movie he will come
close to it but not actually do it. What we know for definite though is that this is a
very brutal Batman who will use pipes and any weapons that he can find to kick the crap
out of criminals. Hopefully he pays for their hospital bills too as that's pretty bad.
One of the big things to take from the trailer is that we hear his voice and it sounds slightly
modulated but not to the point that it's completely distorted. I really like this rendition and
for me it's up there with what I imagine Batman to sound like when I read Batman Year One.
Now the trailer itself was worth sitting through 3 hours of Flula Borg standup for. We open
in a diner that seems like it was pulled from the beginning of Arkham Knight. What we catch
is the police arrestting Edward Nashton who leaves behind his signature riddle Mark in
a cappacuino.
Later on we see Batman questioning as he is imprisoned and there's a lot of Silence Of
The Lambs vibes from this.
On his shirt you might also notice that it says Hospital so it's possible that he was
taken to Arkham which in this universe is a psychiatric institute.
Clearly Riddler has set things up around the city and is very much terrorising it with
his insignia. I actually think this coffee cup might be somewhat of a clue and that it
could hold reference in a future riddle with either the location or something dropped here
being of some importance.
He's taken in by Gordon and his men which is when we cut to the logo and also Watch
the Batsignal being lit up. These moments are all very important as they show that Batman
is actually working with the police. I believe that there will be a strained relationship
with them because we know from the first trailer that Bruce has to escape somewhere as the
police fire upon him and it could be that The Riddler frames Batman for something.
It also looks like they chase him off the tower in the moment that we saw being filmed
in which he wore a wing suit. THis is such an amazing scene and it showcases how Gotham
it really Batman's playground,
Now According to other leaks from the screening that were dropped on twitter, the Riddler
will be very much a Jigsaw type figure that puts people in impossible traps that ultimately
lead to their death.
This was seen in the first trailer with the explosive collar on the DA and this was actually
based on the real life one that was used in a real life robbery. If you wanna know more
about this then I definitely recommend that you check out the Netflix documentary Evil
Genius as it's a very harrowing tale.
Now Riddler is very much in the same vein and we catch footage of him playing out over
the city. It also seems like he has gained lots of followers who are of course sick of
the corruption in Gotham. Bruce and well Batman, very much are the untouchable elite and this
could be
Bruce very much remarks on the batsignal itself and how it's not just a call, it's a warning.
All criminals should be terrified to be out there and thus they've resorted to hiding
amongst gangs which we catch in the next shot. This is the Penguin gang which we can tell
due to their black and white face paint. They attempt to beat Batman but he completely outmatches
them and we see a moment from the first trailer in which he was shot. This kinda shows just
how bulletproof the armour is and later on we see it's capable of deflecting machine
gun ammo.
Bruce said in the dark knight returns that he but the emblem on the chest so wide because
people would aim for that instead of his face as it's somewhat a target. We definitely get
that idea in these two shots as that's exactly where the criminals aim for.
It works as well as the second shot misses and it allows bruce to use a deafening electronic
device that might be based upon sonar technology which is of course similar to....submarine.
Batman goes to visit Riddler and we see that he's causing terror within the city. Matt
Reeves said during the costume test that he put on the black eye makeup and we'venever
seen this in a film before and when Bruce has taken off the mask there's been nothing
underneath it. I'm glad they finally acknowledged it as it's such a cool bit of character design.
Now as for the major plot of the film, according to leaks on it, the movie will pull from books
like The Long Halloween, Batman Earth One and some of the more grounded year two stories.
I actually have a big theory that this story is also gonna bring a lot of elements of Dark
Victory in as well and in case you don't know, that's actually the direct sequel to Long
Halloween.
The Long Halloween involved a killer called Holiday who murdered members of the Mafia
on Holidays through the year.
Dark Victory was somewhat a flip on that as it had a new serial killer emerging in Gotham
who struck policemen and high ranking officials.
Judging by what the Riddler is doing he's attacking people like the Mayor, the commissioner
and so on in order to bring an end to the corruption in Gotham.
Now beyond this the cover of Dark Victory is very similar aesthetically to the recently
released posters. They all dropped through the week and showed images of Batman against
a striking red background. The image of The Riddler also feels somewhat similar to the
covers that are in the book and it all ties together pretty neatly.
In addition to this Matt Reeves put out a tweet yesterday when promoting the posters
that said 'what's black blue and dead all over.'
Now it could be Nightwing, however it could also be in reference to the police force being
taken out by
The Riddler.
Obviously let me know your thoughts below but that makes a lot of sense to me.
Now in the book it's revealed that it's actually Falcone's daughter Sofia who is behind the
killings, which some what juxtaposes the reveal in Long Halloween in which it's his son Alberto
who's carrying them out.
In the movie we know that Selina will be his Daughter and it all kinda ties everything
together.
According to leaks and well...just the way the trailer looks in general, Bruce will actually
be in the Batman persona most of the time and he won't actually care about appearing
normal. This is his mission and he'll stop at nothing to make sure it's carried out.
This also callbacks to the comics as it was in both Earth One and Zero year that he didn't
really put any focus on his Bruce Wayne Persona. However Alfred convinced him that it would
be useful as it would allow him to infiltrate the upper elite circles of Gotham and that
seems to make a lot of sense from what we see here.
Now at this point we catch Batman looking over the Gotham Skyline just as the sun is
setting. It's rare that we see Batman actually out in the day and I feel like this moment
is the character watching the sun go down which will allow him to be able to hunt in
the shadows. There's an almost Vampiric feel to it and the gothic structure of the city
definitely lends itself to that notion.
I love the way that the golden sun illuminates the buildings and it very much feels like
his hunting grounds.
Now Reeves has said that he's taken elements of the Glasgow skyline and then used CGI to
bring it closer to what he envisions Gotham as. Glasgow is a lovely city filled with lots
of architecture that gives it an atmosphere and I think the design of this is all spot
on.
We also got an early look at Selina Kyle and rather than going the sort of street hustler
route with her that was prevalent in Year One you can see how they've leaned into the
Falcone Daughter aesthetic to make a sleek, stunning thief that will steal your heart
and mine. Just don't tell the wife. I love seeing these moments in action now and it's
just adds so much to the aesthetic.
Now catwoman has two looks in the trailer, namely her short hair one and the wig. This
very much speaks to how she has two sides to her personality, which is of coure
We see somewhat of the relationship between Selina and Bruce. There's a lot of passion
but also a lot of fighting and it's clear they've really worked on the chemistry between
the pair.
We also get a look at Penguin in which he stares over the City, a city that at the moment,
currently belongs to him and his criminal elite
We catch Andy Serkis as Alfred and it's a much gruffer version than what we've ever
seen before. This seems like it's pulling from Earth One due to the costume design and
in that Alfred was Ex Army and he actually helped to train Bruce after accepting that
he was fully committed to his mission.
He also had a prosthetic leg so it'll be interesting to see if that's brought across as it kinda
hints to the character's past and what he went through during his many combat missions.
Now in this trailer he has a scar on his eye and I'm guessing that this is a nod to his
past. He says that if this continues it wont be long until bruce has nothing left, and
this is very much the stance he took in the comics.
Alfred is of course somewhat of a father to Bruce and he cares about him a lot so it makes
sense why he wouldn't want him doing this.
Now we cut to a skyward shot of Bruce mapping out the clues that have been left by the Riddler,
this includes the sings of my father, no more lies, colson, savage, Mitchell and Renewal
is a lie.
Colson is the film's DA and Savage is it's commissioner so I'm guessing that these are
victims of the riddled. Gordon is a lieutenant in this film and the commissioner being killed
will leave room for him to take his place.
The other clues, especially the father one relates to Bruce and I believe that the Renewal
is a lie comment is talking about the industrial side of gotham going through renovation.
Potentially this is simply to line the pockets of the elite and thus the Riddler is trying
to destroy the corruption that the Waynes may be a part of.
Cut to what I believe is the iceberg lounge aka The Penguins club. Here he comes face
to face with the villain who doesn't seem that shook by him. It's completely brutal
and we have heard that there are fights at the iceberg lounge so this moment lines up
a lot with the leaks. Batman uses pipes and anything at his disposal to go toe to toe
with people and it's such a brutal moment/
We catch another one of Catwoman's wigs and she goes in disguise before remarking on Bruce's
mask, showing the similarities between the two. She even says maybe we're not so different
which is a line normally uttered by villains cementing the complexity of her character.
Catch Batman not even needing to move faster than a speeding bullet and more of the batmobile
chase from the first trailer.
We also catch a very muddy and beaten up looking Batman and I believe that this happens either
at the end of the film or immediately after the explosion at the mayors funeral. This
would explain the damage on his Batsuit and also why he looks like he's had better days
than us sitting for 3 hours and then hearing Lynda carter talking about a song she wrote.
Go on Lynda give us a song, do a rap, go on do a rap.
Finally we close out with the car chase which I think will follow on immediately from the
club scene. We know Penguin is being by Colin Farrell and he's said he has a rather short
part in the movie so I'm guessing this will last about one scene. I'd love to see him
pop up through the films like Scarecrow did in the dark knight trilogy and I think that
would be the best way to use the character. He thinks he got Batman but like a phoenix
from the flames he comes crashing through in what looks like imagery ripped again from
Arkham Knight.
He struts towards the overturned car looking like death himself and thus it ends the trailerNow
before we get into my reaction I just wanna kinda clear something up as I know a lot of
you wanted me to cover the full DC Fandome event. I tried doing that last year and in
the end just resorted to doing cam reactions the entire day and though it did ok I kinda
felt like I could've put a lot more effort into the videos but there was just so much
to cover. So for this year I weighed up doing the two and in the end just decided I'd rather
put out the best video I can on this than try and cover 5 different things and for the
videos to all be terrible.
I have been watching the panels and I really am excited for the future but yeah I just
thought I'd give a reason why my upload feed is looking pretty bare right now.
That being said it's pretty late in the UK so I do wanna kinda circle back around to
the trailer and do an even more in-depth breakdown later in the week.
Now as for my thoughts on it, I was absolutely blown away by this new look and again I feel
like this is gonna be an absolutely incredible film that shows us what DC can do best. We
really don't need the studio trying to be Marvel and they actually have the freedom
to explore things that Marvel can't because of the audiences that they aim for.
Reeves has clearly been given free reign here and this brand new look is absolutely incredible.
The whole tone of it makes it feel more like Seven or Silence of the Lambs instead of a
comic book movie and I had goosebumps whilst watching it which is definitely saying something.
Everything just seems part of this grounded and gritty world and I think next year that
it's gonna really make an impact and remind us that when DC want to, they have the skills
to completely knock it out the park.
I'm excited as a bat out of hell and feel like this is gonna be something I'll watch
again and again.
Now obviously I'd love to hear your thoughts on the trailer so make sure you comment below
and let me know. As I said we're gonna be doing another breakdown later in the week
so make sure you drop some of the easter eggs that we missed below.
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If you want something else to watch then make sure you check out our breakdown of perfect
scene in Spider-Man Homecoming. We break down the entire thing so it's definitely worth
checking out if you wanna know more.
With that out the way thank you for sitting through the video, I’ve been Paul and I’ll
see you next time. Take care, Peace