The Batman: 5 things about the movie I don't like

 Hi Guys, 

The Batman trailer came out at DC Fandome and I must admit I was positively impressed by the majority of the shots I saw. Ever since they announced that Ben Affleck would be stepping away from directing and starring in this movie I have started losing interest in the project and the casting of Robert Pattinson as Batman/ Bruce Wayne definitely did not help with increasing my enthusiasm for the 2021 release. 

There are 5 things about this movie that I am not particularly fond of.. 

Here's the list in no particular order.

1. Isolated universe
While having Batman be in his own isolated universe makes sense from a storytelling point of view (Superman, Flash or Green Lantern could easily take down most of the low level criminals in Gotham like Scarecrow, Bane, Penguin etc.) it does limit us from seeing Batman interact with all the other members of the DC Universe. I have wanted to see Joker interact with Superman in live action for a while now but I guess that won't happen in the near future. 

2. Bat Family

Every director attached to Batman projects seems to hate the idea of introducing the Bat Family.
Is it because Shumacher failed so miserably at bringing Robin and "Batgirl" to life? Why is it that the likes of Barbara Gordon, Jason Todd, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne have never seen the light of day on the Silver screen? There could be so many stories they could take inspiration from if they wanted to introduce these characters, instead we are stuck with Carime Falcone, Jim Gordon and Lucius Fox who make an appearance in almost every iteration of the Caped Crusader. Why? 

3. The Joker problem

Is it really possible to introduce another Joker who would be the fourth in the last 5 years? Regardless of what you think about the other portrayals, introducing another Joker seems to be risky and that's why there's been no mention of a plan to bring this character into the fold. Most of the problem resides in last year's Joker movie. The movie that won WB an Oscar and made them over a billion dollars is also the movie of their damnation for the character. No actor will be as good (according to critics and random moviegoers) as Phoenix was, and in the meantime we have created a situation where Harley Quinn, Joker and Batman are in three separate universes never to be seen interact with one another.

4. Gotham spin off on HBO Max

It is no secret that HBO Max has not seen the financial numbers it was expecting but the recent announcement of the Gotham spin off sounds like a dumb idea. Exploring Batman year 1 from the point of view of the GCPD without being able to use Batman (most likely) or tackle any of the big villains that the movies want to use? 

Seems to me that it will be an even worse version that Agents of the Shield who got downgraded to cleaning up after the Avengers. 

5. Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne
I admit that I could be wrong about this and if so I will admit it when the movie comes out but I got a bad feeling from the trailer regarding the portrayal of Bruce Wayne. While I was positively impressed by the portrayal of Batman I couldn't help to feel underwhelmed by the scenes where Pattinson was not wearing the cowl. It's not a question of size, although he could have bulked up for the role, but more of facial expressions. Bruce Wayne is the mask of Batman. The character's true mask is when he's not wearing one and by acting as an eccentric billionaire is able to hide away his feeling. Not too sure I dig Emo Batman.

There you have it, my list of 5 things about The Batman that I don't like. 

What are your thoughts about this list? Let me know in the comment section below. 

-theheroblogger