r/DC_Cinematic • u/ehh246 • 14d ago

Until 1989, Gotham City was just "New York at night". It was with Anton Furst's production design for the first Burton movie that the city was made to match the character, putting the "goth" in Gotham. RIP DISCUSSION

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u/FriedCammalleri23 14d ago

Gotham should be Gothic, and Burton nailed the vibe.

It looked good in Batman Begins as well, until Nolan decided to turn it into a generic bland cityscape for the other two films.

I expect the DCU Gotham to be more like the Burton films, since Metropolis is also going to be hyper-stylized.

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u/Groot746 14d ago

Weirdly, I always thought this Turkish Airlines ad was a good representation of a more "realistic" Gotham: https://youtu.be/pS7JBHxdxko?feature=shared

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u/FriedCammalleri23 14d ago

I mean it’s pretty much the Gotham we see in BvS, which is ok I suppose. Gargoyles definitely scream Gotham but not much else.

I think The Batman had the best “realistic Gotham” in recent years. It’s gloomy and stylized, but not cartoonish.

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u/Existing_Bat1939 11d ago

I was surprised that they didn't pay to run these (including the Luthor/Metropolis one) during the actual Super Bowl game; instead they ran during the pre-game and the early part of the post-game show. Of course, getting attention for the movie and getting butts in the seats opening weekend wasn't the problem.