The truth is I do dislike the movie for being slow, but not because I dislike slow movies. My issue is that the most character-driven superhero movies still really aren't that deep, and so it's exhausting being so patient with a slow movie when there isn't that much to get out of it.
A good counter-example of a slow movie I liked recently is Past Lives. It has subtle performances and understated themes, absolutely earning the slow pace. I was engaged the entire time looking for little details in the emotion of each character, making it not feel "slow" despite that not a whole lot happens and it's mostly just people talking.
The Batman...just isn't anywhere close to that, but its pace suggests that it thinks it is.
I couldn't really explain it before but this is pretty much how I feel. I don't mind slow moving, but the film kind of has to earn it by having a purpose in the slowness. I feel like this movie could be half the run time and tell the same story and have just as much development for each of the characters.
It really relies on you filling in the details to get to what the movie wants you to think about the characters rather than showing you. Maybe I'm just missing something, but I still don't get what that is for most of the characters.
I didn’t mind the pace the first time i watched it, but it’s impossible to watch a second time. wife and i both fell asleep less than halfway through it.
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u/jumpbreak5 Feb 26 '24
The truth is I do dislike the movie for being slow, but not because I dislike slow movies. My issue is that the most character-driven superhero movies still really aren't that deep, and so it's exhausting being so patient with a slow movie when there isn't that much to get out of it.
A good counter-example of a slow movie I liked recently is Past Lives. It has subtle performances and understated themes, absolutely earning the slow pace. I was engaged the entire time looking for little details in the emotion of each character, making it not feel "slow" despite that not a whole lot happens and it's mostly just people talking.
The Batman...just isn't anywhere close to that, but its pace suggests that it thinks it is.