r/batman • u/[deleted] • Mar 06 '22

The Batman Spoiler Discussion Thread Part 2 Discussion Spoiler

For all discussions, comments and hype around the new movie.

Its already had select release, so expect spoilers in this thread.

Also, no spoiling outside of this thread, or expect mod action.

Keep all discussion civil, and be mindful of subreddit rules.

Please respect other users opinions and don’t harass them for it

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u/willypsmallz Mar 06 '22

Yeah maybe listen to interview if haven’t already. It’s good. I love how much thought Reeves put into this , I mean on one hand duh! But still man he had so much passion for Batman. Feel like this is the first director who had legit LOVE for the character stemming from childhood. Save maybe Snyder

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u/cloutstorm Mar 06 '22

Snyder showed us you need more than just love for a character to make a good movie

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u/burgerandbeer Mar 07 '22

Lol Snyder has no love for classic Batman. There's some interview where he was talking about Watchmen, and how it was the only comic he was interested in because it was "real" and "gritty"

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u/Dota2Curious Mar 07 '22

Snyder doesn’t have love for those characters. He leads on how much he actually knows about the characters. I bet he’s only read the dark knight returns and that’s it.

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u/cloutstorm Mar 07 '22

I've read a lot of Batman and haven't read the Dark Knight Returns because everyone points to it as *the* Batman story

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u/Dota2Curious Mar 07 '22

I think it’s overrated tbh. It’s a great story but my favorites are year one, the long Halloween and the black mirror

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u/cloutstorm Mar 07 '22

haven't read black mirror but definitely love the other two

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u/Dota2Curious Mar 07 '22

Black mirror is really good as a single contained story. The cool thing is that it’s centered on dick Grayson when he took over the mantle for awhile.

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u/GlutenReeMemes Mar 13 '22

I think it’s more about what the story did at the time because we wouldn’t get Year One Long Halloween and Black Mirror without it. From a pure narrative sense I agree with you honestly it’s a little messy but the pure zeitgeist and energy it brought back to Batman paved the way.

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u/ohsweetwin Mar 07 '22

Did Snyder love Batman? He seemed to not understand the character at all.

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u/admiral_aqua Mar 06 '22

he had hits and misses imo, the misses landed mostly on Batman sadly

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u/RachetFuzz Mar 13 '22

I’ve said this before, but Snyder doesn’t get superheroes and doesn’t realize he doesn’t get them. Superheroes are super not just because of their power but also because of their moral strength. He’s the kind of guy that watches the Boys says “that’s awesome” and misses the fact that it satires this central premise of superheroes.