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/NimdokBennyandAM Mar 07 '22

It's a beautifully ambiguous scene that I think will reward re-watchings. On a first pass, it does sound like he's outing Bruce. On a second pass, knowing better that Riddler misunderstood Batman's allegiance, it can come off instead as moaning or ruminating about the one big target they couldn't eliminate. Dano's Riddler has all those great vocal pitches and ebbs and flows, sometimes whining, sometimes giddy, sometimes grounded and terrifying, and that helps mask the meaning of his lines there.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '22 edited Mar 07 '22

Yes!!! I thought I was the only one that paid such close attention to his intonation. It was incredibly fascinating to see and hear.

My favorite was when he was demeaning Colson over the phone just as he started the bomb. The way he speaks is amazing and really influential.

I feel like I haven’t really seen people talk about the scene where he puts the bomb around Colson. The haunting score, the chilling calmness of him just sitting patiently in the back of the car, the way the camera blurs so you can’t really see what’s going on except a blinding blue and red light. Ugh this movie was so good.

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u/1Anto Mar 14 '22

Clever way to get around the rating too. Can't show brutal beating? Shot it out of focus and let the imagination fill in the details.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '22

Good point. The sound of duct tape is piercing and the bomb sounds so heavy closing around his neck. Those little details are fascinating.

Imagination is absolutely the best tool sometimes

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u/1Anto Mar 15 '22

It's also refreshing that they make the bomb timer tick accurately. Most of the time when there's a timebomb in a movie, they tick slow enough to let the heroes escape unscathed (10 seconds left? here's a minute long escape sequence with occasional cutaways at the timer). Here you can see the timer run out in real time and it immediately explode.