The Batman... 1 Year Later
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- The Batman is the newest iteration of the Batman and was directed Matt Reeves. Robert Pattinson is the newest actor to play the character, along with Paul Dano as the Riddler and Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman. A lot has changed for the DC brand in the past year. After almost a decade of divisive storytelling, most conclude that Matt Reeve's The Batman is fantastic. Why is this the case? What makes The Batman so great compared to other DC movies? In this video essay, I discuss The Batman 1 Year Later.
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0:00 - The Batman... 1 Year Later
1:41 - The Dark Knight
14:36 - Fatal Feline
18:42 - Tricks & Riddles
26:10 - Hope For Gotham?
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2022s The Batman is the newest iteration of the caped crusader and features Robert Pattinson behind the mask. We have gotten many iterations of the batman. Some are borderline universally beloved, some universally hated, and some with mixed but strong opinions. As someone who is familiar with Batman but not a die hard fan, I didn’t know what to expect from The Batman. Matt Reeves is one of my favorite working directors, the planet of the apes trilogy is one of the most underrated trilogies ever made, so I was optimistic. I remember talking to big batman fans after this movie and they told me so many things they loved about this movie. They loved that this was the most detective batman we’ve ever gotten on the big screen. They loved the tone of Gotham and how it’s presented. They loved that this batman was maybe more brutal than any other batmans we’ve seen. And yes they loved that Batman wasn’t killing people anymore. I couldn’t disagree with them because, again, I’m not the most familiar with the batman lore. But what I am familiar with are movies and stories. So while this may or may not be a great adaptation of the batman character, it doesn’t change the fact that this movie was phenomenal. There are plenty of aspects of this movie that make it great, but today I want to focus on the character work. I haven’t seen every Batman story that exists, but what I can say is that of every Batman story I have seen, this movie has done the best job at building characters. So in this video, I want to dive deep into what I would argue are the 3 most important characters in the movie and what makes each of their stories so compelling. So with that being said, hello everybody and welcome to another video, my name is the gold man and today we’re gonna talk about the characters of Matt Reeves’ the batman.
Of course we must begin this The Batman video essay by talking about the batman and his character arc. We’ve seen many different types of arcs for batman. Sometimes it’s about him undergoing some change. Sometimes it’s about Gotham undergoing a change and how Batman will react. The Batman presents a story where Bruce Wayne goes on a typical character arc. He begins the story one way and by the end he is a changed man who has learned a valuable lesson. So even though the kind of arc he goes on is fairly generic, Matt Reeves perfected Batman’s story and gave him one of my favorite character arcs in 2022. So let’s dive deep into the character arc of Batman and what makes it so effective. In a character arc like Batman’s in this movie, there are 4 important narrative elements that must exist. The first is the character’s Want. What does that character want to happen in the story? Usually this is an external goal that is related to the plot. Bruce wants to protect Gotham City and its people. He goes around town and terrorizes criminals who dare bring harm to Gotham.
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Mad how this got overlooked at the Oscars. Best Batman movie yet IMO.
This is a Garbage movie
It’s good for what it is but not Oscar worthy
@gyaniadmi2347 Keep denying reality. It's An amazing movie.
@@gyaniadmi2347 Not really, it's probably the first movie that got Batman fully right as a character with his stance on no killing and the combat, and they showed him been an actual detective. Plus this is probably the best portrayal of Gotham's aesthetic in the films
The dark knight!
To me this film is like Blade Dunner or Dune. The story is solid, but what I’m really coming back for again and again is the atmosphere.
This movie gets so much out of sound design, lighting, score, etc, that most blockbusters don’t take advantage of.
100% !!
You just scratched my itch so good
Then imagine how the other movies in this universe will be like, while this is the first of a trilogy it only has more to come…
And with backstory series where we see the penguin and other criminals arcs, the story can only get better.
1000%
I loved this movie when it first came out, and I still love it today as I think it gave Bruce one of the best character arcs he's ever had in a Batman film. The Batman got me more interested in Batman as a character and superhero than I ever have been. I just have nothing but respect for Matt Reeves as a director at this point, as he really did make a masterpiece of a film.
I totally agree with what you said, thanks for watching!
@@thegoldman25 I'm excited to see where Reeves takes his Batman in the sequel!
I agree
@@thegoldman25 Glad they acknowledged Batman is a privileged white man which is why he is the most OP Gary Stu. Meanwhile Shuri is getting a lot of smack while she created and earned her powers. Can't take comic nerds seriously
@@suzygirl1843 ?
YES! “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that” and this movie has that arc for Batman. I choked up when he reached out his hand and the first person to grab it was the little boy. Matt Reeves is brilliant.
Right I feel like that was so symbolic. When we someone experiences trauma and is left with PTSD they can sometimes remain the age they are mentally when the trauma occurred or split off and become an entirely new person.
The little boy trapped in the heap of metal could symbolize Bruce (him as a child when he experienced the trauma) and Batman takes inner Bruce by the hand to lead him to the light. Now the two personalities are simpatico.. so to speak. Idk my interpretation I suppose.
@@zachwalton3544 That’s exactly how I interpreted it as well. The mayor symbolized the city and its citizens behind her, but the little boy, the victim of a violent city like Bruce reaches out first. It’s Bruce saving himself first. And then the city follows him through the valley of the shadow of death.
Its my favorite scene in the film easily.
I remember back when the movie came out my theater was packed as hell. I never been A humongous fan of Batman, but this movie was awesome from start to finish. Matt Reeves really directed the shit out of this movie
it was a great movie-going experience
fr i was never a big DC person but this is one of my favorite movies of all time
@Rocky Garcia Montana Mayne I saw this with a buddy of mine the week it came out. We both absolutely loved it.
Went to the premiere favorite movie oat
Fuckin mad that this is already a year old, such an incredible movie.
technically only 11 months
Time has flown😭
The sequel drops in 2 yrs
Watch my the Batman video let me kno wat u think
Like how has it already been a year????
Watching this movie in IMAX on a rainy day literally had a similar impact on me now as Spider-Man 2 as kid. It was such a good cinematic experience of a comic book character I love.
This is the Batman film I've always wanted and more. Everything was done so incredibly well and it even gave Batman a proper character arc to push him forward into the future.
Fuck this emo shit
Give me batman beyond
To get an even better look into Edward/The Riddlers mind and motives you need to read Riddler: Year 1. It's a six issue comic based on him a year before the events of The Batman and basically explores what Edward goes through to get to that point in his life. There is currently 3 issues out and they're incredibly well written and the art suits the tone of the character so well. It's also written by Paul Dano, the actor who played The Riddler. You come to find he's not as uncaring as you assume but he's really just incredibly mentally ill and doesn't know where to channel all his negative emotions. Obviously only 3 issues are out so he's due to get more character development in the next 3 but yeah. Very good read, I certainly recommend it.
Thank you for the recommendation. Great read
This movie is what reignited my love for bikes. In September I got my first bike, a yamaha Bolt R, and man, I found my passion. Riding through Basel at night with Something in the way playing is my favourite part of the day
That sounds awesome
I love how he's brutal but refrains from killing cuz it really drives home the impression of a young early batman still driven by fear, resentment, and anger rather than one driven by justice and morality.
This is the Batman movie we all wanted! It's focused on Batman, the camera shots are amazing. Being able to see Batman actually fight makes the Batman better than the tdk trilogy for me. Being able to see through the eyes of Batman himself is cool
What a great essay. Totally overlooked the fact that Riddler states, it is not important who is under the mask of batman but that his actions uncover his true identity.
Kinda sad tho,that you didn't mention the Penguin, bat-mobile or even Falcon that much ^^'
Still very enjoyable!
Thanks! Yeah there's only so much I wanted to talk about, but they were great as well
After one year I still considered the Batman one of the best comic book films ever made what Matt Reeves did was fantastic he understood the character more than anybody Robert Pattinson is easily the most faithful adaptation of Batman I've ever seen they understood the character and they got Batman right
The reason I liked this Batman was because it put a bigger spotlight on Bruce's humanity and heroism than any other Batman movie imo
Avid batman reader here and i loved this adaptation from the look of Gotham to the narration i thought they told a faithfull story and as Batman walks towards the Penguin after the crash is defo the most iconic hes ever looked on screen. Great vid ty.
Thanks! I loved it too!
The interactions with Gordon and the crime scenes were another high point also loved Venom easter egg cnt wait to see more.
@@agentsmith2378 Venom easter Egg? Wait what?
@@TheAnti-Lgtv Batman injects a green liquid in the final act tht powers him up thts the venom used by Bane.
Honey wake up, new gold man video just dropped
a great way to wake up!
You’re one of the only video essayists that went into Catwoman’s character and you did a great job!
I didn't really think much of the movie before it came out, I thought the trailer was cool but I only went to see it when a friend invited me and I went in with zero expectations. 3 hours later I was absolutely blown away by how awesome it was. It ended up being the first movie in years that I got on Blu Ray and I've seen it like 5 times now, I love it
5 times? Those are rookie numbers
@@ConsistentCed I’m somewhere in the 20s. I love this film
How could you possibly watch this more than once? I bought this on 4k and have fallen asleep both times I've tried to watch it outside of theaters. I'd rather play Batman Arkham Origins for the hundredth time than sit through this slog of a movie again
@@thequinlanshow3326 10 year old attention span
At 11:47 don’t you mean “Bat”-tism?
Thank you, that’s my time!
Great job on the video, and fantastic points made!
I think matt reeves batman trilogy is gonna be the closest we'll ever get to a live action detective noir batman. And that's completely fine by me. The batman reminds me a lot of older detective movies and film noir
Dude your output and quality on this channel is freaking awesome! I am currently doing all your star wars videos. Bravo! great content!
Wow, thanks!
This is still my favorite Batman movie it’s like they brought the Arkham videogames to life
more like they both are actually good adaptations of batman in different forms of media
Both were terrible but they had good designs in some respects.
@@nak3dxsnake haha nice joke.
If you proceed to the exit we will not crucify you…
Unless you decide to insult the animated series also then we’ll do more than crucify.
The Batman and The Dark Knight are my top Batman films! The Batman has by far given us the best representation of the world's greatest detective and the evolution of everything from his gliding, a batarang, his connection with Gordon and just so much BATMAN
Both are fantastic! Thanks for watching!
This is the best Batman movie out there, where Batman is the star, and not a supporting character.
This movie is such a wild ride! The opening and final battle especially are amazing and all have the perfect balance of reality and the fantastical to feel as epic as possible that the Nolan films really excelled at. Also, Michael Giachinno's score is incredible. Speaking of which, do you think you might ever make a video on Werewolf by Night?
It’s probably one of those films that not everyone might enjoy, but you’d have to make a strong argument to ever to say it’s bad, and it’d be difficult to do so. It was brilliant in my opinion.
This and Joker for a movie night 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Been officially a year since it released, perfect time to watch
Happy 1 Year!
"Maybe more brutal than any other Batmen we've seen"
Actually, Batinson takes third or even fourth place here. B v S, (Which I actually haven't seen but I've seen enough to know he's 1) and Keaton are definitely way more brutal. To begin with, Batinson doesn't kill, but he also doesn't use his tasers unless guns are involved.
I'm sorry but a batman who kills doesn't count as batman
@@spunkymaniac9312 I agree. But the video clearly counts both as Batman
Nice review !! I loved this one, watched it 2 times in the theater and a couple times since on hbo max. Been thinking of watching again. Think I’ll go on a DC binge ahead of all these movies coming in the next several months
I have rewatched this movie an absurd amount of times, love it and it came out on my birthday so it makes the movie extra special for me
So glad you love it!
Batman's story arc brought me tears. This is the only Batman movie where batman's arc is so perfect for the maturation of his character
What arc 😂
@@Nigeltheleperthe one where he realizes his vengeance seeking style isnt helping Gotham enough and he needs to inspire hope rather than just violence against the corrupt
Great video! Thanks for uploading it. Have watched almost all of the ones you've posted and enjoy your editing and directing.
Also, you probably don't have any control of it but the ads on your videos are ridiculous. I'm not sure why there are so many? In this 30 minute video there were 7 ad breaks. 7 😐
Awesome, thank you!
Nice work. Good points, good commentary. Some sharp applications of modern screenwriting philosophy around character wants, needs, etc. I also like how you tied in the themes from Last Jedi, and counterpointed the flaw of Infinity War. I hadn't put my finger on why Thanos feels like an empty character, but you caught it nicely. We don't see how he arrived at his plan. He explains it, and even provides visual aids, but this just isn't the same as showing. He never actually comes together as a character, because we never actually understand who or what he is. He's just a threat.
I loved this film, but I definitely feel it could have stood to make more of Catwoman and Batman's connection. I felt like Catwoman ended up getting less development than she deserved. The film does a great job early on showing Batman's total lack of interest in her needs or feelings, but I felt like this sets up the need for Batman to get schooled a little more harshly over his callousness. Not just an off the cuff mention that he's probably rich. I feel like Catwoman is the perfect character to really lay it out for him that he's not the only one in the world who's known loss. Riddler can belittle Bruce Wayne's loss, but Catwoman could come from the other side, pointing out that Batman isn't alone in his suffering. The movie touches on that, but doesn't really dig into it. Annika's death should have changed everything for Catwoman, but we didn't get to see directly how badly it affected her. That whole plotline felt clumsy, missing opportunities to strengthen the movie's core themes in order to rush to the Batmobile sequence, which felt tacked on, no matter how cool it was.
But hey, that's just one man's opinion. Still probably the best Batman movie to date. Which is a miracle in itself, considering it emerged not only from the turmoil of the studio, but also the pandemic.
This is one of my all time favorite batman movies ever made! Everything from the tone, to how Gotham city almost becomes its own character is brilliant. All the performances are perfect! The music is also excellent. Also whoever did Colin Farrell's makeup to turn him into year two penguin deserves an Oscar cause he's unrecognizable!
The most tensed I felt for Batman in a long time! Especially when the riddler and Batman are talking one on and one and they make it seem the riddler figured out his identity but in the end didn’t. OMG the music and the way Robert Pattison acting in it amazing! The he starts slowly look at the security camera in the room and starts to get a lil worried he’s going to get exposed!
The Batman was an incredible movie, loved the amazing cinematography, story, Michael Giacchino’s soundtrack was perfect, the opening scene leading to the Batman reveal was absolute perfection. Robert Pattinson and Paul Dano stole the show as Batman and Riddler, excited for the sequel.
Masterpiece when it came out, masterpiece now. Excellent video as always
You have the best The Batman video i’ve ever watched, literally on my 3rd rewatch right now lol. I hope you get more subscribers, you have really good video essays i was shocked you don’t have millions yet! 👍👍👍👍
I appreciate the kind words! Thank you so much for watching!
great video, short and to the point but also very good explanation of ideas presented. i loved it 👹
Awesome, thank you!
I just wish it wasn’t so ridiculously long tbh, i thought it was gonna end like 4 times before it actually did
March 4th, the perfect time to recommend me this video CZcams. Exactly 1 Year later
I've watched one to many of your videos, my friend. New Subscriber!
Thanks for the video! You bring up some really good points about Batman's arch in the end, and I like this movie even more now!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You have a point with the authorship over and item. The Sam Rami Spider-man movies definitely have tbat
This video is insane. People aren’t forced into crime. Being poor isn’t an excuse for crime period.
That great essay dude, really nice job
Thank you!
You sir, make awesome content
I appreciate that!
Amazing essay. Subscribed!
Thank you!
Keep doin what you doin mane great content bro,lovin this shi dawg!
Will do, thanks!
When I saw it a year ago it was my favorite movie of all time… now
It’s my favorite movie of all time.
Great video!!
I always always sub when I find creators that create amazing videos similar to this one,so I was gonna but I forgot I was already subbed😅so I liked turned on notifications and commented, did all i could think of to help this video get a tad bigger than before
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it
1:11 I wouldn't go that far. It looks good, and it's about as deep as a mud puddle.
You deserve more subscribers
The greatest movie ever since the Dark Knight
both are fantastic!
@@thegoldman25 I think it's slightly better than the dark knight, but not by much! It's definitely the best batman film since the Nolan trilogy.
@kdusel1991 Speak for yourself, cause for me this was way better than Nolan’s films including The Dark Knight…
What about The Joker? Lol😂. That one got best actor. Well deserved I must say, but the film jumped to conclusions though picture was great.
That's a brilliant video I have subscribed you
Great vid, hope we get one of these for Infinity War
All ''THE BEST'' things this movie brought us:
- The best ever Gotham in live action (not debetable)
- The best ever Batman in live action (my opinion ofc)
- The best ever Bruce Wayne character arc live action (also my opinion)
- The most realistic Batman ever. (thats not debetable)
- ONE of the best villains in superhero movies (opinion but quite not debetable)
- By far the best ever Riddler (not like he had much opponents)
I liked it a lot when it first came out, but the more I watched it, the more I loved it.
Just watched again for the first time since theatres. Think i liked it even more this time around.
The Batman got me back in to dc after not really caring since like 2019.
I remember watching the video with my mother and as soon as we went out of the cinema, the first thing she said was: "This is the first Bruce Wayne that acts in a psychologically plausible way to the trauma he suffered."
She is a psychotherapist, so I tend to believe her in that area.
Great review, and great film.
youre a legend matey
Loved the idea of a Bruce Wayne being addicted to batman. To deal with trauma people often use an escape, and end up diving deeper into darkness. Bruce indulges in this escapism this to the point where Gotham suffers because he’s ignored his responsibilities as a Wayne. Really unique perspective on the character I’ve never seen before. Also the cinematography and set design is unmatched. Every single shot uses movement, perspective and focus in a unique way, not a single shot is wasted or taken for granted.
I still remember the EXCITEMENT during the Penguin chase and the Batmobile going through the fire
This was a dope video on the subliminals. I loved the Chris Nolan ones but this was darker and batman was very different, younger and troubled. Keep these up
Couldn't agree more!
This was the best Batman movie. It was sooo good!
Surprised you've made a video about The Batman for it's one year anniversary.
Oh shoot. It's been a year? It took me a while year to watch this?
They think I'm hiding in the shadows but I AM the shadows
I love that line
And the first person pov camera shots were amazing
Saw this in theaters with my little sister and wife. They are not Batman fans or superhero fans at all and they were mind blown. My wife still asks to rewatch it . I love this movie. Everything I ever wanted from a Batman movie
Im definitely interested in watching Batman 2. But please don't make it too long
I think the movie had more potential. The trailer got me hyped for the movie, but there were definitely a lot of flaws; story plot holes, overuse of swearing, mediocre fight scenes and the second part of the movie didn’t really have a payoff. In comparison to the dark knight (not fair I know), it really isn’t the best Batman movie.
From his dialogue to his detective work this was the most comic accurate on screen batman. The one thing that was off was how he didn’t play the rich playboy (and I loved that they took that out)
That was intentional, he will play the rich playboy in the next movie, probably even sooner in the next penguin series
@@spunkymaniac9312 It’ll be a slow evolution. We probably won’t see him as the rich playboy until the third film or halfway through the second
hard to believe it’s about to be a year
Safe to say for me that this movie is on a whole other level despite my stance on the Dark Knight trilogy being the best iteration of the character.
It took a few viewings for me to really grasp Batman’s arc even though I did understand the basic idea the first time I saw it and your analysis also helped.
There’s a lot of great potential for future sequels, and I’m really excited to see what the creative team brings next.
My fiancee woke me up because a new gold man video dropped
this gave me a good laugh
Goated content.
I love this movie, people that hate on it just don’t understand where Matt Reeves is trying to go with this version of Batman
First movie I’ve ever gone to see 3 times in theaters
Masterpiece and my favorite direction Batman has gone.
Second you said I don’t know his comic history you lost me good work but I’m not finishing the bud still got my like
The Dark Knight is still one of my favorite films ever, but no one has captured the essence of the caped crusader better than Matt Reeves has with The Batman.
I love this movie so much. It’s my favorite Batman movie. But I still Love TDK trilogy - the two will forever be my favorites. I am actually looking forward to a Gunns Batman though and think we may finally get the Batman from the comics/animated movies. I also hope Jensen Ackles gets the part. I love a grounded Batman but im ready for the Batman that Green lantern thought was actually a meta-human. The Batman who can stand toe to toe against big bads along side the Justice league
Although a minor character, Batman’s interactions with Penguin are my favorite.
Hope to see all these actors in a future addition - they certainly left the story open for expansion (they put Riddler in the cell next to the Joker - what could go wrong there?). 😂
Can't believe it's been a year already
I had doubts that this movie was going to be good. I didn’t even want to read the reviews until after I saw it. I loved every moment of it, and I still do to this day.
I've heard every reason why I should like this movie..... agree with all of them, but I just don't enjoy watching it, but I@m not giving up!, I didn't like Tool when I first heard them, my friends were alll nuts for them, and they were right, it just took me a while.... but I still can't get into this movie, except for Colin Farrel, he steals the entire show, such a great performance, up there with Ledger
I remember it was late at night like 1-2 and I was looking for something to play in the background so I found this movie didn’t think much of it thought it was just another Batman movie that I had seen so many times before a few minutes in a realized this was unlike any Batman I’ve seen before dare I’d say I enjoyed it more than the dark knight I was hooked and I’m excited to see what happens next I think the new Joker movie coming out is going to tie into the next Batman movie.
If I could only watch this masterpiece one more time in theatres
I hope there’s a re-release. Maybe even in IMAX
This is film and it's 12min theme "Sonata in Darkness" has been the backdrop of my life since it came out 👌🏻
I feel like the guy from saving private ryan. How did this come out 1 year ago.
I feel the same way.
hahaha me too
Evening tho it hasn’t been a year yet the Batman was on of my favorites flims since infinity war pattison my new fav batman now i hope it gets a rerelease cuz I want it hit a billon dollars
Would be great to see if you do a video about Hobbit trilogy!
Never was a huge Batman fan, but this movie is probably in my top 3 movies of all time
What’s your top three?
Same, it’s my favourite superhero movie
Rewatched it this week. It’s epic. I got a tattoo of it. Loved it
I think it’s a good film. Here’s hoping TBM II will be Great!
It would be nice to see Batman learn to inspire hope through the Bruce Wayne persona as well as Batman in the next film. Maybe Bruce starts to understand the value the Bruce Wayne persona can bring. And he finances the rebuild of the orphanage that Riddler was in when Riddler burned it down. Ensuring another Riddler can never be created.