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| At 'The Batman' |
Nine and half years after the Dark Knight rises and two years and half past the Joker, I watched the Batman. The film reeks of tribute to the past Batman films, yet offers a fresh perspective. Dark, slow, comic and depressing at times, it's not everyone's cup of tea. The story line is simple and pretty straight forward. Batman in first person narrative, offers fresh insights as a detective and a man with misplaced rage and vengeance. The opening sequence and monologue slowly builds up the momentum of the film.
Robert Pattinson as Batman stood out - a role he played with elan. This Batman is still all powerful, but realizes he has his own limitations. And the skewed transition from a bumbling vigilante/detective with no allies towards offering hope to the people is brilliantly underplayed as the Batman sinks deep into the cesspool of Gotham. The OST of the film and the BGM at times are superb, especially the buildup of the church bill theme is goose-bump guaranteed. The director and the music composer stand for speical appreciation. The ensemble cast viz Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano et al did justice to their little roles, but overall, it's Batman!
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