I will paint you with a drop of rain
In Gotham, bathed in rain and gloom, harlotry and violence are rampant on an unprecedented scale. Moreover, since a certain masked avenger took matters into his own hands, the forces of the shadowy thugs not only did not weaken, but even strengthened. However, petty criminals will turn out to be the least of your worries when a mysterious gentleman (Paul Dano) stands in his way – communicating through puzzles and leaving a bloody trail in the form of corpses of high-ranking officials, politicians and officers. Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson), hiding under a bat costume , has little time to connect the dots into a coherent whole. He does not know yet how deeply corrupt the metropolis is and how close the pulsating clubs and bustling streets are turning into a ticking time bomb …
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Darkness, I can see darkness!
The wicked might say: what the eye cannot see, the heart does not regret. And in fact, deep black and saturated, contrasting colors dominate the color palette of Matt Reeves’s film. In combination with the controversial casting (despite at least a few excellent roles in ambitious projects such as Robert Eggers’ Lighthouse or Good timethe Safdie brothers, the wider audience, Pattinson is still associated primarily with the figure of a glitter-covered vampire) and the original make-up – a smoky eye and dark fringe falling over the eyes – even provokes quite obvious jokes. The director, however, comes out of this trap unscathed. Emphasized by the excellent soundtrack by Michael Giacchino, consuming the mind, darkness – both quite literal and symbolic, emotional – is here not only a purely aesthetic choice, but also a full-fledged theme of the story. Batman, with Robert Pattinson’s face smeared with gothic makeup, is a character still untamed and most fallible, but filled with regret and anger – a mixture appropriate for the concept of “teenage rebellion”.
The city in Matt Reeves’ movie has a life of its own. Although at times you can get the impression of being overloaded with content, the multitude of plots and characters finds its justification. A large part of the sizeable space (less than 3 hours) is devoted to developing and deepening the recesses of a dirty, brutal agglomeration, laying a solid foundation for a potential continuation. At the same time, everything neatly adds up to the main intrigue of Batman – a macabre puzzle, behind which stands the terrifyingly modernized, masterfully played by Paul Dano The Riddler. Quite obvious are the inspirations of both the works of David Fincher ( Seven and the Zodiac come to mind without much effort), Nolan’s trilogy about the Dark Knight, and campscenes by Tim Burton or (especially in the bombastic, slightly detached final) Joel Schumacher. Reeves draws handfuls from the works of his predecessors, at the same time reaching to the very roots of the character of the Bat-Man, who at his source was, above all, a brilliant detective.
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A hero we don’t deserve
Technically, Matt Reeves’ Batman is a real gem. Acting – flawless. It is true that we can find some inaccuracies, simplifications and shortcuts in the story itself, but this does not change the fact that the director’s gloomy, neo-noir vision brings a pleasant breeze of freshness to the universe repeatedly regrinded by pop culture.
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