A new Youtube video hilariously re-imagines The Batman as a much lower budget film. Released at the beginning of March this year anddirected by Matt Reeves, The Batman is the latest re-imagining of the caped crusader to hit screens. With a new Bruce Wayne in the shape of Robert Pattinson and a much darker tone, the film has proven to be a massive success, taking $679 million at the box office and topping the charts for films released in 2022 so far.
Pattinson is joined by an all-star cast including Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright and Zoe Kravitz, all of whom pursue a much darker path for their characters. This is an eminent aspect of the film and was reinforced by its marketing. Many of the trailers had an ominous sense of foreboding and a remixed version of Nirvana’s “Something in the Way” that featured orchestral elements from the film’s score was used to reinforce this motif in the first teaser.
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However, this has been flipped on its head in a new video posted by Cracked on their YouTube channel. Borrowing much from the first teaser trailer, they reimagine The Batman as if it was shot for only $20, including many of the cheap costumes and flimsy props you might expect. They parody many of the memorable scenes, including where Pattinson’s Batman ruthlessly beats a thug and Selina Kyle’s “I like strays” line. You can watch the full video below:
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Along with the references to the film, the video also features a lot of timely in-jokes, such as when Commissioner Gordon asks Batman if he’s “done today's wordle” or the phone call Batman has with Riddler, where the serial killer says he is there to discuss the Batmobile’s
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