The Batman: Could Early Reactions The Film Signal A Best Picture Nomination?
The Batman has finally arrived. Matt Reeves’ epic three-hour film, showing the Caped Crusader as he battles a derivation of murders with the Riddler seemingly at fault. Robert Pattinson stars as Batman alongside Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, and Andy Serkis.
Anticipation was high for this film, and based on the reactions of many critics and fans, it seems it’s possible that The Batman goes down as one of the best of the comic book/superhero genre. Fans seem to love this new take on the character and the broader Gotham city around him, particularly with the grounded approach that they’re going for. It feels more akin to Se7en orZodiac than it does Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, highlighting just how different this new film is. The movies it’s more similar to are often held in high regard, and many were in the conversation for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Given this, it seems possible thatThe Batman could be the best superhero film to gain awards attention and recognition.
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While it would be wrong to say that the creative voices behind The Batman made the film the way it was to garner awards attention for their exploits, it’s clear they decided to go a more artistic route with it, a direction that usually gets the attention of the Academy and other top prizes anyway. Interestingly, it’s a direction that isn’t always common in comic book movies these days. The MCU, for example, is the most successful franchise at the moment and has had a Best Picture nomination, but Kevin Feige and co. at Disney clearly go into each project with a more general, mainstream approach that is greatly different from what Matt Reeves does in The
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