The Batman: How Violent & Gory It Is
The Batman is the first solo film featuring the Caped Crusader since Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises — here’s how violent and gory it is. DC’s live-action adaptations, including The Suicide Squad, Birds of Prey, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, have received R-ratings over the last couple of years, seemingly ushering in a more violent, curse-fueled era for the slate of WB films. While The Batman isn’t rated R, the film is fairly dark and gruesome in its own ways.
Directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay by him and Peter Craig, The Batman follows the title hero (Robert Pattinson) as he investigates a series of murders committed by a masked villain calling himself The Riddler (Paul Dano). With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) and cat burglar/waitress Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Batman attempts to uncover the truth behind Riddler’s motives before he claims another victim, but he isn’t ready for the revelations that emerge or just how far the city’s corruption goes.
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The Batman is rated PG-13 for violence and disturbing content, but it’s fairly light on gore. There is little, if any, blood to be found throughout the film, save for a couple of instances of dried blood at a crime scene or on someone’s face. The Batman, however, is pretty gruesome in its depiction of violence and dark themes. However, while the Riddler commits heinous acts and the Caped Crusader brutally punches people in fights throughout The Batman, the more violent parts of the film are not shown onscreen. When the Riddler is, very obviously, about to torture people, the camera pans away, leaving the brutal details to the audience’s imagination.
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