The Batman: No, Robert Pattinson Doesn't Need To Smile A Little

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This article contains spoilers for The Batman.

The Batman’s opening weekend has revealed the world was incredibly hungry for plenty of Bat-action, however, any new entry or take for the character comes with the reminder that the superhero is a man of many layers. And thus, among the few early criticisms directed either at Matt Reeves or Robert Pattinson is that their caped crusader is too one-dimensional.

That assertion is not without merit as throughout the almost three hours of The Batman audiences get to see less of Bruce Wayne than in any other iteration, and when he’s on-screen they’re left with something that is nothing like the billionaire playboy he’s been made up to be in pop culture. So, why is that the case? And most importantly, does Batman really need Bruce Wayne to thrive in a movie?

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Reeves’ defining decision when he wrote The Batman is without a doubt making a movie heavily inspired by the Year Two comics, which feature the world’s greatest detective in his early days. This means the Bruce that Pattinson is playing is around 30 years old and barely starting to figure out his double life, which in turn means he barely has any time left to live the normal part and is instead “trapped” as The Batman.

This is obvious to Alfred, who’s constantly chasing Bruce all the way down to his makeshift batcave in order to try to convince him to do anything that is not vengeance-related. Anyone would be forgiven for thinking this Bruce Wayne doesn’t even shower because he looks, talks and handles himself like a man with a one-track mind.

While Christian Bale’s Batman had hints of this behavior, Pattinson exhibits the type of obsession that almost always lies at the heart of any