The Batman Perfectly Fixed Nolan & Burton's Shared Catwoman Mistake
The Batman delivers a unique interpretation of Selina Kyle, better known as Catwoman, and fixes a mistake present in both Tim Burton's Batman Returns and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. While Matt Reeves's interpretation of the Batman mythos is derived heavily from the comics, the writer-director was also able to put his own spin on some of the most beloved DC Comics characters. Reeves's interpretation of Selina, played to perfection by Zoë Kravitz in The Batman, took inspiration from Michelle Pfeiffer and Anne Hathaway's portrayals of the character, but Kravitz stands out in one key way.
In Batman Returns, Pfeiffer's Selina is depicted as an undervalued and overworked secretary to Max Shreck, a corrupt businessman, and she's seen residing in a decent-sized Gotham apartment along with her cat. Hathaway's Selina, in The Dark Knight Rises, is a jewel thief and never known as Catwoman, instead being called "The Cat" in Gotham's newspapers. She is shown to be running away from her life of crime, looking for a new start, and living in an apartment with her friend Jen while working as a maid. In The Batman, Kravitz's version of Selina is the neglected daughter of crime boss Carmine Falcone, and she works at the iceberg lounge while living in a dingy Gotham apartment.
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The Batman finally presents a version of Selina Kyle who is Bruce Wayne's opposite, with regards to his immense social status and wealth. Batman and Catwoman are meant to be polar opposites, both in terms of Bruce Wayne's strict moral compass versus Selina's acceptance of murder as part of the job as well as through their lives outside their superhero personas. While
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