The Batman Perfectly Reversed Nolan's Dark Knight Screenwriting Tricks
Warning: SPOILERS for The Batman.
Matt Reeves' The Batman hasreceived rave reviews, and it was all thanks to its use of a simple-yet-effective screenwriting trick. Matt Reeves' film redefined the Batman legacy and was compared to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight for how it handles the superhero's story in a mature way. However, there are several key differences between the two movies, and the way their scripts handle dialogue and exposition is a key point.
The Batman is the debut of Robert Pattinson's take on Bruce Wayne, and gives Bruce a well-needed character arc, whereas prior films had seen him instantly become a completely competent hero within the space of one movie. The Batman presents a much angrier Bruce Wayne, who even seems to resent the presence of his confidante and father figure, Alfred. Ultimately, Bruce discovers that his father was involved with Carmine Falcone and the mob, and he manages to make amends with Alfred. The movie concludes with Bruce realizing the need to become something more than a brutal vigilante, and that the people of Gotham need a hero.
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Bruce Wayne's character arc is handled fantastically in The Batman, as audiences are given a new side to the hero never really explored before in the many film adaptations of the Batman comics. Additionally, viewers are dropped straight into the world of Reeves' Gotham without any build-up or origin story for Batman. Much like how Spider-Man: Homecoming decided against showing Peter Parker being bitten by the spider and Uncle Ben's murder, Reeves decided not to show Bruce Wayne's parents being killed in Crime Alley. The result is a slick script that gets into the action straight away,
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