The Batman's Best Gotham Change Is Thanks To Nolan's Forgotten Villain

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The Batman did an impressive job of reinventing certain aspects of past movies to fit its gritty and grounded tone, but one of its best creative choices was a change it made to the story of one of Gotham’s most iconic characters that the Nolan trilogy almost forgot about entirely. The latest Batman outing, like the Dark Knight Trilogy, focused heavily on the corruption and class division within Gotham City. But the newer film puts itself above previous efforts by fleshing out one major villain who didn't have much of a big-screen presence until now.

Many of The Batman’s most effective changes were made to fit the movie’s «film noir» tone. One of the more memorable adjustments Matt Reeves made in his film was the grounding of previously cartoonish villains like Riddler (Paul Dano) and Penguin (Colin Farrell) by giving Batman's villains more realistic outfits that fit their purpose. Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) was given a much more brooding persona and often skulked in the shadows searching for the criminals of Gotham. The movie as a whole gave much less screen time to Bruce out of his Batsuit and showed the caped crusader living up to his detective reputation while working in close proximity with Commissioner Gordon (Jeffrey Wright). But perhaps the most welcome change in The Batman was the increased presence of one of the Dark Knight’s most consistent foes who was sadly and sorely underused the last time he was on the big screen.

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