The Batman’s Final Act Is A Realistic Take On A Comic Book Movie Trope
This article contains spoilers for The Batman.
The Batman is here, and is jam-packed with three hours of riddles, mystery, and corruption in Gotham City. The first two acts are largely just that, with the Batman acting as a detective with Jim Gordon, a Lieutenant in this year two story, the John Watson to the Dark Knight’s Sherlock Holmes. It’s a duo act that has rarely been seen on screen in such a prominent role, as even Christopher Nolan’s trilogy had these two famous characters interact but not necessarily in the mystery/detective style that they do here. This is what the first two acts of the film are built around, but the third act takes a different turn.
The Batman’s third act sees The Riddler’s threat multiply, not only in terms of his followers dressing up like him, but also with his final act of revenge on Gotham city for abandoning him in his childhood. The Riddler causes a massive flood in the city, and one that results in a huge disaster for Gotham City. In general, the effect of this flood remains the same as many third act battles in other comic book films, like The Avengers, Man of Steel, and more. However, what’s abundantly clear about this unique feature of the third act of this film is that, much like the rest of the story that Matt Reeves crafted, favors realism over anything else. Ultimately, the threat of the flood is a hyperrealistic take on a classic comic book movie final battle trope.
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