The Batman’s Trailers Gave Too Much Away

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The Batman is now in theaters, meaning that fans have had a few weeks to digest the nearly three-hour long film directed and co-written by Matt Reeves, who previously worked on twoPlanet of the Apes films. A lot happens in this film, from the Riddler’s dense and elaborate mystery to the title character building relationships with many of his iconic rogue gallery of villains, including Penguin, Riddler, and the Joker (who was shown briefly in the film, but was the focus of a recently released deleted scene).

There were several trailers released prior to the film’s release, with the first debuting in August 2020 at the inaugural DC Fandome, a virtual convention packed with reveals. Upon seeing the final product, though, too much of The Batman was predictable, and not necessarily because of the way in which the film was written. Rather, the trailers simply revealed too much, showing almost every major action scene, the intense confrontation between Batman and the Riddler, as well as the villain’s third act arrest and more.

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There were several trailers released for The Batman, including one just a few weeks prior to its March 4 release. Many of the crucial scenes were shown relatively consistently throughout the trailers, particularly the final action sequence. For example,the epic moment in which Batman lights a flare to guide Gotham’s civilians to safety was a scene that occurred within the final few minutes of the movie was seen by fans long before the film’s release. Not only does this make this scene predictable as fans know it’s coming, but the emotion is taken out of it as well.

More broadly, much of the final action sequence was shown as well, with