The Simple Trick That Makes Matt Reeves' Batman Feel So Different

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So much of a film's narrative is delivered in the fine details, the way shots are structured, the perspective taken by the camera, and a thousand other small choices. The simplest change in visual presentation can turn a hero into a villain, or a widely despised character into a fan favorite.

Matt Reeves is the seventh director to leave their fingerprint on the big-screen Batman mythos, after Martinson, Burton, Schumacher, Nolan, Snyder, and Whedon. Every filmmaker in the bunch has put a few unique spins on the beloved character, but Reeves has made an impact by leaning even further into a common trick.

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When people picture Batman, they likely imagine him perched on a gargoyle overlooking the city, or standing on a rooftop by moonlight. He only operates at night, he loves the element of surprise, and he uses fear as one of his strongest weapons. Much of his strategic cunning is used to terrify his foes first and defeat them in combat second. Skulking around in the dark, dropping onto his opponents from where they least expect him, and eliciting screams from almost all who see him are all standard Batman behavior. It's that kind of scare tactic that has led most of the filmmakers who've taken on the character to occasionally borrow tricks from horror films. Though showing off Batman like he's Jason Voorhees isn't a new tactic, Matt Reeves brings a new enthusiasm to the idea and does it with style.

Robert Pattinson's take on the Bat doesn't use a ridiculous throaty growl when he speaks, but to make up for it, he barely talks at all. His armor seems substantially more effective than that of his predecessors, which allows him to walk through machine-gun