Thread by @decemberdanger

I am still trying ro find the right words for #TheBatman because the film really made me speechless. Let's try to make it short: Absolute 10/10

This film is not a superhero film, this is up there along with Se7en and Zodiac. This movie exhibits the worlds's greatest detective.

Gotham is rich, literally flooded in secrets and truths waiting to be unmasked. It is a world that is intentionally made to be discovered. From start to finish, i feel it to be a combination of Telltale and Arkham games. Its realistic, there's something mythical about it.

The action is not the focus for me, but goddamn they are amazing. Go watch it in IMAX, you can feel every single punch batman throws and absorbs. And spoiler alert, that car chase scene is peak cinema. And i heard they used relatively less CGI too, a lot of practical goodness

The batman himself feels like a creature of the night. A prey that hunts those who chose to disturbs the night. A symbol, a signal, a warning.

The performances? Bro the cast is perfect. But i definitely enjoy @jfreewright's Gordon because you just can feel the hopelessness of a good cop in a world full of bad apples.

The way it shot is unlike anything else. Unlike any other film, anything. The way it is shot is something that is new and unique that the photography guys at your college would've lost their minds

The only problem i had with this film is it tries to set up too much that it kinda forgets to be a movie of its own. I mean you CB fans who used to watch MCU and DCEU would love the subtle hints of the future of the cinematic universe, but cinematically its kinda "eh"

But its just a little "eh" though because it is only in my personal expectations (or you could say, fantasy) that it would be like a 70s anti hero movie 🤣 it doesn't hurt my enjoyment at all

That being said, The Batman is a beautifully-shot and goddamn well-written cinematic masterpiece that started a new age of revisionist superhero cinema. It is not for everyone, but if you do enjoy it then you can appreciate what absolute passion and creativity can produce.

10/10