I admit I spent the parts of the movie where Bale was being Batman lost in my own speculations. As an apparition/boogeyman to the criminals, I could deal. As an actual guy in a bat suit? I wanted to pat his hand and explain that just 'cause it's scary in the movies, doesn't mean it's scary in real life.
This colored my movie-going experience.
BatBale: Grar! Give me information and a cough drop! Petra: OMG in three years he's going to *adopt a small boy.* No! That's wrong. Don't do it, Bruce! BatBale: I am the terror that flaps in the night! Don't worry, small boy! Petra: ...is that Justin Thomas? yay! BatBale: I'm only wearing black because my pink batsuit is at the cleaners. ph33r m3! Petra: Rachel should be Talia. Or Harvey. Or both of them. Now *that's* two-faced.
That said, I loved Bale's Bruce. Especially his sleazy billionaire Bruce. Man, I'd swim in a fountain with him any day.
I think it's the same principle that used in a lot of horror movies- the monster is scarier when you can't *see* it, or at least can't see it clearly, because then your brain fills in the details. Whatever actually shows up is very rarely as impressive as what you've imagined.
(Also, if Rachel isn't Talia, she should be Two-Face. Then I might actually start caring what happens to her.)
In regards to the difference between drawing and real life (or whatever the appropriate way to refer to people dressed up pretending to be bats, is) I think they were very wise to never give you a really good look at the bat suit. Even the looks we had when he was wearing it were a little disappointing. The cowl, for example... I think the bat suit can be drawn in five thousand awesome, fabulous sexy ways, (except the Kelley Jones Batman of "seek chiropractic help. No, seriously.") but put any of those on a real person, and the effect is goofy.
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This colored my movie-going experience.
BatBale: Grar! Give me information and a cough drop!
Petra: OMG in three years he's going to *adopt a small boy.* No! That's wrong. Don't do it, Bruce!
BatBale: I am the terror that flaps in the night! Don't worry, small boy!
Petra: ...is that Justin Thomas? yay!
BatBale: I'm only wearing black because my pink batsuit is at the cleaners. ph33r m3!
Petra: Rachel should be Talia. Or Harvey. Or both of them. Now *that's* two-faced.
That said, I loved Bale's Bruce. Especially his sleazy billionaire Bruce. Man, I'd swim in a fountain with him any day.
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(Also, if Rachel isn't Talia, she should be Two-Face. Then I might actually start caring what happens to her.)
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