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Joker (2019), to me, was very dark and depressing. There's no glimmer of hope even at the end. As a character study, maybe it worked for many, but for me, it just wasn't entertaining enough to warrant even a re-watch. The serious interpretations of Batman (Nolan's, Reeves), for all their...

When I say "realistic" in the superhero genre, it's usually in a relative sense (the previous paragraph in my post described the Nolan Batman films as "more realistic", and that's what I was intending when describing The Batman - I just left out the word "more"). When the MCU has talking...

I think Zack Snyder set the initial tone for the (current) DCEU with his serious take for Man of Steel in 2013. Nolan had both a story and producing credit, so his vision is part of it. And I think Warner, seeing the success of Nolan's Batman films, was all in. Plus they wanted their own...

I think part of what the expectation of a superhero / comic book adaptation's tone is, is based on what you may have come across before. For me, my experience with Batman is: the Keaton-Kilmer-Clooney films were splashy, over-the-top, sort of dark, and not very satisfying. The Nolan films were...

Saw this tonight. A really good, engrossing Batman film! I'm not generally a fan of Batman, but the detective story / mystery was compelling. As others have said, the look and feel (dark, rainy, moody) and plot (one final sting by the antagonist) appears to be influenced by Se7en. Not a bad...