People talk about The Batman (2022) like it's this grand return of a REAL Batman after Christopher Nolan made his STUPID STINKY Batman movie that was "EMBARRASSED TO BE A COMIC BOOK" and then you rewatch The Batman (2022) and it's the most le dark and griddy movie of all time. Practically screaming "GET THOSE COMIC BOOK AESTHETICS AWAAAYYYYY FROM ME!" In a way the Nolan movies never came close to.
Remember in the dark knight trilogy, when Bruce went gliding around on bat shaped wings? Remember when he had a little sonic device in his shoe that called in a billion bats to help him out? Remember when Catwoman's goggles looked like cat ears when she put them up?
Now remember when Battinson decided to use just. A regular flight suit (BECAUSE ITS DARK AND GRITTYYYYY and a BAT GLIDER IS DUMB AND SIIILLLYYY)? Didn't even look in the direction of a bat except to ignore one for the next "clue" (BECAUSE BEING BATMAN IS STUPID THIS IS DARK AND GRITTY!!!!!!!! WE WANT GRIDDY *REALISM* NOT STUPID COMIC BOOK BATS!!!)? And Catwoman's stupid looking balaclava deformed to kinda vaguely sorta look like cat ears if you squint and tilt your head (BECAUSE A WOMAN DRESSING LIKE A CAT IS STUUIUUPIID WE'RE DARK AND GRITTY NOW!!!!)?
But no, the reeves Batman movie is like Soo much more comic-y because uhhh. The riddler!!