I don't pay much attention to social media in general either, it's obnoxious. I did for this film after I saw it as some reactions (IRL and online) seemed ridiculously negative and others were flat out bonkers. I was curious to read/hear justifications which mostly turned out to be what I said in my previous post.
Weird, most negative I've seen seem to echo similarly to my feelings... a lot to love in characters, but the tone, length and some story elements dragged it down.
I can't remember who said it, but I agree... I actually felt the same way about this flick as I did "Batman Begins" - and still do. But I Looooooove The Dark Knight - and even Dark Knight Rises (cuz it's so ludicrous). So looking forward to what's down the line.
Actually I have almost all the same complaints about story with this as I do Rises, but Rises was still fun - and this was WAY more serious - so weird story **** stands out (like why no cop thought to press the button on the rat cage with a question mark on it... )
That said, I saw it again last night!
I have a few questions I legit would love if someone knew (I mean I guess I could look it up....but where's the fun discussion?!)
Anyway.... Did Falcone know Selena was his daughter? and if he did, which she said he knew when she was a child, why did she say "Hey dad. I'm Maria Kyles daughter" - like he didn't know that...? Weird line
And what was Riddler trying to do? Did he not say he needed Batman to bring Falcone out? to that specific light? Was bringing him out to the light just be revealing he was the rat... he didn't need Batman to show Falcone was the rat, cuz Batman didn't even do that... he got him arrested for murdering the Russian girl.
If it was about bringing him out to shoot him, he could have done that at the funeral which he was at himself...
But I gotta say. Robert Pattinson is easily my fave take on Batman... I hope the next movie is this trilogy's "The Dark Knight.
Gordon couldn't be better... This Selena Kyle is the best Cat Woman on screen...
All characters were fantastic renditions.
Side nitpick - I can't stand lines like that cop at the end when Batman returned to Riddler's apartment...
"What a way to go.... Killed by a carpet tool..."
"A what?"
"A carpet tool. I come from a long line of carpet installers... my uncle is a carpet expert. Lucky I'm here, eh?"
I would way rather Batman walked in there, and the cop is like "hey put that murder weapon down! that's evidence! "
"No it's a carpet tucker"
"what?"
"It's a tool for installing carpets..."
Batman pushes table aside.
"I'm the goddamn worlds greatest detective and when a tool is used even once on a victim, yet alone twice , I look up what it is..."
Rips up carpet. Reveals map.
"Nice one Batman!"
Batman and the cop high five.
