The best superhero movie of recent years that tramples the MCU into the ground

Sometimes a film is characterized by what he not doesFor example, falling into the same worn-out patterns that have been established by the increasingly undemanding superhero cinema of recent years. And when our own qualities are added to this, we remember why we like to see the heroes from comics and graphic novels on the big screen.

First and foremost, one of the heroes that most people can probably agree on: Batman. Or, as he is established by Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson: The Batman. It is not just a Batman, it is the Batman. A bold titlewhich the film deserves twice and three times over due to its genius. And you can now see its qualities for yourself on Netflix.

In The Batman, Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne must first learn to be a true hero

Bruce Wayne is little more than a facade. The young man, whose face is sunken from all the sleepless nights, only sees himself as Batman. As an avenger. As revenge itself. For two years he has been practicing his nightly vigilante justice. For two years he has been terrorizing Gotham’s petty criminals.

A new opponent appears on the scene: a Serial killerwho leaves puzzles behind at the scenes of his cruel deeds. Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) agrees to work with the clever Batman on this case. Bruce himself finds an unexpected ally in the Gotham underworld in Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz).

The trail of breadcrumbs leads the investigators deep into the bowels of the city and to all sorts of shady characters, including Carmine Falcone (John Turturro) and Oswald Cobblepot (Colin Farrell). But most of all, it leads Bruce into his own pastuncovering things he would rather not have known – and learning what heroism really means.

The Batman on Netflix shows the MCU how to really make a superhero movie

After three hours, viewers of this film are suddenly back in reality – and look back on a superhero experience that is worth watching. This is due, among other things, to the fact that The Batman shows two things that are missing from the family-friendly, “play it safe” superhero films of the MCU: Courage and uncompromising.

Warner Bros. allowed a number of things here that required a certain amount of courage from the creators and studio. The Batman moves away from multiverse spectacle and instead focuses on intimate character studies of its protagonists and antagonists. Each character has his own burden to bear and, despite extraordinary abilities and gadgets, is still a human being – a human being who bleeds.

In The Batman, no one is wrapped in cotton wool. The action is hard-hittingevery fight hurts, every accident during a chase drags us roughly over rough asphalt. And when something cruel happens, the moment is allowed to have an impact without being ruined by a meta-gag. Which, by the way, doesn’t mean that this film isn’t enriched with bitter, black humor.

The result is a top-class noir superhero thriller, filled with characters that feel really real. The setting itself is bursting with corrupted life. No compromises are made in the visuals either. Gotham is dirty, neon-soaked, red, black, a lurking monster – the opposite of interchangeable green screen backgrounds and faceless space locations.

In short, The Batman is the kind of film that incomparable own identity won. The action, characters and noir detective story are all just right. So, don’t wait any longer, off to Gotham!

This vacation trip is now part of the Netflix streaming subscription.