Every Time I Watch The Batman, It Gets Better

Earlier this week, I flew back from Tokyo to Vancouver, which is almost a nine-hour flight. So, I obviously had plenty of time to catch up on entertainment, movies, TV shows, or really anything I wanted to watch on the plane.

Thankfully, Air Canada had one of my all-time favourite movies available in their entertainment section: The Batman.

I've seen this movie plenty of times, but I hadn't watched it in over a year. So I figured, I love this movie, let's give it another watch.

And man, oh man, it's still so good.

It's one of those movies where the more I watch it, the more I love it. It's gotten to the point where I truly think this might be a hot take, but The Batman might actually be the greatest comic book movie of all time.

Yeah, I think I'm ready to put it over The Dark Knight.

Now look, The Dark Knight has the better villain in Heath Ledger's Joker. I don't think that's much of a debate. But I want a Batman movie to be focused on Batman, and The Batman absolutely nails that.

Robert Pattinson as Batman is an outstanding, outstanding choice. Every time I watch this movie, I fall more in love with him in the cape and cowl.

Sure, I'd still love to see more of his Bruce Wayne. But as someone who feels lonely at times themselves, I think Pattinson's version of Bruce connects with a lot of people. He plays him as someone who's antisocial, someone dealing with serious social anxiety, someone who almost has to become an entirely different person to gain confidence.

Because even though he's Bruce Wayne, even though he's the richest person in Gotham City, he's still that scared little boy. He's still dealing with the trauma of losing his parents. He's still not over it.

Then he puts on the suit, and suddenly he's somebody else.

But even putting Pattinson aside, the supporting cast is incredible.

Colin Farrell as Penguin steals every scene he's in. Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman is fantastic. Paul Dano as the Riddler is absolutely terrifying.

What I love about Dano's Riddler is that he feels modern. He doesn't just feel like some over-the-top comic book villain. He feels like a guy who exists in today's world. He's this lonely, angry, isolated nerd who's able to find connection online, and the movie really shows both the positive and dangerous sides of social media and what can happen when people feel ignored or left behind.

And there are so many people I'm probably forgetting too, like Jeffrey Wright as Gordon.

But I have to give a ton of credit to Director Matt Reeves.

The cinematography in this movie is incredible. The music is incredible. You can tell everyone involved in this project cared deeply about what they were making. Every shot feels intentional. Every shot feels like it has a purpose behind it.

I've been frustrated with the lack of movement on The Batman Part II for a while now, but hearing that things are finally moving forward and becoming real again is exciting. Honestly, that's part of what made me want to watch this movie again in the first place.

This movie is just so good.

It's one of those movies where if I see a random clip pop up on social media, I instantly stop scrolling. Then suddenly I'm watching multiple scenes, and before I know it, I'm considering rewatching the entire movie again.

That's how you know a movie has something special.

Any scene from The Batman can pull you right back in.

I love this movie, and I absolutely cannot wait for Part II.