I do know that it’s been a short time since “The Flash” got here out in theaters, however I bought to say that after seeing the film once more on Max, I believe that it’s clear to say that Michael Keatonis one of the best actor that has performed the Caped Crusader.
Keaton performed the hero within the Tim Burton-directed superhero flick means again in 1989. Many followers had been skeptical of the controversial casting however had been completely happy to have him within the movie after it was launched and welcomed him again for the sequel in 1992.
Right here is why Keaton reigns supreme because the comic-book hero.
HE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR “DARK” BATMAN
Batman 1989 [credit: Warner Bros.]
Earlier than Michael Keaton, the one factor that followers had for Batman was Adam West on the Nineteen Sixties television sequence and whereas the sequence had its moments, they appeared extra campy than truly darkish. West had a extra comical tackle the character which could have been high-quality for the Nineteen Sixties nevertheless it doesn’t actually honor the supply materials.
Keaton introduced the character into darker territory and allowed Batmen after him to run, however solely after he needed to stroll within the batsuit and it was a breath of contemporary air to see it.
HIS ORIGIN STORY IS MORE TRAGIC
Batman 1989 [credit: Warner Bros.]
Within the unique comics, Bruce Wayne’s mother and father are killed by the felony Joe Chill. And the tragic occasion is what made him the caped crusader. That could be a nice origin story, nonetheless, the 1989 movie modifications just a few issues.
Within the Tim Burton film, Jack Napier a.okay.a., the Joker kills Wayne’s mother and father. Albeit, that is earlier than Napier turns into the Joker nevertheless it makes for an excellent connection as to why Batman has such a real and deep disdain for the Joker, thus making their hero-villain dynamic extra palpable to observe.
HE TOOK ON A KRYPTONIAN WITHOUT KRYPTONITE
The Flash 2023 [credit: Warner Bros.]
In the event you haven’t seen The Flash, spoiler alert as a result of Keaton’s Batman takes down the kryptonian Nam-ek within the coolest and briefest showdown within the DCEU, the place Batman grapples the Kryptonian by the neck attaching bombs to him and eventually knocking the alien to the bottom with a remaining explosion.
Keaton can relaxation straightforward figuring out that he was the one Batman to knock down a Kryptonian with out Kryptonite. Not even Affleck might attest to that.
