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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city\u2019s hidden corruption and question his family\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n

Upon the announcement that Robert Pattinson would be taking the role of Batman, there was a lot of skepticism on whether he would be able to live up to the high standards of Christian Bale\u2019s Batman in the \u2018Dark Knight\u2019 trilogy. Rather than try to meet expectations, The Batman takes a somewhat fresh spin at the well-known Batman story, compelling twists and a strong point-of-view on who, exactly, the Caped Crusader is. By doing that \u2018The Batman\u2019 not only lives up to the hype surrounding it, but it turned out to be much better than most critics had expected.<\/p>\n

Pattinson\u2019s Batman, in my view, is more humanized and vulnerable. In the sense that we have come to know superheroes in the recent past, he is more of a vigilante than a true superhero. Most superhero films take place on a grand scale, but this one does so in a unique way. Those films are based on massive, world-shattering stakes, and the presentation is scaled proportionately. The stakes in this The Batman are significantly lower and more realistic. That\u2019s not to imply they\u2019re any less significant or effective; in fact, the lack of narrative bombast just enhances our capacity to connect with the story and characters.<\/p>\n

The movie undeniably gave us the best onscreen version of the Riddler. Fans may remember the Jim Carrey portrayal being cartoony, but now we get a more, serious, Zodiac-serial-killer-inspired version. Paul Dano did an excellent job with this role using his eyes to provide us a doorway into the character\u2019s fragmented psyche despite wearing a full-face mask and speaking in a digitally manipulated voice.<\/p>\n

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