Harvey promises to clean up Gotham, and make it a place for respectable people once again. Meanwhile, the Mayor of Gotham City has held a press conference, introducing the city's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent. Eckhardt just dismisses the 'oddball' reporter. However, the crime scene is soon found by Alexander Knox, a reported for Gotham City's newspaper, who has been following the 'bat attacks.' Knox has so far counted 8 sightings in under a month, and asks Eckhardt if it's true that Police Commissioner Gordon has opened a file. Eckhardt shows up at the scene, dismissing their description of a man dressed up like a bat. When the crook pleads to know 'what' this creature is, the costumed man replies, "I'm Batman." When the two crooks are found by the Police, Lt. The vigilante tells one of the crooks to tell his friends about him. Shortly thereafter, the crooks who swiped the husband's wallet are accosted by a costumed vigilante, that resembles a giant bat. In a back alley of Gotham, a tourist family is mugged, and the mother and son threatened.(To his credit, he did improve a bit in the superior - but darker - sequel Batman Returns.) Here, it's up to Nicholson to steal the show by quipping, shrieking with laughter, and boogying down to several catchy Prince tunes.The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Though the armor-covered Batman is nearly always in motion, Bruce Wayne barely puts out any emotional energy. Keaton, however, sleepwalks through his performance as the Caped Crusader. Nicholson holds viewers' attention during the movie's first quarter, before the Batman/Joker conflict kicks in. BATMAN does have its virtues: eye-catching production design and Nicholson's joyfully hammy turn as the Joker.
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And while director Tim Burton is skilled at depicting the whimsical, the demented, even the nightmarish, if this movie is any indication, he has little talent for creating "normal" people or telling a logical story.
Keaton's casting as the muscular Bruce Wayne remains one of the most wrongheaded decisions in movie history the talented supporting cast can't overcome the stiff dialogue. Mostly just an action flick with some iconic characters, worth watching for kids who need to see the old to appreciate the new. Fairly dark themes throughout, but they aren't explored deeply. The violence is almost cartoonish, but there's some blood here and there. Older children will understand that there was heavy drinking, they see a brief kiss on the stairs, and next thing you know Vicki's falling asleep in a bed with Bruce Wayne holding her.Īs mentioned, lots of violence. Younger children won't get the implication at all.
In rewatching this as an adult, I almost thought that Vicki Vale passed out from drinking too much and that nothing happened. In Batman (1989), the scene where they are in bed (about 38 min into the movie) doesn't show any physicality. There's one scene with an artistic picture of a scantily clad woman, but it's more cartoon than reality. That being said, I believe the Common Sense Media rating for sexual content on this movie is too high (currently rated at 3 stars in July 2020). I am very cautious about exposing young men to sexual content.
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