To this film I want to go back up again and again. Since this is the only more or less new film about the adventures of Batman, which I have not yet written my opinion, it is urgent to correct the situation, since this film is more than worthy.
I can’t say that this is my favorite part in the epic, but it’s definitely one of the best. Therefore, I think it is worth focusing on it, at least for a short time, and admire one of the best comic books, with which half of today’s production did not stand.
First, the plot. Of course, there are downsides or downsides to me, because I can only highlight one aspect that I don’t really like. It's probably Penguin Man, because the image is a little weird in that it's not completely normal, I would say it borders on the edge of reality and fantasy. That’s all I can say, at least for now.
Therefore, I can begin with what I am completely satisfied with, for example, the detail from which the main villain appeared henchmen, described, in contrast to the subsequent parts, where the writers were lazy to come up with and they went along the way “and this is a secret, guess what!”. I also liked that in this film there are no alliances of two villains (he really is, but there is another plan, blackmail and love, all the same different things), since I, to put it mildly, do not believe in such things as uniting mentally ill individuals for the implementation of common (!) goals. There is also a weak link between this picture and the first part.
Talking about Tim Burton is a good thing -- it's a thankless job, because it's probably hard to put into words his genius as a cinematographer; bad things, I think, can only be said when you're afraid to even think about death. So I'm going to say neutral-positive. Burton is the same in all the films and his style is always clearly traced, "Batman Returns" was no exception, so, despite belonging to comic films, this picture is truly Burton, with a great choice of photos in two hours to decorate the wall.
A few words about the atmosphere of the film is not enough. But still, we are waiting for a Gothic city, which is literally saturated with hatred, anger, corruption and lies. In principle, everyone who has ever seen Tim Burton’s films, I know that the atmosphere and plot of his films can be described in great detail, but still people will be surprised to see these films. One of the characteristics of the director. Therefore, it is useless to focus on this. I will continue to describe my view of the film.
I like that the special effects in this film are not the main part, like, say, Schumacher. Therefore, the picture on the screen does not suffer from Photoshop disease.
Perhaps this is due to the age of the picture, but everything is done not “wiped out”, which cannot but please the look.
I won’t say anything about the scenery, as they are no different from what the viewer sees in Batman. You can probably note the makeup of the Penguin Man, realistically, but a little disgusting (as if without it).
The music in the picture is still pleasing to the ear of music lovers and creates incredible emotions when watching the film, and also approaches the image so that when listening to the album of soundtracks you can easily imagine the moment in the film where she plays. Still, Danny Elfman is a recognized storyteller, and the studio is very right that invited him to this project.
I can’t help but mention one of my three respected operators, Stefan Chapsky. This person is able to capture very beautiful pictures of what is happening. It’s no wonder that this film is also glittering, in my opinion, nuggets.
I think we should move on to the actors.
Michael Keaton. He's the only lead actor I have no complaints about. Someone may not like him outwardly, but I think no one would argue that he is very charismatic, and undoubtedly feels a hero. And he’s probably the only Batman who wants to look into his eyes and see their expressions when he’s wearing a mask (because the rest of me want to look in my mouth because there’s nothing interesting going on in his eyes).
Michelle Pfeiffer. Of course, charming in the role of Catwoman and not confident in the image of Selina Kyle. Played at the highest level, with a rather sexy image. One of those very rare moments when you can really understand why the main character fell in love with the main character.
Danny DeVito. Penguin man is a nasty, slippery type. Played, for me, so if not great, so good. Seeing him was not the best part of the movie.
I just can't help but think of Christopher Walken. A wonderful actor, but alas, this is one of the few roles in 90-2000 where he has a worthy role. For some reason, lately everyone, and he, I think, too, does not appreciate Walken’s talent and is invited only to third-rate youth comedies with toilet humor. It’s a pity that he could have played interesting roles in difficult films, perhaps he did disappoint me, but only once. But in this film, he turned around as he could, and gave a wonderful image of Max Shrek, the enemy of Catwoman. By the end of the film, I even began to empathize with this character, by the way - negative, which means that at least the role was successful.
Michael Gough. Definitely very attractive, balanced, kind in the role of Alfred. Which once I am convinced that he is just born to play this character (but, of course, this is not all his possibilities).
Perhaps you should also remember Paul Rubens, who amused the look in a rather dramatic moment and, traditionally, Pat Hingle, who still perfectly performs his simple role.
In the end, in fact, there is nothing to say, because, firstly, words are not enough, and secondly, useless, as is the case with all films of this director. So I leave this film and its reflection entirely on your conscience.
10 out of 10
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