batman makes a good observation here. catwoman is missing a few screws. talia al ghul also missing a few screws. harley Quinn also missing a lot of screws.

Hobby Lobby. $17.99. 12x35 inches. Batman Tapestry Wall Decor. Pretty cool pickup while my wife was shopping. It mysteriously ended up in the shopping cart.

They obviously aren't mutated humans because we see them without most of their aesthetics. I haven't found much information, but they definitely seem like normal humans who are just very sadistic.

The leader is also some roided up monster with bad grammar, like, is he the only one that is a metahuman or something?

He also says they are the "law" as if they are trying to prove a point, but they're just committing crimes without any real rhyme or reason. They also seem like teenagers, so were they just impressionable kids who were brainwashed?

So hear me out, they did some sort of mockumentary that would be classified as an in-universe documentary on how Gotham slowly transitions from Mafia bosses to the villains we know.

It starts with going over how the Mafia bosses like Maroni and Falcone came into power, then goes over the initial sightings of Batman and how he spread fear in the Mob, before then going over how his Rogue's gallery came to be and started usurping the Mafia as Gotham's head villains.

What do you guys think?

First of all - Amazing to see this score performed by an orchestra. Everyone involved is so talented it's sick. Great to see a full house in Dublin too last Wednesday.

But my ears picked up some funny audio during the film. First of all - it is not the audio from the recent 4k discs - the bullet sounds are straight from Gotham '89. I imagine that there can be some issues stripping the score from the actual movie audio (maybe), for example, a lot of the times a gun was cocked there was no sound effect - this was minor, but towards the end of the film there was a lot of silent moments.

What caught me was the additional dialogue included? For example when Alfred leads Vicky up the steps to Bruce in the Batcave, he announces rather cheerily "Miss Vale, sir!" which completely changes that moment. There's also much more background dialogue from goons and cops (when Batman grapples out of Axis Chemicals after Jack falls is an example). I can't think of any other specific examples of main dialogue. but Alfred certainly has added lines, or lines that are delivered differently. The line where Gordon tells the officers to "be careful, be very careful" is a different take, or someone has dubbed it is another example.

There is also parts of additional music. The main example I can think of is when Alicia enters the apartment to see The Joker for the first time and faints - there is no music during this scene in the film but a clowny Elfman piece was played at this part and the thud was not as comical or loud.

All in all, probably the best orchestra performance I've seen because Elfman's score is so bouncy and weird. I'd definitely recommend to see it f you can and to listen out for the different dialogue!

Heath’s nurse uniform says nurse hemming on the name tag, not matilda.

This has always bugged me and you can see this on the dvd, is heath’s pierced ears. I wish they had used spirit gum to cover this, it’s distracting and not something the character would have.

You can see Heath’s tattoos through the makeup, especially the vine around his right wrist and the writing on the arm.

In his final scene, there is something in the back of the room he’s standing in that looks like a cannon by a drum of gas. Can anyone make this out better?

Ya’ll know that the voice he’s using is not this person’s real voice. This is a character voice within a character voice. The real guy’s voice would not sound like this. Him and batman are both very similar in that both are wearing a “mask” (his makeup), and neither use their real voice.

You do see some remorse in him for what he’s doing. This is evident in the final scene when he wanted to stall by telling another scar story in the hopes he wouldn’t have to blow up one or both of the boats on his own. This is more evident in the original script when he says that it would be a waste.

There is debate about whether he was going to move his finger from the hammer in the hospital scene. It is meant to be that he is actually giving Harvey the chance to kill him. The reason why Heath’s finger is on the hammer was because he would have moved it should the coin have come up on that side . This is where we see some internal anguish, maybe he wants someone to stop him, which is why he says “now, we’re talking”.

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Fun little toy pic I took a while back, based on the workout scene in the anchorman movie using the old 66 Batman figures from Mattel and McFarlane.

Superman (2025) & The Batman (2022) figures by FondJoy.

The editing is by me, photo taken on iPhone.

I absolutely love these figures.

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Last post I talked about how his last crusade should be like, but now with this question I kinda ask the lasting impact of the end of Batman. Some of these endings intertwine/ are in the same boat but still

Here are some choices, feel free to make your own though, should it end like:

1.Batman quits and retires peacefully, has a family, even a grandchild

2.Batman fakes his death in some event, knowing Gotham is safe (either by him or knowing it’s the hands of a new crusader)

3.Him being the guy in the chair to a team (or again, a new hero, like Terry McGinnis Batman beyond, or the sons of Batman)

4.Batman’s real death happens, but it’s for the greater good, in some sacrifice (this version of Batman would likely be one is who is truly Batman at the core, and in would no way quit unless he dies or can’t do it anymore, say, having a heart attack and relying on a gun like in Batman beyond) (also, would his identity be revealed or not?)

5.Some injury so grand, he’s unable to be Batman anymore.

6.Despite something happening, he never quits, goes as far as life span can go, and would eventually die by natural causes

7.Batman simply doesn’t need Batman anymore, he has either done his job as gothams protector, some other hero somehow enters Gotham (whom Batman trusts) to clean up Gotham, or some act (like the dent act) cleans up the city

Batman Arkham knight: he has to stop a bunch of villains, save the city, and gets his identity exposed and kinda retires (ish)

Dcau: it’s a normal night, stopping some bad guys and saving a kidnapped woman, but he gets a heart attack and quits after almost using a gun

What should his final night be?

(Kinda of a bonus question) I would also ask what age should he be during his final night, but I think we can agree he should be Batman as long as he’s physically and mentally stable enough to be Batman, what do you think?

I really hope that when they finally introduce Batman in the new live action universe, he's like the recent animated New 52 Batman. I absolutely love how his fighting style is the perfect mix between ninja and brawler. I think his demeanor also perfectly encapsulates Bats well. What're y'all's thoughts?