Closed why for?
Bale for me is a good actor and that is what partialy saves him, in no way do i believe he could be batman/bruce, he looks nothing like the batman/bruce i read or still read, nor does he bring to life the mystery of the bat..it was good writing that also saves bale,
But i like the movie, and will go see the next, but if you ask me he is way out of his league when trying to be bruce or batman
Originally posted by starlock
Closed why for?Bale for me is a good actor and that is what partialy saves him, in no way do i believe he could be batman/bruce, he looks nothing like the batman/bruce i read or still read, nor does he bring to life the mystery of the bat..it was good writing that also saves bale,
But i like the movie, and will go see the next, but if you ask me he is way out of his league when trying to be bruce or batman
uh I think you made a mistake there.that you MEANT to say Keaton you could no way believe in him as bruce wayne/batman like so many other thousands because BALE "DOES" look very much like Bruce wayne from the comics.KEATON however doesnt even come close. 😕
Originally posted by starlock
Closed why for?Bale for me is a good actor and that is what partialy saves him, in no way do i believe he could be batman/bruce, he looks nothing like the batman/bruce i read or still read, nor does he bring to life the mystery of the bat..it was good writing that also saves bale,
But i like the movie, and will go see the next, but if you ask me he is way out of his league when trying to be bruce or batman
😆 😆 😆 😆
Originally posted by Mr Parker
uh I think you made a mistake there.that you MEANT to say Keaton you could no way believe in him as bruce wayne/batman like so many other thousands because BALE "DOES" look very much like Bruce wayne from the comics.KEATON however doesnt even come close. 😕
No mistake made
then obviously you never read a batman comic in your life because if you did, you would know how foolish that post is because as everybody knows,Bale unlike keaton at LEAST looked the part.tall,muscular,full set of hair on his head.bruce wayne isnt the short,half bald, receding hairline, scrawny runt that keaton is. 😆 😆 🤣 😆 also if anybody is out of their league in playing him,that would be keaton,Bruce wayne doesnt behave in like a doofus the way keaton played him in 89 nervous around girls,all he did was copy chris reeves performance in superman acting macho as batman but a real doofus as bruce wayne,thank god for bale the one and only true bruce wayne/batman. 💃
Re: Keaton as Bruce/Batman
Originally posted by Bat Dude
Ok, I know there are a lot of Keaton Batman haters out there, but here me out. These are the things that promote the fact that Keaton did a great Batman and a decent Wayne, AND was actually a good choice for the role...Warning: LONG POST
1. His physical appearance... Now before you say "He was horribly miscast for the role", hear me out. When you have a 6 foot something muscle guy with lots of money, and the reports of the Batman's appearance is 6 foot something muscle guy with high tech equipment, you can sorta put the pieces into perspective that he is Batman. With Keaton, the reason he was shunned by many was actually a great cover. I mean, a lot can't imagine Keaton's Wayne being Batman, as the reports are Batman's a "6 foot bat" when Keaton to my knowledge is not 6 foot. It's a different route then the classic "playboy cover up". And to add on it, and so no one can say, "Well, the criminals see that he isn't 6 feet tall." Well, that's true, they did see him, but Batman would own them to the point where they were unconscious and when they wake up they don't remember all that much(the one thug on the rooftop who got kicked) or they were in such a state of shock that they went dillusional and recounted what they thought they saw. (the other thug on the rooftop)
2. His quirkiness as Wayne... He was just so quirky and messed up in the head in 89. The audience can totally believe that Keaton's Wayne is crazy enough to put on a bat costume and fight criminals, but the characters have no clue because Keaton's Wayne doesn't fit the description of the Batman that the papers printed in the movie.
3. His costume. In 89, when the two thugs are on the roof and they see Batman for the first time, and his cape forms into "wings", it is something that can really frighten a criminal, as they are a "cowardly, superstitious lot". And if you make the belt black and remove the oval, he would look like a "giant bat-thing", which would frighten anyone. And if you add all the rumors that circulated during the movie, like "They say he can't be killed. They say he drinks blood." It all fits into something that could very well work and scare most thugs.
4. His attitude. When in the costume, he had an attitude that was perfect for the mood of the film. His eyes were badass and his loner ways all worked well. And his fighting was well thought out, too. I mean, Batman wouldn't overextend himself by attacking first (like in Forever and B&R) unless he had an opening. For most of the fights with Joker's gang, he was on the defensive, waiting for the enemy to attack so that he can see what they are planning before he makes a bold move to go on the offensive. (The only times he was purely offensive was against the two thugs on the rooftop and against the Joker in the cathedral. Everything else was well thought out defense and quick exploitation of weaknesses)
You may feel otherwise, but that's the way I see it...
You just named all the reasons why I didn't like Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne, lol.
Originally posted by MrCampion
Please quit bashing on Keaton. can't we Batfans all get along? It may not seem it to you but we can like both Keaton and Bale. I do and so does at least one other poster I know.
What about his bashing of Bale? 🙄 You bash Bale,you better expect to see keaton bashed.Thats fine that he likes keaton as Batman,but at least give good sound logical reasons for liking him like Batdude did.Not this moronic stuff like Bale looked nothing at all like Bruce wayne but keaton did crap. thast really grasping at straws to try and show keaton was better than Bale by sprouting off crap like that 😆 😆 😆
Exactly but the other posters seem to dleight in picking each other to shreds to let's let them have their fun. If they don't understand it by now then they don't want to.
I feel bad for those who think Keaton was accepted from the get-go. He was not. I should know, I was alive during that time when he was first cast. He was my generation's Batman. Now Bale is taking over and doing good so far.
Batman and Batman Returns were the best Comic Movies ever IMHO. I love the new Batman, but it isn't as good as the first two. Batman & Robin and Batman Forever were horrible. Val Kilmer was a bad choice and Cloney wasn't much better. Keaton has the charisma and the eyes 😉. Bale is a good choice too, though Keaton was superior.
Just my 2 c.
Originally posted by UlyssesAgreed 100 percent. Bale is a better bruce wayne than keaton. Keatons Bruce wayne was off. His Batman however is better than Bales. It didn't surprise me that the criminals in the first movie though he was inhuman. Bale didn't have that fear when he changed voices and demeanor. He did however provide us with a look at Batmans combat skills which Keaton was lacking.
Keaton nailed Batman. Bale nailed Bruce Wayne.My opinion anyway.
Originally posted by HueyFreemanBut at the same time Keaton had the intellgence. They both one up eachother on different aspects of the characters personality. I guess its to be expected considering how deep a character Batman is.
Agreed 100 percent. Bale is a better bruce wayne than keaton. Keatons Bruce wayne was off. His Batman however is better than Bales. It didn't surprise me that the criminals in the first movie though he was inhuman. Bale didn't have that fear when he changed voices and demeanor. He did however provide us with a look at Batmans combat skills which Keaton was lacking.