10 Things That The Batman Gets Absolutely Right

10. It Is Structured Like A Graphic Novel

It can’t be denied that it is a bit of a jarring moment when almost straight away we hear the gravely tones of our newest Dark Knight - Robert Pattinson - speaking out over the dark streets of Gotham as a narrator.

In a way it almost feels like an emo teenager moaning about his life set to visuals of his gloomy hometown, which wouldn’t necessarily NOT make sense seeing as the movie is set in Batman’s second year wearing the cowl. He’s still adjusting!

After the film’s first act though the narration becomes a bit clearer in the style it mimics: it is not without meaning, in fact it helps frame the film in a way closer to its graphic origins in that the narration reads like panels of a comic. It is a stylistic choice that definitely won’t be to everyone’s tastes but it was a nice nod to the character’s origins and a pleasant, intriguing departure from the Dark Knight’s cinematic norms.