8 Little Known Tics That Made Michael Keaton's Batman Awesome
2. He Let The Batsuit Inform His Performance
Val Kilmer once described working in the Batsuit as instant old age; theres no peripheral vision, you cant hear very well, all of your movements are stiff and you cant go to the bathroom alone. Keaton managed to not only work around those limits, but work them into his performance. This results in Batman being very still and precise in his movements, with his eyes doing most of the talking. If he's fighting hell let his opponents come to him, or slowly walk towards them for the intimidation factor As he couldnt move his neck to look around hell dramatically turn his whole body, making his poses all the more dynamic. His turn to look at the helicopter in the final act has dubbed by fans as The Hero Turn. Keaton is also claustrophobic so initially he hated being encased in the suit, until he decided thats how Bruce would feel too. So he used that miserable, depressed feeling it gave him in his performance too.
