When people look to me to describe my generation in a word or at best a great encapsulating sentence then I just say quite non ironically the spoilt generation. This is not necessarily an examination of our morals or conduct as young people but more of what we have and are continuing to getting at the movies.
When I fell in love with Star Wars and its universe at the tender age of 7, my little mind perhaps could not conceive or even to begin to imagine that I would live to see its resurgence in movies (The Prequel films), on television (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) or even exist indefinitely (Star Wars Episode 7)
Well contrary to popular belief lightning can be caught in a bottle twice and it has happened with my favorite comic book character returning to the silver screen but in a really cool and interesting way. This being in the Man of Steel sequel which now officially has been slated as a Batman/Superman movie.
My reaction was of utter excitement as well as a quick mad haste to YouTube to put on the “New Batman/Superman Adventures” theme on a constant loop. Once my excitement died down, I started to ponder the implications of this news and such question began to emerge such as will this actually work, three years after Nolan`s trilogy ended and we are getting another version of Batman etc.
Well on the whole I really like this news and despite the down time between versions of Batman being quite short I think this a radical and smart way to reintroduce The Caped Crusader. For one from just the nature of the news alone it already speaks volumes to how different this Batman will be from that of Nolan`s versions.
His did not exist in a universe where he came into contact with super beings nor problems of a cosmic scale. In addition to this I uphold to a simple principal which comes from my love of the comic book medium, if artists and writers every month can have a say on Batman then why can`t filmmakers have this same privilege. This and the fact that change is an unpredictable notion, we cannot place a time value nor moral on it.
In addition to this, I really liked Man of Steel and in my review I pointed out that the film sets up a two pronged thematic point that can be expanded upon in future sequels. This being Superman`s place in the world as well as his relationship with humanity. By introducing Batman an even more interesting question is raised well what if the best of humanity comes out of the woodwork, how would that make Superman feel as his place and by extension relationship with humanity would be changed. As well as what would his presence make Batman feel and can these two really become friends.
The questions and thematic points are too interesting to ponder at the moment so let us look at it from a filmaking point of view. Zack Synder I feel can handle Batman which is evident from Watchmen, that movie had a dark, foreboding tone and Synder really got the characters of Night Owl and Rorschach who in the comics I think Alan Moore intended as split interpretation of Batman especially the latter character mentioned.
David Goyer despite being the co-screenwriter on The Dark Knight trilogy I think can provide a different take on Batman because ultimately he understands the comic world and just from the little he has shown of Bruce Wayne in Man of Steel, safe to say this Batman will be an entirely opposed to take to that of Bale`s.
Perhaps the most curious aspect of this news comes in the form of the musical score for the Batman/Superman film. Hans Zimmer did such a great job reinventing the music for Superman but I wonder will be able to come back to Batman and reinterpret him I think this is an interesting question to ponder.
As for the casting of our dear Dark Knight that is a topic for another day as well as news that will keep me guessing for months upon month until such time my imagination shall run free with wild speculations of one of comic book`s most iconic heroes being on the big screen adventure will look and be like. Well we got a logo, that is a good start and its snazzy one at that.