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Dumb things in 1989's Batman everyone ignored


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When it was released in theaters, 1989's Batman was a huge hit. Starring Michael Keaton as the titular Dark Knight and Jack Nicholson as the Joker, the movie made director Tim Burton a household name, mixing some of the camp of the 1960's Batman TV show with darker aspects culled from '80s Batman comics like The Dark Knight Returns and The Killing Joke. 

Visually, Batman was dark not only in its lighting, but in the massive, oppressive nightmare it made of its setting: Gotham City. At the same time, many aspects of the film — like much of Burton's early work — couldn't help but feel more like a cartoon. Unlike the TV show, in 1989's Batman, the death of Bruce Wayne's parents is revealed as the hero's driving motivation, and the villain does more than just rob banks — he's a mass murderer. Nicholson is fascinating to watch and hilarious in the role, and the two opposing figures forge a conflict you can't look away from, with each being equally obsessed with the destroying the other. 

But Batman is far from a perfect movie. Rewatching it with just a little bit of a critical eye reveals quite a few dumb things in the movie that we all just ignored. 

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Didnt read any dumb things people ignored.

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