With everyone paying tribute to Heath Ledger's untimely death,and rightly so,i thought it would be interesting to
open up the debate of the Batman to date.
In Tim Burton's 1989 version he cast Michael Keaton as the caped crusader,and with great effect.
As Keaton painted his demons on his Bruce Wayne face,as well as the Dark One.
He was like he said to Vicki Vale.."My Life is complexed"and so was his performance,as he had many layers.Overall i'd
give him 8/10 for his role.
Then in 1995 we had a less assuming Batman in the shape of Val Kilmer,Joel Schumacher this time responsible for direction.
Val had potential and was surrounded by a colourful set and some corny dialogue,and rumour's on set were that he was difficult to work with.
His background was ideal for this vehicle,and a was a departure for this rogue actor,i'd give him 6/10 for his role.
In 1997 the same director gave us Batman and Robin,and the least successful of all the franchise,however with the new and upcoming George Clooney there was hope.
I said HOPE didn't i,Clooney had enough charm and charisma to make this part his own and unique,
if he was given the right script and some tightly sewn dialogue then critical aclaim would of been present here.
To George Clooney's defence,he was perfectly cast as Bruce Wayne and Batman,and it wasn't so much a strained performance,when it came to him delivering his lines as Batman.
I often think,how would he of played him today,a solid
7/10 for his appearance.
Some 8 years later Christian Bale is in Batman Begins,super film which was reinvented by the great Chris Nolan.
Bale is more the tortured soul and there was always going to be comparisons to his predecessor's,and he exceeded our own expectations as the Dark Knight.
With two films behind his belt,he and Michael Keaton are the only two actor's to reprise their role as Batman,i'd give Bale's performance 9/10.
Tme will tell,before we can let the real BAT spread his wings.
open up the debate of the Batman to date.
In Tim Burton's 1989 version he cast Michael Keaton as the caped crusader,and with great effect.
As Keaton painted his demons on his Bruce Wayne face,as well as the Dark One.
He was like he said to Vicki Vale.."My Life is complexed"and so was his performance,as he had many layers.Overall i'd
give him 8/10 for his role.
Then in 1995 we had a less assuming Batman in the shape of Val Kilmer,Joel Schumacher this time responsible for direction.
Val had potential and was surrounded by a colourful set and some corny dialogue,and rumour's on set were that he was difficult to work with.
His background was ideal for this vehicle,and a was a departure for this rogue actor,i'd give him 6/10 for his role.
In 1997 the same director gave us Batman and Robin,and the least successful of all the franchise,however with the new and upcoming George Clooney there was hope.
I said HOPE didn't i,Clooney had enough charm and charisma to make this part his own and unique,
if he was given the right script and some tightly sewn dialogue then critical aclaim would of been present here.
To George Clooney's defence,he was perfectly cast as Bruce Wayne and Batman,and it wasn't so much a strained performance,when it came to him delivering his lines as Batman.
I often think,how would he of played him today,a solid
7/10 for his appearance.
Some 8 years later Christian Bale is in Batman Begins,super film which was reinvented by the great Chris Nolan.
Bale is more the tortured soul and there was always going to be comparisons to his predecessor's,and he exceeded our own expectations as the Dark Knight.
With two films behind his belt,he and Michael Keaton are the only two actor's to reprise their role as Batman,i'd give Bale's performance 9/10.
Tme will tell,before we can let the real BAT spread his wings.
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