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Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) changed everything for superhero movies, a massive hit whose profits directly funded what became the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and left a legacy so timeless that Michael Keaton’s Batman is now returning in The Flash (2023). How do Tim Burton and Oscar winning production designer Anton Furst craft a version of Gotham and a brooding masquerade? Enjoy this analysis and visual investigation by Erik Voss (New Rockstars) to finally reveal the deep dark truth of this film and dozens of details that you may have missed!
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Tim Burton's Batman is a title I've wanted to revisit for years, and I forget how creepy it is! What's the most unsettling part of the film for you?
It was the summer of *89', the town High School was infiltrated with Japanese exchange students.
The Batman Hype was real for a 11 year old boy, allowed to hang you out and exp all of it.
Happiest days of my life, not a care in the world.
Excellent analysis!
Nobody ever talks about how unmatched and not much of a threat Nicholsons joker is when taking batman on 1 on 1 at the end, like batman was already injured from the batwing crash and taking on 3 henchmen in the bell tower before getting to joker and batman just beats him up no problem.
Also no one talks about how Vicky vale goes to give joker a blowjob to distract him before batman beats him up,Like that's not really something I want in my batman movie, or any adaption for that matter
Michael Keaton was awesome and iconic as Batman / Bruce Wayne – same with Nickelson. The series just became too "circusy" and too "comic book on screen". I loved the first movie in the original Batman series but I also think the Christian Bale trilogy is the best. Bale was also fantastic as Batman / Bruce Wayne and Heath Ledger was absolutely amazing as the Joker – the absolute best in that role IMH&HuO…..those three movies were dark without making the entire sets dark colors. The storyline was also awesome. The weakest of those three, The Dark Knight Rises, was almost expected to be after Heath Ledger 's tragic death. On a complete side note, taking the loss of their lives out of it, I think the tragic death of Carrie Fisher also really hurt "The Rise of Skywalker"….
22:04 I might write a sequel like that
I'm single and this is my girlfriend. #Loud and proud.
I LOVE this movie! This was my introduction to the Batman world when i was a kid, the comics, the videogame, etc. Now i'm 39, and Batman still my favorite superhero thanks to this movie, and my 3 favorite Batman movies are this one, The Dark Knight and The Batman (2022).
* If '89 was about the masks we wear, then does that mean '92 is about the masks society puts on us? 🤔
When this movie came out it is hard to describe how much it changed everything about superhero movies. I was a plus30s woman that was so impressed by Gotham city's look on the big screen and the strength of the characters. Also my introduction to Tim Burton. It really changed the feel of comics to movies. Dick Tracy also came out about the same time. I liked how the main characters had monochrome outfits to reflect the comic look. Dick Tracy wore in a bright yellow trench coat. It too represented a new look of bringing comic books back to the big screen, but it was Batman that is still great to watch today. At the time, it was Batman that people talked about. At my age then, it was my coworkers who took their kids to see the movie and came back to tell me that I was right about how good it was. Keaton is my Batman.
The B.A.T. (Best of all time.) 🦇
Keatons always my favorite Batman love to see him back on the big screen
As a big fan of the BURTON-BATMAN-films and a fan of Michael Keaton playing BATMAN, I have to say, BEN AFFLECK is the best BATMAN.
Just watched the movie for the first time and I love that you made a breakdown of it. King Voss for life
I knew about Lando, but Porkins?! Who else was in this film? The sub-text and easter eggs, I learned something new!
Best Batman Breakdown I’ve Ever Seen! That’s Saying A Lot I’ve Seen Over a thousand
You really studied your Batman I thought I was a mega fan until I heard you talk about every aspect of this movie, right down to the eyebrows Kudos to you and this video it really shows you know what your doing, and your great at it! 💯
I thought him revealing his white skin was him actually applying the white makeup lol!
Awesome Video Erik!!! This Movie is Great and Michael Keaton Is So Great in As Batman!!!
I'm SO Excited for His Return in The Flash!!!
The one thing i take exception to is when people take a series of consequential events, and say, "without this, there would have been no that." People say the same thing about rock and roll. Without Elvis, without Chuck Berry, without Louis Joran, etc. Nonsense. Like music, films don't come out of nowhere. They are evolved by the culture around them, among many other things affect their development.
You could easily say, without the X-men movies, there would be no MCU, since superhero movies died a slow death with the Joel Schumacher Batman films. It took the X-Men movies to regain interest. You could also attribute the honor to the Superman films from 1978-87, (well, the first two, anyway). The popularity of the first two Chris Reeve movies directly led to Batman 89, which supposedly led to the MCU. If there was no Batman 89, something else would have likely come around soon to replace it, and drive that desire for more superheroes.
So, true…the butterfly effect is real, so the MCU wouldn't have been exactly the same, i'm sure, if Batman 89 wasn't a thing. But there's countless things you could say, "if it wasn't for this, you wouldn't have that." Batmam 89, as great as it was, was only one event in the long history of things that led to the MCU, and that doesn't even include technology, culture and social climate all playing important roles as well.
You can't even compare the MCU to Batman 89.
My favourite Batman movie. This was the first movie I seen in a theatre when I was 5. Still one of my favourite movies. Great video