u/lowqualitychef

On the other hand, I am glad there are those who empathize and wish Matt Reeves and his family the best. I wish him well and hope his issue is resolved soon.

However, I cannot help but feel disgusted seeing people prioritize an movie, whatever is The Batman Part ll or Brave and the Bold, over another person's health. Or not caring how passionate a director is about his film, wanting to cancel him simply because the saga is apparently an obstacle to their precious DCU Batman.

It is ironic, really: for all the talk about "letting him cook" or the importance of a director's vision, it seems none of that matters when it conflicts with one's own personal desires.

I’m sorry, but I felt this needed to be said. It is a disgrace that within a fan community, ironically, one centered on a character whose greatest quality is compassion, there are people who downplay someone else's personal struggles.

Because if that is how they behave, they have no right to criticize the cult-like following of a certain director, not when they themselves are so indifferent.

I'm sorry, but I felt I had to say it and vent about these horrible attitudes.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd8mqODlJe1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

https://x.com/TheBatmanSagaNW/status/2105311723020341336

https://x.com/BVenom64508/status/2043961200015544687

Now that Lanterns is airing, I remembered these edited images I found on Twitter/X months ago, paying homage to Justice League #5.

DCU is planting small seeds to merge Superman in Reeves’ dark Batman world, starting with Jimmy as an investigative journalist.

All of these stills are from the Primetime trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/live/asMq-U5iCwI?si=UCpN4FBMhkac9afu&t=3567

"They cannot make their own competing live action Spider-Man movie."

I understand that many want to see a "comic book-accurate" Batman, but it doesn't matter if there's a T-Rex in the Batcave, a blue suit, white eyes, etc. If Brave and the Bold doesn't end up being as successful as "The Batman" and becomes another "Batman and Robin," and to top it all off, the Epic Crime Saga is still ongoing, all it will do is further damage the DCU and generate even more disinterest from the general audience.

There was a time when, because of "Batman and Robin," there was a deep apathy towards the character in film, until Nolan made "Batman Begins." The last thing DC needs right now, given the lukewarm reception of Supergirl, is for the DCU Batman to not be as successful as Battinson and the rest of the Epic Crime Saga.

Gunn and company cannot afford to fail or, at best, receive a lukewarm reception from the public, with the DCU Batman.

Or vice versa, that DCU's Batman is more successful than Battinson (which I doubt with the current creative team), making the Reevesverse seem like something they can do without, meaning we won't see any more of Battinson.

The fandom is already quite divided right now, but if it's like this today, I don't want to imagine what it will be like if, in the end, there are two simultaneous Batmans, but one is more successful than the other.

I won't give away any spoilers, but this film proves that you can have a more family-friendly character (like Superman) alongside one who is more grounded and dark (Battinson) and still make their dynamic feel very natural without them breaking character.

Seeing Castle in certain situations with more fantastical elements felt so natural, and at no point did it break the immersion of the film.

It never makes you think things like, "This doesn't fit," "Frank feels out of place," or "It doesn't make sense that he doesn't have powers and yet he's in this movie."

The whole dynamic between Spider-Man and Punisher was very well crafted, and seeing their ideals clash was something I would have liked to see in the previous universe, instead of such a banal and bland conflict.

Obviously, I'm not talking about turning Battinson into a murderer, but rather reflecting that Superman is the "Good Cop," while Battinson is the "Bad Cop." But deep down, they're much more alike than they appear at first glance.