https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL3PgFBXioUHow would the other Batman directors handle this absolute kino Tim Burton scene?
Speaking of "Call to Arms" kino, I hope DCU Batman has something like Mister Incredible's prime years suit up scene.https://youtu.be/-XuFjlDiUr8
Schumacher>The Batsignal shines in the night sky.>The reflectors at Wayne Manor light up.>They're all purple and green neons.>The neon signal shines through Wayne Manor.>Bruce Wayne is reading a book at the library when he sees it.>Gets up dramatically.>"Guess I'm on the night shift today.">Alfred interjects "Do remember to turn the lights off before you leave this time, sir.">Bruce smirks, turns off the reflectors and enters the Batcave.>Cue suit-up scene with ass and nipple close-ups.>The entire scene is shot in dutch angles.
Nolan>The Batsignal shines in the night sky.>Bruce Wayne is at the Batcave when he sees it through a TV monitor.>Alfred arrives.>"They're calling you, Master Wayne.">"No, Alfred, they're calling the Batman.">"It is who you are, Sir.">"No. Batman is a symbol. An idea. A personification of absolute justice. Incorruptible, untouchable, unbreakable.">"Batman might be a symbol, but it can only exist through the man that brings it to life. You're that man, Sir. And much as you hate to admit it, you're human, and deals with absolutes in a human way. And if absolute power corrupts absolutely, then what effect has absolute justice in the man that has to see it done? How can you, as a man, determine where the edge is between absolute justice and absolute vengeance? Isn't vengeance, in on itself, absolute in its influence?">"I can't afford to question the limits, Alfred. As Batman, I should be unburdened by then.">"Therein lies the dilemma, Master Wayne. The limits exist, and there will be those who come to reclaim them. And they'll knock at Bruce Wayne's door. Who, I wonder, will answer? Batman, you say, is untouchable, unbreakable. But for it to remain this way, must Bruce Wayne be there to be broken in his place?">Alfred leaves Bruce in a pensive state as the score crescends.>Dry cut to Batman fully suited up already at the crime scene.
Snyder>The batsignal shines in the night sky>The abandoned Wayne Manor is in ruins and pitch-black darkness.>Bruce Wayne sits at the center of the room, naked and craddling his Batsuit like the Pietá.>The light reflects through the shattered windows, creating a shattered image of a bat over Bruce's face>Bruce sees the signal. He stands up and gazes at it furiously as the operatic chant crescends.>Lets out a primal scream of rage in slow motion, as bats suddenly emerge from the shadows and engulf him.>Emerges fully suited as Batman to the sound of incessant drums.>Dramatically holds his fist up to the Bat-signal shinning against the moon, recreating the cover of Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Strikes Again".>Alfred, watching from afar, muses "never stare into the abyss, lest the abyss stare back at you."
Whedon>Same as Snyder, but with the brightness turned up and the actor noticeably more bloated.>Instead of a primal scream, Bruce quips "I should've just got them a phone.">Smash cut to the Batmobile driving away.>At the GCPD rooftop, Commissioner Gordon waits silently in the pouring rain for several minutes.>Gordon eyes his watch and quips "he should've just gotten us a phone."
Reeves>Bruce sits alone in the Batcave and writes in his journal as “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day plays softly in the background.>”In the night, the city becomes a child. Abandoned in the dark, prey to the evil that lurks in the shadows. Until the signal appears.”>The Batsignal shines in the light sky. Bruce eyes it behind his meticulously messy hair as the song crescendos.>Bruce vanishes in the shadows of the cave to “I walk this empty street, on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one, and I walk alone”>”The city fears the evils in the dark. And the evils fear ME.”>Batman emerges from the shadows, very slowly walking into frame with heavy footsteps to “My shadow's the only one that walks beside me. My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating.”>Alfred watches sadly. Batman stops. They share a wordless exchange of resigned acknowledgement, to “Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me. ’Till then, I walk alone…”>Tight angle on the Batman’s face before a smash cut the next scene.
