AsBatmanfilms prove, there are tons of timeless stories worth retelling over and over. For instance, everybody loves a good heist movie, and those all basically have the same plot. Somebody wants money because it’s money, so they put a team together to steal the money. The team is super skilled but doesn’t necessarily work well together, leading to drama when part of the heist goes wrong. Then there’s suspense as the audience doesn’t know whether they pulled it off until the final reveal. It’s a classic.
But one story that’s become decidedly more grating on the minds of moviegoers over the years is the ever-present tale of how Bruce Wayne becameBatmanafter the death of his parents. This is one particularsuperhero origin storythat everybody seems to know by now. It’s like the ABCs, but bloodier and more predictable. So it should come as no surprise that many are weary at the idea of seeing it retold yet again in Matt Reeves' own upcoming reboot,The Batman.
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Luckily, however, it seems fans can rest easy on that front. In a recent interview with Esquire, director Reeves spoke about the film and his viewpoint on telling Batman’s origin story. “We’ve seen it so many times,” He said. “It’s been done too much. I knew we couldn’t do that.” Listen carefully to that soft whoosh of air that just covered the planet. That’s the sound ofmillions of comic book fanssimultaneously letting out a long-held sigh of relief.
That’s one more reason for moviegoers to get excited about the upcoming Robert Pattinson-led retelling. Reeves appears truly passionate about the film he wants to make, andThe Batmanlooks to be a notably unique take on the extremely familiar hero’s story, even taking inspiration from unlikely places. “Early on, when I was writing, I started listening to Nirvana, and there was something about ‘Something in the Way’, which is in the first trailer, which is part of the voice of that character,” Reeves explained. “And the truth is that he is a kind of drug addict. His drug is his addiction to this drive for revenge. He’s like a Batman Kurt Cobain.”
Of course, this is still a comic book movie, so there will be something along those lines even if it isn’t Batman’s own tale.Zoë Kravitz’s take on Catwomanwill get her own origin story inThe Batman, which should be enough to scratch that itch for the few people who really wanted to see another birth of a hero story. Whether it will resonate with viewers has yet to be seen, but luckily, audiences don’t have much longer to wait before they can find out.
So that’s one reason to rest easy about Reeves' ambitious new film. Though, frankly, it would be kind of hilarious if Bruce Wayne is the only character inThe Batmanwho doesn’t get an origin story. The big twist is everybody else gets one. Commissioner Gordon, The Riddler,that really beefy new Batmobile, everybody gets one, Oprah style.
