REVIEW | The Batman serves hypermasculine heroes, sexualised women and disfigured baddies
American actors Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Keaton on the set of Batman Returns, directed by Tim Bruton.
That's a lot of Batmans – and that's just the big screen. There are some more hanging around in the comic, animation, and video game belfries too. Factor in some of the live-action Batmans of old, like the late Adam West, Val Kilmer, and Christian Bale , and maybe even the fun-poking Lego movies while we're at it, and we've got quite the colony on our hands.
At the turn of the 21st century, it was over to Christopher Nolan and his Dark Knight Trilogy to reset the franchise once more. Christian Bale's Batman was perhaps the first to go"fully" hypermasculine, where Bruce Wayne was almost as tough and chiseled as the bat-suit he wore.
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