@@dench2695 I am not of his generation but Michael Keaton Is definitely one of The Best Batman, and also definitely way better than Christian Bale and I say this as a huge Batman Comic Books Fan!
@@Breadloaf-kr4gibecause web was opened to public in 1991, two years after the movie was released. As for Keaton - among all Bruce Waynes he is one of the last person to be suspected as Batman. That was a brilliant choice.
Thank god the internet didn't exist back then because you know the studio would have stepped in and made a bunch of changes. This movie was and is still perfect to me, it plays out like an opera. Perfect storm of art music and acting.
Well, casting Michael Keaton, even though he is a fine actor, was like casting Seth Rogen as the GREEN HORNET.... the WORST casting I have ever seen in cinema history! The best Batman was portrayed by Christian Bale directed by Christopher Nolan. Now, there is an exception in all this, ADAM WEST (R.I.P.) was the BEST Campy Batman ever...
Keaton was a perfect Batman. I think because it made so much sense for his Bruce Wayne to hide that persona. Heck, people barely realized he was Bruce Wayne in the films, because he was so ordinary. They knew the name more than the face.
Bruce Wayne was supposed to be a handsome, tall, charming, muscular playboy billionaire not a short, balding, comedic goofball. His player lifestyle by day should've hidden the fact that he is actually an intelligent crimefighter by night
@@babyfaceaviator7862 Thats kind of what killed comics for anybody but kids for a long time. They were just so ridiculous to say that this reporter took off his glasses and nobody recognized him. Of course the suit doesn't help, but in the nineties and even up to today they were even more ridiculous with necks as thick as their heads adn yet still nobod knew who he was. Keaton was good at least for me because when you look at the guys who actually take martial arts and could beat hell out of you, its never the uber muscular guys who just pumped iron and were slow as hell. They did that will B V S and it sort of worked, but he didn't carry the whole movie. The one thing that I always grimace at is when that guy goes 'who are you', he should have just dropped him and disappear becaues the way he says "I'm Batman" just would make everybody giggle.
@mikearchibald744 dude, Keaton isnt handsome enough to be considered a playboy billionaire. His casting as Bruce Wayne was definitely a mistake. Everyone who's fond of him is just nostalgic.
@@babyfaceaviator7862 How many Billionaires are handsome? You still see those basset hounds with a pretty entourage. I always thought Keaton had looks, he wasn't a sculpted model, but certainly not a bad looking guy. Throw the fact that his character is the richest thing in the room, you've got the recipe for a playboy billionaire. Burton's Batman was a new take and along with Frank Miller's Dark Knight, they really changed Batman permanently. Bruce Timm only cemented that further with the DCAU. The tropes in 80s and early 90s Batman stuck, as soon things that were born from animation and film were brought into the comics. I'd argue that this period in Batman history are why Batman films still fill seats. And at the end of the day, nostalgia is the fuel for most of the film industry's output. Ben Affleck meets your criteria for a perfect Batman, but was he really?
I loved how Burton and Keaton kept ‘The Batman’ a mysterious figure - a creature of the night It made sense to me that THIS man we see in the Burton films would dress up as a bat - he fit perfectly into this gothic world that Burton created Keaton’s portrayal of Batman is iconic - ‘I’m Batman!’
@Dark Hero 81 I think Keaton was great! I think Kilmer even fit the role at the time. Bale was better than both of those guys. But Affleck brought a side to the role that was savage and he fit the part perfect.
Burton has good eyes to see that Keaton has good eyes for Batman. It's true, Keaton's Batman never had to say much in his scenes. His eyes do all of the talking.
You're right on the money. I like to think that it took a really outside the box mind to see Keaton as Batman. That's Burton to the nth degree. After you saw the movie, you realize how perfect he is as Batman. The only criticism I see is he didn't play up the playboy billionaire card, but that goes against his character, who both as Bruce Wayne and as Batman live in the shadows. He's hardly recognized as the huge deal that he is, because he's lived his life as Bruce Wayne in the shadows. He in essence only emerges and is recognized when he's Batman. In a way, he's always been Batman and lived his life as such and only when he put on the mask, can he roam in public at least for a brief period. Looking at it this way, Keaton's portrayal is definitely the darkest.
Michael Keaton was the best Batman! So dark and brooding as Batman. He truly did a perfect Batman, and was the first and true Batman to be dark and fearful.
Michael Keaton is best batman it was eyes Tim was right. Affleck is okay but not best batman. Bale did okay as batman. But when played as bruce Wayne was very good. He didn't need that voice as batman didn't need to put on dark voice. If didn't do that bale would been right up there with Michael Keaton as batman.
@@scottpalmer5304 affleck and keaton and bale are my top 3 but i think affleck is the best one if you read the comics or play the arkham games/ cartoons, he’s the most faithful to the character in terms of presence and fear factor plus martial arts and tactics
Not every backlash based on the actor's previous roles is unfounded. You might as well say there was the same reaction to Leto as Joker. Not every skepticism is by default wrong just because Keaton and Ledger subverted expectations.
@@Dman3827 So you are judge him just for one role that he had no control over it(and he admited he hated)? Are you had seen other roles of him, like the Rover, Lost City Of Z, Good Time, High Life, The King and The Lighthouse where he was aclaimed for very single of those performances by the critics and the audiance? If not have not see at least 1 or 2 of those films you can't criticzes his acting abillity and less predict his performance as Batman or the quality of the film without even see it said role and film.
@@Dman3827 Batfleck was awesome. Kilmer was average. Clooney was sucky. Bale was the best. Keaton was the third best. Pattinson is going to be good too.
I didn't want to see another "actor" as "Batman" because Michael Keaton sold me right away. That was true about his "eyes" you couldn't figure out what there was behind that mystery and yet, to me, he was the best Batman ever and still is! Michael has the same quality or similar one that Jack Nicholson so seeing these two together to fight off each other was going to be fun but yet exciting!
I was a stunt driver in the film and spent 2 hours one on one with Jack Nicholson What a great guy Directed me and himself but the bit was cut out Still great month Scott moy
I love how when this was made they kept that 30/40s art style , When they released the animated series and had it in that style too really made these feel more connected and gritty. Truly amazing and compelling cinematography that's not been portrayed that graphically since. And im kinda glad.
Man where’s all my fellow 90’s kids that just sat through the trainwreck The Flash to see the incredible scenes of Keaton’s Batman?! Who else had tears in their eyes to see our Batman again for the first time in years???
It took me so long to realize just how good the script is for this movie. How they show Bruce is always mentally Batman. That’s why he forgets to answer to his own name at the beginning and he’s almost in a trance-like state, about to take the joker out at the city hall shooting without his costume on. He’s always Batman costume or not. Michael Keaton understood and played that very well.
Keaton's and Burton's Batman, cinematically, was SEMINAL to every live action or animated Batman, after theirs. I love that it was so influential that it directly spawned BTAS, which was the same Batman we got in JL and JLU animated series. Thanks for the awesomeness, Burton and Keaton.
Keaton understood Batman better than I think any other actor has that played him. He is still to this day my top 3 Best live action Batman. 1: Keaton 2: Affleck 3: Bale Excited for Patterson tho!!!
While Affleck is my favorite, all three brought something different to the character that the others couldn't do as well. Bale brought the dark animality and Affleck brought the brooding and the physical presence of Batman, which is a huge part of the character. Keaton brought a Batman/Bruce that truly had inner demons to work out. All of those are important to the character as the best comic incarnations of him possess, but each actor did it a little differently. I'm excited to see Pattinson give us a sort of "year two" Batman.
This film felt like a comic book on the screen, the new batman films were action films, this had an other-worldly feel about it, they nailed it completely.
Keaton is so great. For Batman he had the wrong height, the wrong body type and the wrong career history, but somehow he and Burton not only overcame those issues, but actually made a virtue of them. Keaton's Wayne isn't a mountain of muscle but he sells Wayne's intellect, intensity and madness so well that you can still believe in everything he does as Batman. It's also very effective how Burton always shot Batman in such a way to make him look much taller and more imposing than Keaton was in reality, but didn't do the same when Keaton was playing Bruce. Having Bruce look like a regular (borderline short) dude compared to the towering, bulky Batman really adds to the mystery of the character, imo. It's basically the opposite approach to the Nolan films. I like Nolan's films, but they were very concerned with grounding everything Batman could do in some sort of tangible reality. Christian Bale bulked up for the role and we see him train and source all of his gadgets, usually explaining the use and purpose of a gadget in a conversation with Alfred. We know absolutely everything about what he's capable of before we even see him do it, because the Nolan is very keen for us to understand the rational explanation for something before it happens. (There's no way Nolan would have had Batman summon a swarm of bats in Batman Begins without explaining how that gadget works beforehand.) That's all good and fine, but Burton and Keaton had, in my opinion, a much more interesting and elegant explanation for why and how Batman can do all the things he can do. Which is that Bruce Wayne is insanely driven and in all likelihood, actually insane. That's really all you need to know, and it's more fun than Nolan's over-explanation of everything.
I will never understand why some of you fans are so obsessed with height. I watched this movies through my childhood and never once ever paid any thought to his height. Seriously, who cares? If the actors do a good job and you believe them in the role, that's all that matters.
If you'd told Michael Keaton in 1989 that he'd reprise his role of Batman in 2021 he would never believe you. And it's mad when you think about it. Amazing, but mad!
I just realized Batman (1989) Trilogy has the most famous live action versions of its characters. Michael as Batman, Uma as Poison, Danny as Penguin, Michelle as Catwoman. Jack Nicholson as Joker, Not to mention Tim Burton as their Director. I do think Michael’s batman Trilogy is the pioneer and blue print among the latest of the Batman trilogies. I am Gen Z yet I can see how really successful and popular his own trilogy.
Watched Keaton in 89 when I was 11. Been through all live action movies Batman. I guessed a huge bunch of people in the comment section never read the comics. Keaton's portrayal is the most comic accurate from Bruce to being in the suit. You can criticize his height all you want, if you are taller I would like to see you in the suit and see if you can perform better. Back then in the comics the suit was still blue and grey. But after Burtonverse came out, they changed the costume in the comics to the Keaton one. And the mood became darker. That is how much influence the Burtonverse has. Till now.
The Burtonverse indeed! 🍷That's true the color and styling including the voice of Batman was largely defined for all future Batman adaptations ever since.
The first thing I noticed when I saw Keaton is his crazy beautiful stare and eyes. So I 100% saw what they saw in him. Funny how I keep thinking that he is my fave Batman. I never liked anyone as much as I liked him as Batman. No one can sell it like he did. TBH, I’m not too sure but Robert Pattinson is the closest we will ever get to Keaton’s Batman. I don’t know why but Rob has crazy eyes as well. I feel that people will like his Batman. Just a hunch. Movie might be “meh” but he can be amazing. We’ll have to see. But I’m excited.
I was heavy into Batman comics in the 80s and its still my favorite era. It was a literal translation to screen. I must have watched that movie 200 times lol
Man made the entire world eat their words. Decades later they bring him back to the role. Arguably, one of the best to take on the role of the caped crusaser
I was a fan of Michael Keaton in his comedic persona, I enjoyed his sarcasm, and his physical comedy. I was so much a fan of his comedy I didn't expect him to be in the running yet alone the actual star of the movie. I kept wondering who this Michael Keaton guy was that would be batman. I kept trying to place the name with the face. It was as if a part of my brain shut down at the idea … I then thought oh no not another camp style batman. Then I watched the movie and I learned the depth of Michael. He was the vehicle that made Batman a credible character. All that followed owe it to his talent as a true gem in theatre.
I'm only 36 and maybe too young by a couple years but when I hear Batman, I instantly think Michael Keaton. No disrespect to any other Batman (except Clooney my goodness) but this man is Bathman. Bale turned Batman into something new and it was spectacular but for my money Keaton is Batman, and not only that, just a fucking superb and underrated actor.
Keaton invented the Bat voice. He thought Batman needed to disguise his voice more so he invented the low mysterious gutteral voice that is now a standard in all Batman adaptations.
Just imagine if social media existed and it was revealed that Michael Keaton was cast as Batman. It already was so controversial back then without social media. When Ledger was cast as Joker there were MANY skeptics, myself included being a huge Joker fan but there would've been even more if social media existed in 1988 and 1989 for Keaton.
He has been the best Batman there, as the Christopher Reeve made best Superman and Clark Kent ever, then Michael Keaton as well made the best Bruce Wayne. As well we don't need to forget the Michael Gough as best Alfred as well, the classic British butler. I have watched all the batman movies recently after finishing the Batman series from 60's, and while the special effects and visual effects are not so advanced and heavily used like in the latest ones, they do make almost more believable scenes by what they used. I do like Ben Affleck as batman as well, he does it well too.
It would be fucking badass if Burton and Keaton would collaborate on another Batman. Complete the trilogy and give us an older Batman solving one last crime.
Michael Keaton played Bruce Wayne. People thought Michael Keaton didn’t look like a superhero & that's why he was a great choice for the role. Nobody would ever suspect him as Batman, that he would easily fool everyone.
I mean guys it was in the 80´s. How can you put a serious actor in a Batsuit and make him intimidating?Keaton was well cast in my view. He looked so scary and intimidating as Batman.
I just can't believe we're finally (quite overdue) going to see him play Batman for a 3rd time in The Flash. There are so many great portrayals of Batman in live action and animation over the years, the best being... Michael Keaton, Kevin Conroy, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson. I could never make my mind up who was my favourite among them but now I can safely say its Keaton... He's among the smaller actors playing Batman but his fearsome presence is felt, his expressions, his voice, attitude... it just all works. I take nothing away from Adam West, it was just a different time and style but if not for Keaton then none of the amazing media entertainment of the character we have today would have come to pass, we wouldn't have gotten the late great Kevin Conroy with all his amazing voice performances from the animation series and movies to the Arkham games. They went off the rails with B&R but had it not be layed out by Keaton before that "if done right this is something special" the we wouldn't have gotten Nolan stepping in to pick up the slack. Christopher Reeves Superman got the ball rolling and Keatons Batman drived it further. For all the big comic movies we have today would of come to pass if not for Burton, Keaton and Batman 89. Superhero fatigue is starting to show nowadays but I still do love the genre, we just need to slow down, show more focused stories with less woke shit in them and this genre will live on strong.
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Haters will always hate Michael Keaton for no logical reason but in my book he will forever be the greatest batman period 🦇
That’s just because he was the one of your generation.
@@dench2695 I am not of his generation but Michael Keaton Is definitely one of The Best Batman, and also definitely way better than Christian Bale and I say this as a huge Batman Comic Books Fan!
Who hates Michael Keaton?!
Im not from your generation, but i have never seen a single comment of hate towards Keaton's Batman. Not one.
@@Breadloaf-kr4gibecause web was opened to public in 1991, two years after the movie was released.
As for Keaton - among all Bruce Waynes he is one of the last person to be suspected as Batman. That was a brilliant choice.
Thank god the internet didn't exist back then because you know the studio would have stepped in and made a bunch of changes. This movie was and is still perfect to me, it plays out like an opera. Perfect storm of art music and acting.
OMG they would have went Nuts
Maybe? The internet lost their minds over Ben Affleck and they didn't change anything....
Ironically this comment is in the internet lol
Just like Star Wars Episode ii
Well, casting Michael Keaton, even though he is a fine actor, was like casting Seth Rogen as the GREEN HORNET.... the WORST casting I have ever seen in cinema history! The best Batman was portrayed by Christian Bale directed by Christopher Nolan. Now, there is an exception in all this, ADAM WEST (R.I.P.) was the BEST Campy Batman ever...
Keaton was a perfect Batman. I think because it made so much sense for his Bruce Wayne to hide that persona. Heck, people barely realized he was Bruce Wayne in the films, because he was so ordinary. They knew the name more than the face.
You make a great point about how people didnt even realize he was Bruce omg
Bruce Wayne was supposed to be a handsome, tall, charming, muscular playboy billionaire not a short, balding, comedic goofball.
His player lifestyle by day should've hidden the fact that he is actually an intelligent crimefighter by night
@@babyfaceaviator7862 Thats kind of what killed comics for anybody but kids for a long time. They were just so ridiculous to say that this reporter took off his glasses and nobody recognized him. Of course the suit doesn't help, but in the nineties and even up to today they were even more ridiculous with necks as thick as their heads adn yet still nobod knew who he was.
Keaton was good at least for me because when you look at the guys who actually take martial arts and could beat hell out of you, its never the uber muscular guys who just pumped iron and were slow as hell. They did that will B V S and it sort of worked, but he didn't carry the whole movie.
The one thing that I always grimace at is when that guy goes 'who are you', he should have just dropped him and disappear becaues the way he says "I'm Batman" just would make everybody giggle.
@mikearchibald744 dude, Keaton isnt handsome enough to be considered a playboy billionaire. His casting as Bruce Wayne was definitely a mistake. Everyone who's fond of him is just nostalgic.
@@babyfaceaviator7862 How many Billionaires are handsome? You still see those basset hounds with a pretty entourage. I always thought Keaton had looks, he wasn't a sculpted model, but certainly not a bad looking guy. Throw the fact that his character is the richest thing in the room, you've got the recipe for a playboy billionaire. Burton's Batman was a new take and along with Frank Miller's Dark Knight, they really changed Batman permanently. Bruce Timm only cemented that further with the DCAU. The tropes in 80s and early 90s Batman stuck, as soon things that were born from animation and film were brought into the comics. I'd argue that this period in Batman history are why Batman films still fill seats. And at the end of the day, nostalgia is the fuel for most of the film industry's output. Ben Affleck meets your criteria for a perfect Batman, but was he really?
Keaton looks so intense and unpredictable, Burton was on the money casting him. Everyone was perfectly cast in BATMAN.
For my gen (people now in their 40) He is the Batman. No desrespect to Mr. Nolan or Mr. Bale.
U said no desrespect to Bale and Nolan but what about affleck
@@chxrliet8275 I don not have a precise opinion about Ben.
@@lorenzodelre7001 why’s that bro
I’m 30 and Keaton will always be my Batman.
37 agree. he is batman
I loved how Burton and Keaton kept ‘The Batman’ a mysterious figure - a creature of the night
It made sense to me that THIS man we see in the Burton films would dress up as a bat - he fit perfectly into this gothic world that Burton created
Keaton’s portrayal of Batman is iconic - ‘I’m Batman!’
I'm telling you man (or ma'am), a giant bat!
Best Batman ever, period... No more discussion
@Dark Hero 81 I think Keaton was great! I think Kilmer even fit the role at the time. Bale was better than both of those guys. But Affleck brought a side to the role that was savage and he fit the part perfect.
@Dark Hero 81 no
This is so true, I remember.
This İs TRUE
I agree 100%
His eyes and his eyebrows are what sold me. His face literally resembles the cowl that he would wear as Batman
To this day every Batman costume takes a cue from those brows being part of the cowl. Best looking costume ever. Even now it looks amazing
His eye brows literally look like wings.
Every batman actor face looks like his cowl lol
Exactly. I wonder if it was designed for his face.
He is the original Dark knight that all the current Batman movies and cartoons emulate!
He was the best Batman to me.
And now he’s back in The Flash (2022)
I respect your opinion. In my opinion Christian Bale is the best
I agree he was terrific as Batman better than all the Batman’s tbh
@@chriscarter6157 he was by far the best Batman but bale was the best Bruce Wayne
@@barrymckenna8547 exactly
Burton has good eyes to see that Keaton has good eyes for Batman. It's true, Keaton's Batman never had to say much in his scenes. His eyes do all of the talking.
You're right on the money. I like to think that it took a really outside the box mind to see Keaton as Batman. That's Burton to the nth degree. After you saw the movie, you realize how perfect he is as Batman. The only criticism I see is he didn't play up the playboy billionaire card, but that goes against his character, who both as Bruce Wayne and as Batman live in the shadows. He's hardly recognized as the huge deal that he is, because he's lived his life as Bruce Wayne in the shadows. He in essence only emerges and is recognized when he's Batman. In a way, he's always been Batman and lived his life as such and only when he put on the mask, can he roam in public at least for a brief period. Looking at it this way, Keaton's portrayal is definitely the darkest.
Michael Keaton was the best Batman! So dark and brooding as Batman. He truly did a perfect Batman, and was the first and true Batman to be dark and fearful.
True but bale was the best Bruce Wayne
Affleck for me
Michael Keaton is best batman it was eyes Tim was right. Affleck is okay but not best batman. Bale did okay as batman. But when played as bruce Wayne was very good. He didn't need that voice as batman didn't need to put on dark voice. If didn't do that bale would been right up there with Michael Keaton as batman.
@@scottpalmer5304 affleck and keaton and bale are my top 3 but i think affleck is the best one if you read the comics or play the arkham games/ cartoons, he’s the most faithful to the character in terms of presence and fear factor plus martial arts and tactics
@@dezertfox3681 sitting in a darken room and hanging up side down really portrays a playboy billionaire
I'm still Batman.
-Michael Keaton, 2021
It’s funny how the same reaction of worry and anger that Keaton had when he was casted as Batman is repeating with Pattinson.
Not every backlash based on the actor's previous roles is unfounded. You might as well say there was the same reaction to Leto as Joker. Not every skepticism is by default wrong just because Keaton and Ledger subverted expectations.
@@Dman3827 So you are judge him just for one role that he had no control over it(and he admited he hated)? Are you had seen other roles of him, like the Rover, Lost City Of Z, Good Time, High Life, The King and The Lighthouse where he was aclaimed for very single of those performances by the critics and the audiance? If not have not see at least 1 or 2 of those films you can't criticzes his acting abillity and less predict his performance as Batman or the quality of the film without even see it said role and film.
As it did with Affleck, as it did with Bale... People should have learned to just chill and wait for the movie to come out by now.
@@Dman3827 Batfleck was awesome. Kilmer was average. Clooney was sucky. Bale was the best. Keaton was the third best. Pattinson is going to be good too.
@@Dman3827 Hmm. I think Pattinson will make a good Batman but I'm not sure about how Good his Bruce Wayne will be.
Michael Keaton is best batman can't wait see him back as Batman in The Flash movie and can't wait see Ben Affleck back as Batman too 👈🙏👏👏👍⚡💯
I agree Keaton never got his Batman a good finale.
Bring Keaton as old Bruce Wayne batman beyond
@@matthewklukowski1700 me too👈
Not best. He is too short.
2 BATMAN😄😄😉What a childhood dream come true the Dark Knight couldn't even top it.
The atmosphere alone makes it the greatest Batman movie ever. RIP Anton Furst.
I'm ready to see Michael Keaton back as BATMAN he needs to have his story concluded finally.
That's what I'm talkin about!
@@keithspringston9283 Glad someone agrees with me😊😎
@@Dman3827 Exactly
@@Dman3827 Yeah
Come on son 👊.
I just noticed the similarities between Keaton's eyebrows and Nicholson's...wow. Keaton is one of the greats...he has DeNiro range.
_Danny Elfman too_
I didn't want to see another "actor" as "Batman" because Michael Keaton sold me right away. That was true about his "eyes" you couldn't figure out what there was behind that mystery and yet, to me, he was the best Batman ever and still is! Michael has the same quality or similar one that Jack Nicholson so seeing these two together to fight off each other was going to be fun but yet exciting!
I was a stunt driver in the film and spent 2 hours one on one with Jack Nicholson What a great guy Directed me and himself but the bit was cut out Still great month Scott moy
That’s awesome
I love how when this was made they kept that 30/40s art style ,
When they released the animated series and had it in that style too really made these feel more connected and gritty.
Truly amazing and compelling cinematography that's not been portrayed that graphically since.
And im kinda glad.
Man where’s all my fellow 90’s kids that just sat through the trainwreck The Flash to see the incredible scenes of Keaton’s Batman?! Who else had tears in their eyes to see our Batman again for the first time in years???
Keaton is a great actor and definitively the greatest Batman ever.
And yet Keaton is the best Batman to date
It took me so long to realize just how good the script is for this movie. How they show Bruce is always mentally Batman. That’s why he forgets to answer to his own name at the beginning and he’s almost in a trance-like state, about to take the joker out at the city hall shooting without his costume on. He’s always Batman costume or not. Michael Keaton understood and played that very well.
And Now Michael Keaton's returning in The Flash....
Still the best live action actor for Batman.
Keaton's and Burton's Batman, cinematically, was SEMINAL to every live action or animated Batman, after theirs. I love that it was so influential that it directly spawned BTAS, which was the same Batman we got in JL and JLU animated series. Thanks for the awesomeness, Burton and Keaton.
Keaton understood Batman better than I think any other actor has that played him. He is still to this day my top 3 Best live action Batman.
1: Keaton
2: Affleck
3: Bale
Excited for Patterson tho!!!
"Pattinson"
I respect you. For me it goes like this:
1 Bale
2 Affleck
3 Keaton
4 Conroy
5 West
6 Kilmer
7 Clooney
While Affleck is my favorite, all three brought something different to the character that the others couldn't do as well. Bale brought the dark animality and Affleck brought the brooding and the physical presence of Batman, which is a huge part of the character. Keaton brought a Batman/Bruce that truly had inner demons to work out. All of those are important to the character as the best comic incarnations of him possess, but each actor did it a little differently. I'm excited to see Pattinson give us a sort of "year two" Batman.
@@chaosapiant Exactly!
The best Batman ever in my eyes.
Same thing happened with Heath ledger. We got one of the best Jokers out there because of him
Overrated beyond belief because he died. Nicholson Romero and Hamil all way better
@@neilberry1552 no dispute in that in the slightest. They were the epitome of joker
@@Darklg23 dumb
Batman 1989 was the most controversial and yet most popular movie back then!
This will always be the greatest batman movie ever created. Absolute magic start to finish.
This film felt like a comic book on the screen, the new batman films were action films, this had an other-worldly feel about it, they nailed it completely.
"You can't buy that kind of publicity!"
That is the perfect summation of the whole Michael Keaton casting as Batman fiasco.
Keaton is so great. For Batman he had the wrong height, the wrong body type and the wrong career history, but somehow he and Burton not only overcame those issues, but actually made a virtue of them. Keaton's Wayne isn't a mountain of muscle but he sells Wayne's intellect, intensity and madness so well that you can still believe in everything he does as Batman. It's also very effective how Burton always shot Batman in such a way to make him look much taller and more imposing than Keaton was in reality, but didn't do the same when Keaton was playing Bruce. Having Bruce look like a regular (borderline short) dude compared to the towering, bulky Batman really adds to the mystery of the character, imo.
It's basically the opposite approach to the Nolan films. I like Nolan's films, but they were very concerned with grounding everything Batman could do in some sort of tangible reality. Christian Bale bulked up for the role and we see him train and source all of his gadgets, usually explaining the use and purpose of a gadget in a conversation with Alfred. We know absolutely everything about what he's capable of before we even see him do it, because the Nolan is very keen for us to understand the rational explanation for something before it happens. (There's no way Nolan would have had Batman summon a swarm of bats in Batman Begins without explaining how that gadget works beforehand.)
That's all good and fine, but Burton and Keaton had, in my opinion, a much more interesting and elegant explanation for why and how Batman can do all the things he can do. Which is that Bruce Wayne is insanely driven and in all likelihood, actually insane. That's really all you need to know, and it's more fun than Nolan's over-explanation of everything.
I agree 100%!!!
I will never understand why some of you fans are so obsessed with height. I watched this movies through my childhood and never once ever paid any thought to his height. Seriously, who cares? If the actors do a good job and you believe them in the role, that's all that matters.
Not only that, but TO ME the Nolan films are ALREADY dated. Burton films are timeless...
If you'd told Michael Keaton in 1989 that he'd reprise his role of Batman in 2021 he would never believe you. And it's mad when you think about it. Amazing, but mad!
I just realized Batman (1989) Trilogy has the most famous live action versions of its characters. Michael as Batman, Uma as Poison, Danny as Penguin, Michelle as Catwoman. Jack Nicholson as Joker, Not to mention Tim Burton as their Director.
I do think Michael’s batman Trilogy is the pioneer and blue print among the latest of the Batman trilogies. I am Gen Z yet I can see how really successful and popular his own trilogy.
Watched Keaton in 89 when I was 11. Been through all live action movies Batman. I guessed a huge bunch of people in the comment section never read the comics. Keaton's portrayal is the most comic accurate from Bruce to being in the suit. You can criticize his height all you want, if you are taller I would like to see you in the suit and see if you can perform better. Back then in the comics the suit was still blue and grey. But after Burtonverse came out, they changed the costume in the comics to the Keaton one. And the mood became darker. That is how much influence the Burtonverse has. Till now.
The Burtonverse indeed! 🍷That's true the color and styling including the voice of Batman was largely defined for all future Batman adaptations ever since.
I loved Michael Keaton as Batman I was 3 years old when this movie was made
I saw this 3 times in the cinema the week it came out. Good times
As much a of a Bale Batman fan as I am, Keaton really got the mentality of Batman.
I wish he got to do another batman he was that good hands down the best batman ! He Should be very proud when he looks back on this
4:46 Man, if only we got to see Two Face in a Tim Burton movie! That would’ve changed everything!
He was great as Batman. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Michael had that crazy in his eyes that fits Batman perfectly. He was the best batman and Bruce Wayne.
The first thing I noticed when I saw Keaton is his crazy beautiful stare and eyes. So I 100% saw what they saw in him. Funny how I keep thinking that he is my fave Batman. I never liked anyone as much as I liked him as Batman. No one can sell it like he did. TBH, I’m not too sure but Robert Pattinson is the closest we will ever get to Keaton’s Batman. I don’t know why but Rob has crazy eyes as well. I feel that people will like his Batman. Just a hunch. Movie might be “meh” but he can be amazing. We’ll have to see. But I’m excited.
And then he became the best Batman. Kids today will never understand.
The thing about mical keaton. Casting kinda reminds me how people felt about tobey being spider man and they were the best actors for those casters
Best batman movie
I was heavy into Batman comics in the 80s and its still my favorite era. It was a literal translation to screen. I must have watched that movie 200 times lol
@@petawest6505 "Ever dance with the Devil in the pale moonlight?"
I think "The Dark Knight" (2008) is the best Batman film.
@@smit4459 I think Batman Begins is the best Batman Film. The Dark Knight felt more like a Harvey Dent and Joker film.
People were complaining about his casting back then. Ironic cause he’s still considered by many to be the best Batman yet.
Man made the entire world eat their words. Decades later they bring him back to the role. Arguably, one of the best to take on the role of the caped crusaser
One of the best films ever made!
He is back!
I was a fan of Michael Keaton in his comedic persona, I enjoyed his sarcasm, and his physical comedy. I was so much a fan of his comedy I didn't expect him to be in the running yet alone the actual star of the movie. I kept wondering who this Michael Keaton guy was that would be batman. I kept trying to place the name with the face. It was as if a part of my brain shut down at the idea … I then thought oh no not another camp style batman. Then I watched the movie and I learned the depth of Michael. He was the vehicle that made Batman a credible character. All that followed owe it to his talent as a true gem in theatre.
Welcome back BATMAN, I missed you sir.
Always a pleasure to watch Batman over and over again! 😀
Michael Keaton was the best Batman ever
The King.
Michael Keaton is one of the best Batman’s ever
You know he’s the best Batman when his eyebrows look like the Bat symbol! 3:25
Bro I thought I was the only one who noticed that. His face resembles the cowl that he would wear
The biggest issue with Batman and Batman Returns was their lack of Keaton. I’m looking forward to seeing more of his Bruce Wayne/Batman in the future.
I'm only 36 and maybe too young by a couple years but when I hear Batman, I instantly think Michael Keaton. No disrespect to any other Batman (except Clooney my goodness) but this man is Bathman. Bale turned Batman into something new and it was spectacular but for my money Keaton is Batman, and not only that, just a fucking superb and underrated actor.
It's in his eyes. He has crazy eyes. That sold me back in '89.
the best
Keaton and bale are the best
Keaton is the only actor who has brought a blue-collar quality to Batman. I think that’s why he is appealing to so many fans.
He's my favorite batman watched the movie back then he nailed it.
At the end of the day, Keaton had the last laugh. Now, he’s known as the most iconic Batman as of today.
best batman ever
If you saw Clean and Sober, you knew Keaton was a brilliant choice
Micheal keating is the definition of sexiness in batman
Keaton invented the Bat voice. He thought Batman needed to disguise his voice more so he invented the low mysterious gutteral voice that is now a standard in all Batman adaptations.
And now the fans put him at the top of their list of actors to play the role.
Keaton was the best batman even now in 2021 Still is
My favorite actor my favorite batman my favorite soundtrack.
Seeing this video with the knowledge that everybody is hyped for his return in The Flash
No One is Batman But Michael Keaton, Best Batman Hands Down!!
Michael will always be the better Batman. NAILED it!
Just imagine if social media existed and it was revealed that Michael Keaton was cast as Batman. It already was so controversial back then without social media. When Ledger was cast as Joker there were MANY skeptics, myself included being a huge Joker fan but there would've been even more if social media existed in 1988 and 1989 for Keaton.
He has been the best Batman there, as the Christopher Reeve made best Superman and Clark Kent ever, then Michael Keaton as well made the best Bruce Wayne. As well we don't need to forget the Michael Gough as best Alfred as well, the classic British butler.
I have watched all the batman movies recently after finishing the Batman series from 60's, and while the special effects and visual effects are not so advanced and heavily used like in the latest ones, they do make almost more believable scenes by what they used.
I do like Ben Affleck as batman as well, he does it well too.
I agreed with everything you said until you said Ben Affleck is good as Batman.
@@Sattnin77 He was good in BvS. He sucked in Justice League.
@@devankgulati1637 No he sucked in both.
@@Sattnin77 That's your opinion
@@devankgulati1637 Yeah I know.
2:46 so true that he could pull the character back in a split second even more than 35 years later in an oscars joke - with just a look in his eyes
Imagine that, after BATMAN 1989 movie was shown to the public, people thought of Michael Keaton as serious actor. A superhero movie
I fine he was and always be the best sexy batman they had
It would be fucking badass if Burton and Keaton would collaborate on another Batman. Complete the trilogy and give us an older Batman solving one last crime.
They completely the series with Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. You may not like it but they're canon to the Keaton Batman
Yes. So much yes... That NEED to fucking happen. Ive been lobbying for that for so long...
@@hendrikjansen7130 Not really... Thats why theyre taking it from returns for his appearance on flash.
@@sideskroll they definitely are canon
@@hendrikjansen7130 Not anymore, in the DCEU at least.
It truly was a great combination of having Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Batman.
Michael Keaton played Bruce Wayne.
People thought Michael Keaton didn’t look like a superhero & that's why he was a great choice for the role. Nobody would ever suspect him as Batman, that he would easily fool everyone.
The best batman ever Michael keaton
Correct.
Keatons eyebrows look like bat wings.
To me he was and is the best Batman. Crazy that he received so much criticism.
I just couldn’t think of anyone else playing Batman!! He is the only one and the original!👌😎👍🦇
Marion was bang on, the eyes. The eyes sold me too. When he puts the mask on, thats it !
El Batman de Michael Keaton es el mejor sin duda.
Keaton was awesome. Still one of the best
I mean guys it was in the 80´s. How can you put a serious actor in a Batsuit and make him intimidating?Keaton was well cast in my view. He looked so scary and intimidating as Batman.
I just can't believe we're finally (quite overdue) going to see him play Batman for a 3rd time in The Flash. There are so many great portrayals of Batman in live action and animation over the years, the best being... Michael Keaton, Kevin Conroy, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson. I could never make my mind up who was my favourite among them but now I can safely say its Keaton... He's among the smaller actors playing Batman but his fearsome presence is felt, his expressions, his voice, attitude... it just all works. I take nothing away from Adam West, it was just a different time and style but if not for Keaton then none of the amazing media entertainment of the character we have today would have come to pass, we wouldn't have gotten the late great Kevin Conroy with all his amazing voice performances from the animation series and movies to the Arkham games. They went off the rails with B&R but had it not be layed out by Keaton before that "if done right this is something special" the we wouldn't have gotten Nolan stepping in to pick up the slack. Christopher Reeves Superman got the ball rolling and Keatons Batman drived it further. For all the big comic movies we have today would of come to pass if not for Burton, Keaton and Batman 89. Superhero fatigue is starting to show nowadays but I still do love the genre, we just need to slow down, show more focused stories with less woke shit in them and this genre will live on strong.
Keaton is Batman!!!!
Best Batman ever
Best Batman!
Está película fue la que inició el gran éxito de superhéroes en el cine, la participación de Jack Nicolson maravillosa 👍