Jeffrey Wright stole the movie for me, every scene he was in added so much to the detective noir mystery feel. To me he’s the perfect Gordon better than Oldman and Simmons, he pulls off the gruffness and stubbornness of Gordon so well and his chemistry with Batman was so strong. And he has such a badass voice. Amazing actor
To be honest, Gary Oldman is always great, every single time. Doesn't matter what he plays, he delivers. And he is also great as Gordon, but i agree, Jeffrey actually topped him. It's maybe not just because of the acting, but how his particular Gordon fits in with the rest of the cast and plot.
The Narratice of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an amazing book! One of the best books I’ve ever read. Man, Jeffrey Wright is one of the all time greats. He was phenomenal in The Batman.
Correction for "Jeff" Wright: Two rights don't make a left, you would be facing backwards relative to your original position, three rights would make a left.
K Basinger: Never Say Never Again (1983; non-EON); Batman (1989) C Walken: A View to Kill (1985); Batman Returns (1992) And Jeffrey Wright has been in three Bond films (as the second cinematic Black _Felix Leiter_ ) and at least one Batman film. I can not think of any other actors in both longrunning film series...
He was an amazing & perfect Jim Gordon!!! Go see the Batman! Matt Reeves gave us the best comic book movie to date, reminding us that DC stands for DETECTIVE COMICS. He fucking brought it home with his movie. 🔥🔥🔥 Also #Wally2024
He was fantastic as Gordon! I loved Gordon and Batman working together in this movie 🎥 we need more of them working together in the next movie! The Batman is a movie that has to be seen in the theater’s on the big screen! Awesome movie great cast and story! Go see it if you haven’t!
This is such an underrated film. The whole singular idea, by Matt Reeves, that this is a man who is unhinged and unhealthily obsessed with fighting the criminal element at night who is constantly beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands and with his unlimited amount of vast resources at his disposal. All he sees in the criminal element, in this corrupt town that his family helped to build and found dating back to the late 1800s, are the people who killed his parents as a young child making him an orphan. So, he dons the mantle of that which he fears the most, in the form of the Batman, after training for the majority of his life to rid his city of the evil that took his parent's lives. He dosen't know who was responsible for killing Thomas and Martha Wayne so every criminal he sees, to him, is the criminal that killed his parents on that fateful night when he was only 10 years old. He is addicted to this mission, like a drug, so as both Bruce and Batman, he spends all of his time, trying to succeed in this impossible task he has set up for himself. That's why he never sees the light of day as Billionaire Bruce Wayne and is a social outcast and pariah. He is a man driven by vengeance; by revenge. By the end of this journey, as we see Bruce on a physical, mental, emotional and psychological level and transform from a young, naive, impatient man who makes mistakes still early in his career as a crime fighter we see him then become something else by the end...a symbol of hope, an ideal, a form of inspiration that makes criminals terrified to step out at night and commit their atrocities that makes Gotham City one of the worst places to call home. A city with a history and a foundation steeped in corruption and crime that ties back to the Wayne family and and their vast fortune. It also plants the seeds that will give him the inspiration to step out in the light of day to transform into the billionaire, playboy industrialist more interested in dating models and driving fast cars in order to hide in plain sight so no one would be able to distinguish Bruce Wayme is actually the Batman. A man consumed by vengeance who transforms into a symbol of hope. Obviously a film inspired by the comic book mythos and Arkham video game series and Batman animated series from the 1990s. Ironically, a film consisting of character arc transformations and worldbuilding moments that is actually one of the most faithful Batman comic book movies to the original source material in the 1940s. Such as Detective comics issue 27 from 1937 and batman issue 1 in 1940 created by Bob kane, Bill finger and Jerry Robinson. Then, the new 52 comics such as court of owls and Zero year by tomeu morey, john ottley, Jim lee, Scott Snyder. Batman year one by jim lee, David Mazuchelli and Frank miller as well as Batman: the long halloween and Batman: ego and other tales. This essay is lterally just scratching the surface of why it's actually one of the best batman films yet up their with the likes of the Dark knight from 2008.
“The first time Gotham City is named in the Batman comics is in the issue #4 when the writer, Bill Finger, wanted to give a more vague setting and changed the name from Manhattan to Gotham. It was 1940. However, well before Batman, we find the name of Gotham City linked to the writer Washington Irving, famous for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (perhaps you remember the movie adaption with Johnny Depp) and "Rip Van Winkle". It was way back in 1807 when Irving nicknamed the city of New York -- GOTHAM in the literary magazine Salmagundi” - New York Welcome. They’re both based on New York, one in the day and one at night.
I really hope im not getting blocked cuz I wanna just say ...... Please have #MarkBernardon on to talk about his Comic book #AdoraAndTheDistanceytelbowcough
I’ve been a Batman fan since the 90s. He’s take of commissioner Gordon is up there. I don’t like to compare but the relationship he had with Batman reminded me on how the animated series portrayed Batman and Gordon. It’s really similar.
I understand what he's saying, but his acting ability and natural gravitas is all the justification he needs to play Gordon to my mind.. he nailed it.
His acting was amazing, he truly became Gordon.
Jeffrey Wright stole the movie for me, every scene he was in added so much to the detective noir mystery feel. To me he’s the perfect Gordon better than Oldman and Simmons, he pulls off the gruffness and stubbornness of Gordon so well and his chemistry with Batman was so strong. And he has such a badass voice. Amazing actor
Me too I felt his version of Gordon was fantastic.
Not better than Oldman
I never thought they’d ever top Gary Oldmans Jim Gordon but that man did. Incredible actor.
To be honest, Gary Oldman is always great, every single time. Doesn't matter what he plays, he delivers. And he is also great as Gordon, but i agree, Jeffrey actually topped him. It's maybe not just because of the acting, but how his particular Gordon fits in with the rest of the cast and plot.
Don't agree
Really love him as Commissioner Gordon. His portrayal is just so good in the movie.
One of the greatest and most underrated actors of recent years. Big fan.
The best scene in The Batman with Jeffrey Wright was the one were he yells at Penguin "OPEN YOUR EYES" made me realize he truly is Gordon.
Absolutely love all of his work. Phenomenal actor
And his voice-over chops are on that Jeremy Irons/James Earl Jones/Morgan Freeman level
The Narratice of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an amazing book! One of the best books I’ve ever read.
Man, Jeffrey Wright is one of the all time greats. He was phenomenal in The Batman.
He was so great in Cadillac Records playing Muddy Waters, my favorite role of his 💕
He was a fantastic Gordon.
Ngl, when he was cast “Gordon is black now” never crossed my mind. “I love him” did lol
Great actor, and it seems, a great human being.
Frederick Douglas has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more I notice.
This is so under rated lol
Love him as Gordon. He's always such a subtle, thoughtful, and powerful actor.
That was great, I love Jeff and Jeffrey! Thank you for putting on together it was amazing 🤩
Jeffrey Wright is such a gifted actor.
seen the batman twice already, and yeah, jeffrey wright is THE jim gordon. gonna sound far fetched, but i hope he gets an oscar nomination.
Peters Skarsgard character did a fabulous job as well, crazy how perfect the movie was
@@rawdog9674 i agree!! peter is such a slept on actor
Love Jeffrey Wright ever since he played Basquiat. He was excellent in The Batman!
Correction for "Jeff" Wright: Two rights don't make a left, you would be facing backwards relative to your original position, three rights would make a left.
Hey he was close
He said to not think about it
❤️ “Nobody built like you, you design yourself.”
Jeffrey Wright in Angels in America was a revelation to me as a teenager. I'll watch him in anything.
Amen! Alas I wasn't a teenager, but it's amazing!
This the dude with the literal gold mine, right?
Really love this guy! Very talented
Him and the Harley Quinn Show Gordon are my favorite versions of the character
His Gordon was AMAZING
"Officer Martinez...have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?"
K Basinger: Never Say Never Again (1983; non-EON); Batman (1989)
C Walken: A View to Kill (1985); Batman Returns (1992)
And Jeffrey Wright has been in three Bond films (as the second cinematic Black _Felix Leiter_ ) and at least one Batman film. I can not think of any other actors in both longrunning film series...
The greatest Actor ❤
The Batman was fantastic
God, I love Jeffrey Wright’s Voice
He was an amazing & perfect Jim Gordon!!! Go see the Batman! Matt Reeves gave us the best comic book movie to date, reminding us that DC stands for DETECTIVE COMICS. He fucking brought it home with his movie. 🔥🔥🔥
Also #Wally2024
I love Jefferry Wright
Love his acting!
He was fantastic as Gordon! I loved Gordon and Batman working together in this movie 🎥 we need more of them working together in the next movie! The Batman is a movie that has to be seen in the theater’s on the big screen! Awesome movie great cast and story! Go see it if you haven’t!
There can only be one Jeff
Awesome 👍
Batman time !!!
This is such an underrated film. The whole singular idea, by Matt Reeves, that this is a man who is unhinged and unhealthily obsessed with fighting the criminal element at night who is constantly beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands and with his unlimited amount of vast resources at his disposal. All he sees in the criminal element, in this corrupt town that his family helped to build and found dating back to the late 1800s, are the people who killed his parents as a young child making him an orphan.
So, he dons the mantle of that which he fears the most, in the form of the Batman, after training for the majority of his life to rid his city of the evil that took his parent's lives. He dosen't know who was responsible for killing Thomas and Martha Wayne so every criminal he sees, to him, is the criminal that killed his parents on that fateful night when he was only 10 years old. He is addicted to this mission, like a drug, so as both Bruce and Batman, he spends all of his time, trying to succeed in this impossible task he has set up for himself. That's why he never sees the light of day as Billionaire Bruce Wayne and is a social outcast and pariah. He is a man driven by vengeance; by revenge. By the end of this journey, as we see Bruce on a physical, mental, emotional and psychological level and transform from a young, naive, impatient man who makes mistakes still early in his career as a crime fighter we see him then become something else by the end...a symbol of hope, an ideal, a form of inspiration that makes criminals terrified to step out at night and commit their atrocities that makes Gotham City one of the worst places to call home. A city with a history and a foundation steeped in corruption and crime that ties back to the Wayne family and and their vast fortune. It also plants the seeds that will give him the inspiration to step out in the light of day to transform into the billionaire, playboy industrialist more interested in dating models and driving fast cars in order to hide in plain sight so no one would be able to distinguish Bruce Wayme is actually the Batman. A man consumed by vengeance who transforms into a symbol of hope. Obviously a film inspired by the comic book mythos and Arkham video game series and Batman animated series from the 1990s.
Ironically, a film consisting of character arc transformations and worldbuilding moments that is actually one of the most faithful Batman comic book movies to the original source material in the 1940s. Such as Detective comics issue 27 from 1937 and batman issue 1 in 1940 created by Bob kane, Bill finger and Jerry Robinson.
Then, the new 52 comics such as court of owls and Zero year by tomeu morey, john ottley, Jim lee, Scott Snyder. Batman year one by jim lee, David Mazuchelli and Frank miller as well as Batman: the long halloween and Batman: ego and other tales. This essay is lterally just scratching the surface of why it's actually one of the best batman films yet up their with the likes of the Dark knight from 2008.
His cameo in the last of us part 2
was great (video game)
love jeffery, hate copaganda
Basquiat is a fine film, check it out.
Not a fan of Eric Adams, but a definitely a huge fan of Jeffrey Wright!
Sadly because of our education system most people are not going to even know who Frederick Douglass was.
Mf show had a writer with the same name played it off perfect love it
I thought the twist was going to be that Jeffrey Wright was actually an older Jeffrey Wright sent from the future.
"I am...tiny Batman!"
Still waitin on that Basquiat sequel.
They coould have done more in the last sketch! Too short.
He nails the grizzled, weary investigator role.
Was worried we were going to have another Josh Fight on our hands.
Jeffrey Wright does Batman? ...Fuckin'Aye
Yeah honestly I didn't even think twice that he was Gordon. I just thought oh cool good choice.
Peoples Hernandez!! With his white egyptian cotton shirt on too 😂
My team has renamed this man DR WRONG.
Jeffreys!
What British actor will play Frederick Douglass? Since historic African Americans are played by Brits now.
I thought Gotham was based on Chicago, because Metropolis was obviously New York.
“The first time Gotham City is named in the Batman comics is in the issue #4 when the writer, Bill Finger, wanted to give a more vague setting and changed the name from Manhattan to Gotham. It was 1940.
However, well before Batman, we find the name of Gotham City linked to the writer Washington Irving, famous for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (perhaps you remember the movie adaption with Johnny Depp) and "Rip Van Winkle". It was way back in 1807 when Irving nicknamed the city of New York -- GOTHAM in the literary magazine Salmagundi” - New York Welcome.
They’re both based on New York, one in the day and one at night.
E__T may he get his G and his O to get the full EGOT
Jeffrey Wright is a god.
Period.
He follows historical timelines...like some sort of Watcher?
They biffed the end bit
I really hope im not getting blocked cuz I wanna just say ...... Please have #MarkBernardon on to talk about his Comic book #AdoraAndTheDistanceytelbowcough
Did anyone get Seven vibes watching The Batman? Instead of Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman it was Bats and Gordon…no? Just me?
: buffering:
Jefferey has a better batman voice than batman does in the movie
Also he's good in Syriana
Wow that bit at the end was pretty stupid
Great idea, poorly executed.
2:59 Yes African counties fault, enslaved and sold their own to foreign counties.
Eric Adams is trying to cut education spending in New York
Seth why do you keep promoting Eric Adams? Not a good guy. Not a good guy to talk about in the same video as Frederick Douglass.
Didn't in 2009 didn't Dave Chappelle said this Obama will make America great again 👍 😀 👏 🤔 donald drumph took his shtick no?
… Obama?… did you see a well spoken black man and get confused ?
I’ve been a Batman fan since the 90s. He’s take of commissioner Gordon is up there. I don’t like to compare but the relationship he had with Batman reminded me on how the animated series portrayed Batman and Gordon. It’s really similar.