Her shocked face as she hears the voicemail from the company of the man that assaulted her, her painting everything that was pink black, the doll house, the way she sews…This scene has so many levels to it
Not only is this scene epic, but it's also heartbreaking. The despair in her scream. Her throwing away her childlike innocence and shattered dreams of fairy tale romance is something very relatable. In a world as ruthless and cruel as ours, sensitive souls like hers hardly belong.
well when you take into context comic book Selina found both of her parents bodies before the age of 13, both of them being… self inflicted destruction of innocence is a big theme when it comes to Catwoman
I mean, yea. She was literally about to be raped and was pushed out a 50 story window. I’d imagine she was heartbroken and pissed. And she wasn’t a sensitive soul. This was lying in her her entire life. It’s took Max’s assault to finally break her. There are multiple clues to how deranged she is before this scene.
nice. wonder if chris nolan thought of that. def someone who does his homework. who knows, could've been an interesting dynamic between them had joker been in dark knight rises, had heath ledger been alive
This is just what I was thinking of. Why in 1996-97 did I liked this VERSION of Batman? This is the creepiest of them all before they made the Joker with (... Cannot remember his name... Its 4h am lol) I prefer the Catwoman movie with Hale Berry so far. Compare to this side of "Cat Woman" for something similar, i prefer the FIRST VERSION of it in the DC Comic original Comic Book.
I love the calm demeanor but chaotic actions as she was walking around her house. Turning on the lamp but the lamp fell over. Getting milk for her cats but spilling it everywhere. Drinking the milk straight from the carton and it spilled onto her dress. But her face looked calm, collected. Such a great way to portray how a character is tearing at the seams internally but still clinging onto a semblance of normalcy for her own sake.
These are the details that people don’t seem to appreciate, especially the Nolan fans. Anyone can make a reality based movie. It’s much more challenging to make a fun comic book movie that’s executed well. No one comes close to this portrayal of Catwoman. I love the character but I can’t seem to care about Anne or Zoe’s versions. Anne was basically Batgirl and Zoe had no chemistry w Batman. They were both ultimately so useless in their movies too.
It makes me wonder if the person who wrote this scene also suffered from mental illness. The exhaustion from trying to hold it together is so much, you can’t even act natural, and then you finally snap.
Not only was she murdered by her boss, but this scene adds insult to injury with the solicitor's phone message implying women only climb the ladder by sleeping with their boss.
@@pamelalagos6552 I'm not having a bad day but when I see sjw and hypocrite feminist comments it fucks me up. These people ruined movies, tv and now video games. When will they just fucking stop already?? If I want to watch politics I'll go watch some news. I watch entertainment strictly for what it's called, ENTERTAINMENT.
Danielle 77% of last year victims of murder were male. Tbh I’m not defending him, I think he was really overreacting with that girls comment, but to be fair it is quite annoying how everything has to be political nowadays. And how victimizing feminism can feel to ME as a WOMAN (guilt tripping won’t work here ) and on a logical interpretation your comment does seem to imply that woman suffer all those things way more than men(Quote: men aren’t...”) I’m just saying both genders have their pros and cons in this world that is very unfair, and I don’t think making it look like we woman have it so much worse is in any way helpful
@@gabriellaborges1680 commenting online is like walking on eggshells. I wasn't trying to make a political statement about women suffering more than men; I was just commenting on the content of this scene :/
2:02 is brilliant and utterly terrifying because not only has she been resurrected, but the fact she has finally had enough of being life's punching bag of everyone's physical and emotional abuse and to rid herself of her past. From having been a quiet, soft spoken and down trodden lady to becoming a vengeful, confident and sociopathic badass! Which I love!❤️
Being sociopathic is hardly something to aspire to. She’s an interesting character sure, and the scene is great - but she’s no hero. A true hero transcends their abuse - giving into to go on a rampage is a sign of weakness.
@@Delphi333 Not a hero per se but fun to live through vicariously just the same. Movies aren't only about perfectly moral saints who don't ever do anything wrong.
The moment in life when you’re old enough to understand how tired she was of everyone’s shit and why It drove her to be the way she is... I feel you girl!! I feel you!
This scene is amazing, i just recently rewatched catwoman scenes and in fact every scene with catwoman is amazing, her acting is top class to say the least.
Neither did Alfred Hitchcock,he invented spy thriller & splatter genre.look at all the babyboomer directors who did win Oscars how they just ripped him off a lot of time.If you didn't know any better you'd think Jaws was a Hitchcock movie.
Miss Kitty: Yeah, yeah. It was you decided to turn up and SET IT OFF up in this bitch. Good luck getting that deposit on this now hell hole back! Time to own it and kill that muthafucka Shreck, girl! Show that bitch you ain't that little girl anymore!
i watched this movie THREE times in theaters, because of her and countless times after that on video and now on dvd. Burton and most of all the studio should ve followed up on his plans for a catwoman movie with pfeiffer in the lead. She really nailed the part and the character. Instead we had to wait for years...and then got halle berry in one of her worst performances and in probably the worst movie about catwoman EVER!
That scream at the answering machine is so powerful and chilling. Everyone loves the "hear me roar" but her birth in her apartment is my fav catwoman scene.
" Hello, S a l i n a K y l e. We're just calling to make sure you've tried Gotham Lady Perfume. One whiff of this at the office and your boss will be asking you to stay after work for a candlelight staff meeting for two. Gotham Lady Perfume...exclusively at Schrek's Department Store " 2:02
My heart breaks every time i watch this scene; its the loss of innocence through the cruelty of others. Also notice how in all 3 "deaths" catwoman has she's pushed or dropped from a height (max pushes her out a window, Batman punches her off a building, she drops from a height on penguins umbrella), and in all 3 situations it shifts who Selina/Catwoman is. She seemingly survives each fall almost miraculously like a cat would. I'm 33 years old and remember this film from my childhood. The more I watch it the more I see layers to it I never seen before. A masterpiece.
This incredible scene wasn’t even scripted, apparently the actress just improvised catwoman going crazy, and the directors loved it. Truly a fantastic way of portraying the character’s complex personality.
she wasn't randomly destroying the place because she was crazy. Now I see it's more than that. She was saying goodbye to the naive and sweet woman she was, so she destroys the stuffed animals and dolls, and paints the pink wall and clothes to black.
When I saw this as a child I thought she was randomly destroying the place because she was crazy. Now I see it's more than that. She was saying goodbye to the sweet and naive woman that she was, that's why she destroys the stuffed animals and dolls, and paints the pink wall and clothes to black.
She shouldn't destroy the dolls and stuff animals. I feel much bad for them. You can change without extreme aggression for things which made you happy when you were a sweet and naive person.
Selina is the true tragic villain in this movie. She didn't deserve what happened to her or what she became. Penguins story is sad considering what his parents did to him. But he chose to be corrupt. Selina's mind was broken when Max tried to kill her. I don't think she exactly chose this. The damage to her mind caused it.
I don’t think she is a villain. She’s mentally ill. In this movie, she doesn’t do anything villainy. She’s ambiguous. That’s how she was written in the comics too. You don’t know what side she is on.
*_isn’t she iconic? i remember a kid this is my fave part of the batman she’s the reason i became gay, she’s my fashion inspiration,i love copying her as catwoman and with that suit, i rip my leather wallet for barbie’s handstitched it to make a suit..MEOW_* 🤣
The more we age, the more we get to understand the facts that summoned the catwoman inside her... Adults confront different problems than children. And Selina Kyles cup just overflowed....
When I saw this at the movies my dad was so in love with her and a little buzzed he said "Two tickets to see Michelle Pfeiffer." The teenager was so thrown I had to say "Batman Returns please".
Lots of symbolism in this scene. Being pushed off the rooftop is her fall from grace. She comes back to life, but turns into something completely different, something she never imagine. All that she was has died. The light pink of her apartment represents repressed femininity, it's also very doll like and innocent like her. Her Hello There sign becoming "Hell Here" representing that hell will be raised. The costume itself is symbolical, with the stitches representing her having been broken/torn apart/damaged, and now she's sowing herself back up into something dark, menacing, and seductive. When the costume starts to tear later on in the film, that's her slowly coming undone again.
Such a classic, but Michelle Pfeifer really sells the mental breakdown, as well as her Catwoman character. She was such a great actress in this movie, very underrated. This movie despite it's limitation is still better than many of the movies that followed.
you know you're getting old when you see her destroy her apartment and wonder "why the hell haven't her neighbors called about all that damn noise" and think "yep, she's gonna lose her deposit on the place".
This scene alone is a good reason why Tim Burton’s Batman will always remain undefeated. Even with limited technology/effects, we were mesmerized by these characters.
Oh suuuuuure... when SHE does it it's an 'origin story' but when I do it it's a "weekly mental breakdown"... Re: Oh, now. Clearly just a lighthearted joke. Lets not get so messy, lads.😂
I feel like in modern superhero movies the actors are trying SO HARD to be funny, shiny, entertaining, memorable... And in 1980s the actors were actually acting.
The way she slowly starts to lose it until she snaps, all the pure nonesense she does to show her madness, how the room fills with cats the crazier she gets. Hands down one of the best scenes in the movie. Batman Returns is my favorite Batman movie, next to The Dark Knight. Can't wait to see how The Batman turns out!
My favorite part is how she sits down to her sewing machine with an obvious head injury, and is able to make a perfectly fitting bodysuit without so much as a single toile or pattern piece and it comes out perfectly the first time. Skills! X-D
Hey, when you set out to kill your Boss who pushed you out of a window.... there is zero room for screwups.... You gotta sew the latex/leather body suit right on the 1st try, or you're never gonna find enough time to blow up the SHREK department store, lol. 😸
In this one's case, it was the realisation that what people called "innocence" was actually the willing discarding of agency, and that the vile would always gravitate towards such people, believing them to be weak, prey to be consumed or thrown away. Catwoman realised that she only had this one road left to her - to become one of the true movers and shakers of the town. Not the politicians, and certainly not that odious Schreck.
"You can call me...Joker. And as you can see, I'm a lot happier." "I don't know about you, Miss Kitty, but I feel so much yummier." The Tim Burton Batman movies: demonstrating that what doesn't kill you makes you stranger.
Think about this: she hit her head so incredibly hard when she was pushed out of the window. The cats didn’t have anything to do with her coming back to life. She survived because of the canopies she hit on her way down, and sheer will. She becomes an entirely different person, and realizes the old her is dead. She is a cat person so that was always in her. Poor Selina has undergone a horrible head injury and has gone completely insane. If she has sewing gear she can obviously sew. It’s a fantasy movie so of course she can make a whole outfit out of a jacket. Incredible acting by Michelle, and epic amazing score by Elfman
I like to imagine that Penguin polluted the sewer supply before Selina “died”, and stray cats who often go into the sewers, were infected in an odd way. When they bit her and scratched her up, she was introduced to the toxic waste, and that went to her head. Kind of like an effed up version of Spiderman’s origin
Very unlikely. It looks as if someone/something is turning the one animal that magically doesn’t go down, the feathers/stuffing are clearly being blown through as no garbage disposal works in such a manner. No stuffed toy is made of feathers unless antique and those were not antiques. Also the string and fabric color doesn’t match any of the animals.
agreed, there will never be a better catwoman, not ever. behind the scenes footage shows she was so committed to this role, she did what very few actresses would do or are capable of doing. her performance here is permanently etched in my mind...
its amazing how over the years there has been repeated portrayals of other comic book heroes and villains which are fairly decent but no one seems to be able to portray a lovable cat woman after michelle pfeiffer
Nadia7474 could not agree more. She is the best cat woman ever, even better than Eartha Kitt. And I love Eartha. Pfeiffer breaks your heart and makes vengeance deliciously seductive.
Gc Liew True thank you for your comment.. but I was referring to how Pfeiffer was really committed to the cat woman role as if she is possessed with a cat soul
The most iconic catwoman ever! We need a catwoman film with a gritty, rough aesthetic and a dark story for more of a adult audience similar to the recent joker film. I think it could really do well with the right director and actors!! Come on WB! A catwoman stand alone film is well over due now!
I think a good Catwoman movie would absolutely crush at the box office. I think if you do it right, it could be a hugely cathartic movie for female audiences.
All the details and symbolism, from the pink color flat to the kitty sleep-shirt, the doll house, the toys, to how she uses her kiddie sewing machine and thimbles to make her costume ... you wouldn't see this in a superhero movie nowadays. This is why the Burton Batman movies will always be the best. They're the most lovingly made.
This movie reminds me of a time when finding the right actor w/skills to play a part was more important than CGI especially when the tech was not around
@@Joela393 well yes and no. The problem is that in today's world they focus way too much on CGI/special effects. It's getting too flashy for my taste. I like the saying "less is more".
Michelle Pfeiffer performed outstandingly as Catwoman, she was a sexy, wild and brutal badass. I don't think any other actress can perform Catwoman as well as she does. The sad thing is the scenes on Catwoman in Batman Returns not enough for me. Michelle Pfeiffer now over 60, we missed the chance of seeing her come back as Catwoman. Such an iconic Catwoman once and for all and we cannot find any other female badass character in any other films that can replace Catwoman.
@@airo2theknee846 I think Zoe did well but she didn't bring the detailed chaos- if that makes sense. Could just be how they wrote her character in the new movie but yeah
“Honey I’m home, oh I forgot I’m not married” that’s a mood.
Baby I'm home,...oh I forgot, Single as a Pringle...
Ikrrr
Me everyday 😅
Damien MerridewEXE
I’m going to start saying this every time I enter my house now
@@nekomochi3112 lol same
Turning the "hello there" into "hell here" is a genius move.
What about writing “General Kenobi!” over it?
I’ve seen too many Prequel memes😂
@@rickblaine9670 I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT 😂😂
Y
no, not really that genius. Tiny bit of clever play with letters is right up there with clever one-liners on tinder. Clever and quippy are not genius
@@Citi2en_V41n well that's like your opinion man
Michelle Pfeiffer once said somewhere in an interview that her only regret was not keeping that cat women suit.
She did keep the whip tho, that catwoman suit might have been powder by now without the proper care as latex deteriorates over time
Naughty girl...🤣🤣🤣
Right she kept the whip tho
With the costume, Michelle Pfeiffer could realize her erotic bdsm fantasy in the catwoman suit, and have sex as Catwoman !!!
I regret that for her.
Her shocked face as she hears the voicemail from the company of the man that assaulted her, her painting everything that was pink black, the doll house, the way she sews…This scene has so many levels to it
Her Apartment looks like a Hotline Miami protagonists home
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She executes this scene to perfection
ok
It's like the mad scene from Giselle.
This is probably the most Tim Burton way to introduce Batman villain.
That's exactly what I was thinking
Makes me wonder how Burton does it when comes to Riddler and turning Billy Dee Williams into Two Face.
Heck yeah
Except Catwoman isn't a villian. She's more if an antihero
Catwoman is not a villain
My cats were watching this movie and they looked MESMERIZED, like she was their idol
😂😂😂😂😂
#TOOCUTE 😍😘
Wow
😻😼
She’s the queen of the cats 🐈
Illuminating kitty What tho thought?. 😂.
I got super uncomfortable since she left the door open the whole time and didnt close it
THAT'S what makes you uncomfortable in this whole scenario? Lmao
Yeah, but I bet if anyone was dumb enough to walk through that door would have regretted it.
Roger Smith ya
Meredith Richardson ya sis
Lmfaooooo the whole neighborhood watching like👀
Not only is this scene epic, but it's also heartbreaking. The despair in her scream. Her throwing away her childlike innocence and shattered dreams of fairy tale romance is something very relatable. In a world as ruthless and cruel as ours, sensitive souls like hers hardly belong.
😺 yes
well when you take into context
comic book Selina found both of her parents bodies before the age of 13, both of them being… self inflicted
destruction of innocence is a big theme when it comes to Catwoman
This scene always brings to the verge of crying. So sad
I mean, yea. She was literally about to be raped and was pushed out a 50 story window. I’d imagine she was heartbroken and pissed. And she wasn’t a sensitive soul. This was lying in her her entire life. It’s took Max’s assault to finally break her. There are multiple clues to how deranged she is before this scene.
@@MikeFortino What kind of clues?
"Madness is like gravity, all it takes is a little push" - The Joker
That is true
The joker is wise
Funny I thought gravity was about getting pulled in! - guess the Joker needs to work on his facts. 🍷😆
Literally in this sense
nice. wonder if chris nolan thought of that. def someone who does his homework. who knows, could've been an interesting dynamic between them had joker been in dark knight rises, had heath ledger been alive
“Say no more” - Max Shreck
Her: *Mental breakdown*
The random Cats: Damn did we do that-?
Lmfaooooo
This terrified me
the black cat at one point was like: lady, chill tf out
Tmcmtb
This is just what I was thinking of.
Why in 1996-97 did I liked this VERSION of Batman? This is the creepiest of them all before they made the Joker with (... Cannot remember his name... Its 4h am lol)
I prefer the Catwoman movie with Hale Berry so far. Compare to this side of "Cat Woman" for something similar, i prefer the FIRST VERSION of it in the DC Comic original Comic Book.
“Honey I’m home-“
“Oh I forgot, I’m not married.”
Ded
StrayyDog me asf
(Curb your enthusiasm theme plays)
That part was dry af.
Dead inside. Literally.
Sam Spirit so is her brain
I love the calm demeanor but chaotic actions as she was walking around her house. Turning on the lamp but the lamp fell over. Getting milk for her cats but spilling it everywhere. Drinking the milk straight from the carton and it spilled onto her dress. But her face looked calm, collected. Such a great way to portray how a character is tearing at the seams internally but still clinging onto a semblance of normalcy for her own sake.
These are the details that people don’t seem to appreciate, especially the Nolan fans. Anyone can make a reality based movie. It’s much more challenging to make a fun comic book movie that’s executed well. No one comes close to this portrayal of Catwoman. I love the character but I can’t seem to care about Anne or Zoe’s versions. Anne was basically Batgirl and Zoe had no chemistry w Batman. They were both ultimately so useless in their movies too.
beautifully described..
And how a cat totally trashes ones apartment !
It makes me wonder if the person who wrote this scene also suffered from mental illness. The exhaustion from trying to hold it together is so much, you can’t even act natural, and then you finally snap.
@@twnyc3129 Zoe had great chemistry with Batman!
Selena: **on the verge of death**
Cats: it’s free real estate
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4 year old memes!
"honey, I'm home"
"*oh, i forgot I'm not married*"
Lol what a mood gurl😂
Did you see it ??? :)
@Samaya Alexis * has
@@OpiumBride Wdym? She is beautiful.🥺💕
That joke sucked
Hahaha
Not only was she murdered by her boss, but this scene adds insult to injury with the solicitor's phone message implying women only climb the ladder by sleeping with their boss.
@@CreutzfeldJakobDiseasepatient Did you have a bad day or something?
@@pamelalagos6552 I'm not having a bad day but when I see sjw and hypocrite feminist comments it fucks me up. These people ruined movies, tv and now video games. When will they just fucking stop already?? If I want to watch politics I'll go watch some news. I watch entertainment strictly for what it's called, ENTERTAINMENT.
Danielle in fact man are more hurt, put down and killed then woman by a large comparison. Both sexes have problems
Danielle 77% of last year victims of murder were male. Tbh I’m not defending him, I think he was really overreacting with that girls comment, but to be fair it is quite annoying how everything has to be political nowadays. And how victimizing feminism can feel to ME as a WOMAN (guilt tripping won’t work here ) and on a logical interpretation your comment does seem to imply that woman suffer all those things way more than men(Quote: men aren’t...”) I’m just saying both genders have their pros and cons in this world that is very unfair, and I don’t think making it look like we woman have it so much worse is in any way helpful
@@gabriellaborges1680 commenting online is like walking on eggshells. I wasn't trying to make a political statement about women suffering more than men; I was just commenting on the content of this scene :/
2:02 is brilliant and utterly terrifying because not only has she been resurrected, but the fact she has finally had enough of being life's punching bag of everyone's physical and emotional abuse and to rid herself of her past. From having been a quiet, soft spoken and down trodden lady to becoming a vengeful, confident and sociopathic badass! Which I love!❤️
I so SO relate to this scene of a painful transformation.
Being sociopathic is hardly something to aspire to. She’s an interesting character sure, and the scene is great - but she’s no hero. A true hero transcends their abuse - giving into to go on a rampage is a sign of weakness.
@@Delphi333 Not a hero per se but fun to live through vicariously just the same. Movies aren't only about perfectly moral saints who don't ever do anything wrong.
And what an accurate throw
i know!
i agree!
but, so sudden though.
The moment in life when you’re old enough to understand how tired she was of everyone’s shit and why It drove her to be the way she is... I feel you girl!! I feel you!
lol yes we all been there 😆😼
Love for this comment
@@melissaivy7457 i love when she trashed the place very 🔥
@@melissaivy7457 i love when lady's do this
The catsuit was very sexy
"Oh, I forgot. I'm not married." *same, honey, same*
Heliuiz K lmao
Heliuiz K XD
And i intend to keep it that way :/
Heliuiz K Fucking marriage laws bend over backwards to fuck any men who marry woman.
Heliuiz K lol
This psychotic break (acting, music, direction, etc...) is one of the most relatable moments in cinema history to me.
That is the genius of Michelle. :)
This is a pretty bad ass scene for all the reasons you mentioned.
This scene is amazing, i just recently rewatched catwoman scenes and in fact every scene with catwoman is amazing, her acting is top class to say the least.
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Agreed. I had a very similar breakdown after a traumatic experience last year. The shock before the snap is pretty accurate too.
The fact that Michelle Pfeiffer doesn’t have an Oscar is one of the greatest travesties of our time.
I wish that she had won for Dangerous Liasons.
This is one of the many reasons why I hate the Oscars
Bro There is a lot of Great actors that never won an Oscar it's not something important@@differentangle2017
Neither did Alfred Hitchcock,he invented spy thriller & splatter genre.look at all the babyboomer directors who did win Oscars how they just ripped him off a lot of time.If you didn't know any better you'd think Jaws was a Hitchcock movie.
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Fgc
"i don't know about you, miss kitty, but i feel so much yummier."
ICONIC.
My favorite moment, literally it's the climax!!! 🤐🙃😉🤩
YESSS
Right! Eff trying to suck up to my boss.. im owning alll of my womanhood for myslef and own desire.
Best line ever
Miss Kitty: Yeah, yeah. It was you decided to turn up and SET IT OFF up in this bitch. Good luck getting that deposit on this now hell hole back! Time to own it and kill that muthafucka Shreck, girl! Show that bitch you ain't that little girl anymore!
Iconic. Michelle truly nailed this role, she's probably my favorite actress to play the part.
I completely agree no one plays this part like her
wait did the cats make the lady to be like that !?!
Elisabeth Blackwood well, she is probably the Catwoman with most story development and the better range of emotions
Ania Anula
i watched this movie THREE times in theaters, because of her and countless times after that on video and now on dvd.
Burton and most of all the studio should ve followed up on his plans for a catwoman movie with pfeiffer in the lead.
She really nailed the part and the character.
Instead we had to wait for years...and then got halle berry in one of her worst performances and in probably the worst movie about catwoman EVER!
That scream at the answering machine is so powerful and chilling. Everyone loves the "hear me roar" but her birth in her apartment is my fav catwoman scene.
I adore her scream too!!!
Yeah it was so real...
" Hello, S a l i n a K y l e. We're just calling to make sure you've tried Gotham Lady Perfume. One whiff of this at the office and your boss will be asking you to stay after work for a candlelight staff meeting for two. Gotham Lady Perfume...exclusively at Schrek's Department Store " 2:02
My favorite too.
😅
My heart breaks every time i watch this scene; its the loss of innocence through the cruelty of others. Also notice how in all 3 "deaths" catwoman has she's pushed or dropped from a height (max pushes her out a window, Batman punches her off a building, she drops from a height on penguins umbrella), and in all 3 situations it shifts who Selina/Catwoman is. She seemingly survives each fall almost miraculously like a cat would. I'm 33 years old and remember this film from my childhood. The more I watch it the more I see layers to it I never seen before. A masterpiece.
The music in this scene is sad and terrifying. Like her mind is breaking into pieces.
Good old Danny Elfman he’s a genius
@@fuzzyx2face yes true words
Because it was.
Check out the Swedish band Shining’s interpretation of it- first track on Shining IX
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This incredible scene wasn’t even scripted, apparently the actress just improvised catwoman going crazy, and the directors loved it. Truly a fantastic way of portraying the character’s complex personality.
@@MegaZeta Stone?
she wasn't randomly destroying the place because she was crazy. Now I see it's more than that. She was saying goodbye to the naive and sweet woman she was, so she destroys the stuffed animals and dolls, and paints the pink wall and clothes to black.
She killed that bird 😮?
and as long as normies like you think that THATS complex superhero movies will keep lacking depth and creativity
She was hysterical absolutely loved it you can tell she's having so much fun with it 😂
When I saw this as a child I thought she was randomly destroying the place because she was crazy. Now I see it's more than that. She was saying goodbye to the sweet and naive woman that she was, that's why she destroys the stuffed animals and dolls, and paints the pink wall and clothes to black.
Marcos Nonato yeah story of my life
"Hello There = Hell Here" awesome message
@@william678910 is one other thing I couldn't notice as a kid, cause I'm Brazilian and didn't know english back then.
s w she destroyed letter O and T, so now it says HELL HERE
She shouldn't destroy the dolls and stuff animals. I feel much bad for them. You can change without extreme aggression for things which made you happy when you were a sweet and naive person.
Selina is the true tragic villain in this movie. She didn't deserve what happened to her or what she became. Penguins story is sad considering what his parents did to him. But he chose to be corrupt. Selina's mind was broken when Max tried to kill her. I don't think she exactly chose this. The damage to her mind caused it.
Excellent analogy. Plus Penguin went after children. Made me feel less sorry for him.
Is there any way to fix it?
@Nix Abandoned him as a baby in the sewers of Gotham after he killed the family cat.
I don’t think she is a villain. She’s mentally ill. In this movie, she doesn’t do anything villainy. She’s ambiguous. That’s how she was written in the comics too. You don’t know what side she is on.
Penguin was lucky his parents didn't do the right thing and drown him at the beginning.
She really didn’t like that sponsored phone call...
Lololol me
🤣🤣🤣🤣😍
💀💀😂😂😂
Lmao
Cause she was murdered by her boss
One of the best actresses ever. Why she doesn’t have an Oscar yet is a crime.
So many of them..... Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Bacon, Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Glenn Close, Jim Carrey......
so true
Joaquin Phoenix has one now
@@IGNITEDASMR Yep, the 2nd actor to win for playing the Joker, RIP Heath Ledger
@@TDKiller415 makes joker is the only comic book character that won 2 oscars
Am I the only one who feels really bad whenever she destroys her tiny little apartment? I love it. It looks so cute and cozy.
In most of the world this tiny little apartment has a family of 4 living in it
Yes
No, I felt bad when she destroyed her apartment so you’re not the only one.
As a kid I did but as an adult I understand But as an adult I understand it as a rejection of a life she's been forced to live.
Yeah, I think it’s supposed to make you feel that way. Like her innocence is gone and it doesn’t feel good to watch.
The most epic mental breakdown. Complete with cats. Nothing could be better.
I was a kid when I saw this movie. Her portrayal of cat woman was engraved in my mind. It was powerful
Same
SAME DEAR
*_isn’t she iconic? i remember a kid this is my fave part of the batman she’s the reason i became gay, she’s my fashion inspiration,i love copying her as catwoman and with that suit, i rip my leather wallet for barbie’s handstitched it to make a suit..MEOW_* 🤣
Same, I was so amazed by her, Catwoman is my favorite character to this day
Same: in 1995 on Hungarian State Television Ch.1
The sad thing is the older I get the more I relate to her in this scene. 😰
Thissssssss
The more we age, the more we get to understand the facts that summoned the catwoman inside her... Adults confront different problems than children. And Selina Kyles cup just overflowed....
Truth
Thats unusually correct ..
ikr, i hate it when cats start licking me after i get pushed out of a skyscraper
When I saw this at the movies my dad was so in love with her and a little buzzed he said "Two tickets to see Michelle Pfeiffer." The teenager was so thrown I had to say "Batman Returns please".
HA!
@@The_Office_Of_Eternal_Affairs This movie is why I'm called TomKat.
Who else has never thought of Catwoman as a villain?
Edit: wow this is my most liked comment ever!
She had enough of being stepped all over. Relatable.
I mean all she did was steal stuff, plus she loved Batman.
I think there are no heroes and villains in this movie. Just characters.
Me
Lol she still is. 🤨😑.
Mythbusters: Can you make a whole catsuit out of one latex jacket?
You can if you have that awesome body....
Another big question, can you make one on the fly without so much as a cutting pattern or blueprint?
Depends how big the jacket is
@@MrRufioooo she couldn't breathe in the suit
I mean no...but...kinda..you just need to get pushed
Lots of symbolism in this scene. Being pushed off the rooftop is her fall from grace. She comes back to life, but turns into something completely different, something she never imagine. All that she was has died. The light pink of her apartment represents repressed femininity, it's also very doll like and innocent like her. Her Hello There sign becoming "Hell Here" representing that hell will be raised. The costume itself is symbolical, with the stitches representing her having been broken/torn apart/damaged, and now she's sowing herself back up into something dark, menacing, and seductive. When the costume starts to tear later on in the film, that's her slowly coming undone again.
Pink also stimulates masculine side of brain 😂 and cats are boss
Martin Totally.
I always did love the symbolism here, Tim Burton's a genuis.
Very good analysis. 👍
@@toradrow777 dodjdz
This is how you feel after a mental breakdown.
Kudos to the actress
"Honey I'm home. Oh I forgot I'm not married" ok but like same
Shut up.
@@robertomurri1278 no u
@@catlake2067 Fine. I will.
Thats just sad
Sarah Walter hahaha
Michelle Pfeiffer is hands down the best Cat Woman.
Agree
yeah, she was charismatic from the get go
you state the obvious
Yes she is and besides she's gorgeous
Hathaway was fine, but she wasn't nearly as memorable as Pfeiffer's Catwoman.
It's incredible how she made a complete body suit with just a jacket...
still its impossible,, but ok, the best catwoman suit ever! XD
Is actually a coat
and a mask
Fallen Tsubaza that's why it's so tight
Fallen Tsubaza Lol!
She deserved an Oscar. Period.
Takes the definition of “all it takes is one bad day” to a whole new level.
A truly Menckenian transformation.
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Cats: "ima start this mans whole career"
Edit: stop saying wamens mans sounds funnier
I see you are a man of culture as well
A culture because of the picture or comment
Mans ... okay
@@aleaf1167 2019 bro xddddddddd
Didn't know she was a drag queen 😂😂
“As you know, madness is like gravity...all it takes is a lil push.”
~Joker (heath ledger)
(in this case literally)
1memer she got legit pushed xd
Yeah look what it did to her!
All it takes is one bad day.
We are all joker
Tim Burton created the best Catwoman ever in a movie!
Can you imagine a solo Catwoman movie, starring her and directed by Tim Burton?
@oddish4352 That would be epic! 🖤
He is a disguisting guy who seems to be an mk ultra mindcontrol handler for Jonny Depp. He triggers Jonny alot with a tringle sign.
And definitely the only believable one
"Honey I'm home, oh I forgot I'm not married" same 😂.
KPOP-ADDICT I was like, smoke some weed and you'd forget your Boss pushed you out of a 10 story window.
KPOP-ADDICT same
Same. 😢
ChimChim ARMYYY😍
JIMINIEEE
Such a classic, but Michelle Pfeifer really sells the mental breakdown, as well as her Catwoman character. She was such a great actress in this movie, very underrated. This movie despite it's limitation is still better than many of the movies that followed.
It is easily my favorite Batman film. I'll always respect the 1989 film, but growing up Returns was my favorite.
I think it's gotten better with age. It's surprisingly rewatchable, while I can't imagine sitting though The Dark Knight Rises again.
Agreed!
Not better than the movies that followed dude
Not better than any of the many movies that followed
Only Tim Burton can give a horror scene to a superhero movie 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sam Raimi gave Doc Ock a horror scene in Spiderman 2, it being the hospital.
Season Springle Also that final fight in Spiderman 1 lol
Sam Raimi goes full Evil Dead in Spider man 2 (and it was glorious)
And James Wan like he did with the Trench monsters in Aquaman.
The Joker it kinda has horror in it tbh
She was the best catwoman by far
Yes, by far
you know you're getting old when you see her destroy her apartment and wonder "why the hell haven't her neighbors called about all that damn noise" and think "yep, she's gonna lose her deposit on the place".
Slade92 it's Gotham so people losing their minds is commonplace and nobody suspects anything is up
I guess this happens a lot in Gotham ...
Also, when you start thinking to yourself "that plumbing bill is going to be big to fix that sink disposal."
You can hear someone banging on the door around the time she trashes her desk.
Imagine her and Heath Ledger's Joker......
Omg riot!
Now that...would be a volatile pair
Why SO serious
FACTS 💯
Or Phoenix
This scene was not scripted. They just told her to go nuts and this is the result. Epic and my favorite scene in BMR
harleybynature obviously had to know what she was doing so they can get the right camera shots
Ariiuki san Typically they have many cameras to get multiple shots from different angles and they splice together the best
wait really?
slacker28888888 it was not how it worked back then..
RitaTocta it was a joke I think
I love how tim Burton always uses Danny elfmans score in every film he directs and produces that's why every film is the best when it's made by them
Michelle Pfieffer's performance as catwoman is ICONIC. She should have been nominated for an oscar for this role.
I just pissed myself laughing.
You must've been stoned out of your mind, saying such blasphemy... lolololol
Paul I recon Anne Hathaway did better
Oh please, Anne's costume wasnt even on-point, and her acting made it look like she was trying too hard to be "Catwoman".
@@lake_cooper Oh fuck yourself in the ass, bitter hag
@@joshlowe7804 😂😂😂 Why compare?
“All it takes is one bad day”- The Joker
That or an entire career with Christopher Walken as your boss
Gaaaa
HA HA HA !!!!
The joker is so true on that. One bad day can change a person whole life.
“Madness is like gravity all it needs is a little push!”
When I first saw this as a child. I always thought she got cat powers just because the cats bit her.
didn't she? sorry, but could you elaborate? I haven't seen this whole movie - only this clip - so that's probably why I don't know...
@@weeskle2 watch the whole movie, it's great :D
she just has a mental breakdown, and becomes cat woman, no superpowers
@@anthonyzayler5449 what about the blood in his forehead seems like a gun shoot
@@anthonyzayler5449 she has nine lives
This scene alone is a good reason why Tim Burton’s Batman will always remain undefeated. Even with limited technology/effects, we were mesmerized by these characters.
Oh suuuuuure... when SHE does it it's an 'origin story' but when I do it it's a "weekly mental breakdown"...
Re: Oh, now. Clearly just a lighthearted joke. Lets not get so messy, lads.😂
Diana Woods lmaoo
Diana Woods When Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer its "art" and "music", but when I do it I'm wasted and have to leave Home Depot.
Eggs n' Toast AJSKSK I SCREAMED
Diana Woods know how you feel
Diana Woods lmao
I feel like in modern superhero movies the actors are trying SO HARD to be funny, shiny, entertaining, memorable...
And in 1980s the actors were actually acting.
This!!!!!!
Nail it!
New heroes/ villains now are a joke
@@aslan9334 They all tryna be the next comic. I want less jokes and more super hero.
Actors AND actresses. Men and women are different. Let's stop trying to erase gender and embrace our differences.
The way she slowly starts to lose it until she snaps, all the pure nonesense she does to show her madness, how the room fills with cats the crazier she gets. Hands down one of the best scenes in the movie.
Batman Returns is my favorite Batman movie, next to The Dark Knight. Can't wait to see how The Batman turns out!
In all the comic book movie origins I’ve seen in 43 years, this is my favorite & well performed. 💕
I don't read comics but I heard this sequence was so iconic that they retconned it into the comics .
I love the fact she smashed the 'Hello There' sign to say 'Hell Here'
Personal development goals: upgrade from Crazy Cat Lady to Catwoman
You've gotta get yeeted out of a building first
She have gone completely kitty kitty kitty crazy
the wake up moment with white eyes and cat eating her finger was damn scary 😨
Ikr
Love this xD
It was funny.
That's Tim Burton for ya.
He... no
I’m pretty sure Selina never called her mother back 😂
Might just be a me thing but now that I live alone. I definitely never call my mother back either 🤣
😂😂😂😂
My favorite part is how she sits down to her sewing machine with an obvious head injury, and is able to make a perfectly fitting bodysuit without so much as a single toile or pattern piece and it comes out perfectly the first time. Skills! X-D
Project runway could never
The real superpower.
Sewing like tying a shoe. Once you learn, you’ll never forget
Hey, when you set out to kill your Boss who pushed you out of a window.... there is zero room for screwups.... You gotta sew the latex/leather body suit right on the 1st try, or you're never gonna find enough time to blow up the SHREK department store, lol. 😸
That she turned a JACKET into a full-body suit was quite an achievement!
Loss of innocence, happens to us all. Some darker than others
Yes.
I am number 666
Hang up and dial again
In this one's case, it was the realisation that what people called "innocence" was actually the willing discarding of agency, and that the vile would always gravitate towards such people, believing them to be weak, prey to be consumed or thrown away.
Catwoman realised that she only had this one road left to her - to become one of the true movers and shakers of the town. Not the politicians, and certainly not that odious Schreck.
Me when my mom tells me to clean my room.
Ölivia T lol
😂 me to
Ölivia T lmfaoooo
What part😑
Same
Never noticed before at 3:40, she grabs blue scissor, but it jumps to her using a pink one.
She must have grabbed the wrong color.
I saw both a blue and pink one.
I just noticed how they made her whole room pink so the change of her personality is more evident to the public...
"I don't know about you, Miss Kitty, but I feel so much... yummier"
She's perfect.
She went from being tony Montana wife to catwoman
As a kid, I was kinda disturbed at how she trashed her house. But I think I get it now...
Same it always freaked me out lol
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She needed to completely separate herself from the fake and empty and meek existence she had going on.
I know right same here
@@PiCheZvara wait what was the exact reason Selena became catwoman in this film?
I like how she breaks the lights from saying hello there to hell here
"You can call me...Joker. And as you can see, I'm a lot happier."
"I don't know about you, Miss Kitty, but I feel so much yummier."
The Tim Burton Batman movies: demonstrating that what doesn't kill you makes you stranger.
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If we had seen Tim Burton's Two-Face, it would have been amazing.
She was the best catwoman. Michelle Pfeiffer rules this role..
Amen Brother
Her and Eartha Kitt
Agree
Julie Newmar.
Basically Selena was a crazy cat lady who snapped and became catwoman. Life goals.
Them all these days 😂
Not a crazy cat lady
dying and being brought back to life in some supernatural way by cats way will do that
And also a zombie
Think about this: she hit her head so incredibly hard when she was pushed out of the window. The cats didn’t have anything to do with her coming back to life. She survived because of the canopies she hit on her way down, and sheer will. She becomes an entirely different person, and realizes the old her is dead. She is a cat person so that was always in her. Poor Selina has undergone a horrible head injury and has gone completely insane. If she has sewing gear she can obviously sew. It’s a fantasy movie so of course she can make a whole outfit out of a jacket. Incredible acting by Michelle, and epic amazing score by Elfman
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A canopy wouldn’t save her from a fall that high though. But I get what you’re saying.
@@thesoundtrackclub5597 no
It's not bad. But I prefer the version of cats giving her cat powers
I like to imagine that Penguin polluted the sewer supply before Selina “died”, and stray cats who often go into the sewers, were infected in an odd way. When they bit her and scratched her up, she was introduced to the toxic waste, and that went to her head. Kind of like an effed up version of Spiderman’s origin
Me when I come home from school failing a test
Piper Burke LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same 😂
ACCURATE AFF
Piper Burke :)))
Me mom tellin me to stop watchin anime and go to bed already
2:04
Her destroying those innocent stuffed animals is always distressing
Very unlikely. It looks as if someone/something is turning the one animal that magically doesn’t go down, the feathers/stuffing are clearly being blown through as no garbage disposal works in such a manner. No stuffed toy is made of feathers unless antique and those were not antiques. Also the string and fabric color doesn’t match any of the animals.
@@OTHERMRBABCOCK What's your point, they're not actually being destroyed?
OTHERMRBABCOCK what
I very highly doubt it yes. Garbage disposals don’t work like that. There appears to be no switch for the disposal either
"Innocent"? They are not ALIVE. Oh my gawd. Get help, little snowflake.
Not gonna lie, this scene alone made me rewatch Batman Returns.
Michelle Pfeiffer is such a good actress, her acting is inconic...Thanks for uploading the video in such good quality!
agreed, there will never be a better catwoman, not ever. behind the scenes footage shows she was so committed to this role, she did what very few actresses would do or are capable of doing. her performance here is permanently etched in my mind...
this was the best catwoman
was? you mean still is.
halle berry
J. L. F So you think catwoman is a mental breakdown at her best?
Julie Newmar or Lee Meriwther ring a bell? what do you think of them with Hathaway and Adrienne Barbeau?
its amazing how over the years there has been repeated portrayals of other comic book heroes and villains which are fairly decent but no one seems to be able to portray a lovable cat woman after michelle pfeiffer
She has the best live action Catwoman suit. There's a certain gothic quality to it which I find hauntingly beautiful.
Me every night when I get home from work.
Justin Hopkins saaaame
You must have a lOOOOOOTTT of leather body suits by now XD
horrorvictim About 1,000 now ;)
Mmm wanna put them to good use? I promise to bring the milk ;)
and maybe later on in the night I'll let you go crazy on my....scratching post... XD
lmao!!!
This entire scene screams Tim Burton and I love it.
Ngl i would love a tim burton remake of catwoman
It has that nightmare before Christmas feel to it.
Michelle Pfeiffer
was and will stay the best catwoman ever.. She was really possessed with a cat soul.. the rest they were just sad extras.
Nadia7474 could not agree more. She is the best cat woman ever, even better than Eartha Kitt. And I love Eartha. Pfeiffer breaks your heart and makes vengeance deliciously seductive.
She’s the one and only Catwoman IMO
But in the actual comics, Selina Kyle is not possesed by a cat's soul. She just is very skilled in martial arts, gymnastic and super intelligent.
Gc Liew True thank you for your comment.. but I was referring to how Pfeiffer was really committed to the cat woman role as if she is possessed with a cat soul
True no one better then her in her prime
Michelle Pfeiffer is the best Catwoman ever. She was made for this role!
Her sewing skills are so good she should go to NY fashion week
Bobby Stinklehoffer
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catwomen is Selene Kye
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Jay Chang
Purrrrfect
I guess this is what Heath Ledger meant.
Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little push.
That movie was way before that awesome masterpiece
@@benmunn7593 I know that 😅😅😅
I figured, @@TDKiller415
The most iconic catwoman ever! We need a catwoman film with a gritty, rough aesthetic and a dark story for more of a adult audience similar to the recent joker film. I think it could really do well with the right director and actors!! Come on WB! A catwoman stand alone film is well over due now!
Well the movie "Cats" bombed so it's unlikely they'll make a Catwoman film anytime soon
Plus that god awful mess in 2004.
Selina in TV series Gotham was brilliant too
I think a good Catwoman movie would absolutely crush at the box office. I think if you do it right, it could be a hugely cathartic movie for female audiences.
Can’t possibly be worse than Captain Marvel
All the details and symbolism, from the pink color flat to the kitty sleep-shirt, the doll house, the toys, to how she uses her kiddie sewing machine and thimbles to make her costume ... you wouldn't see this in a superhero movie nowadays. This is why the Burton Batman movies will always be the best. They're the most lovingly made.
First thought... Girl you are not getting that security deposit back
Denny Elfman outdid himself with the score. An ageless masterpiece!
Yes Danny Elfman is a master of soundtracks!
"Oh, I forgot, I'm not married"
~The story of my non-existent love life
I'm here
Juwal Ahmed LOL!
Mee tooo 😟😟😟😟
3:17
What a music! Full of tragedy and empathy!
Danny Elfman outdid himself.
The soundtrack in this movie is amazing.
This movie reminds me of a time when finding the right actor w/skills to play a part was more important than CGI especially when the tech was not around
tony barlow they had to draw crowds and they had no choice but to get good actors
Uhhhh they still do this
@@Joela393 well yes and no.
The problem is that in today's world they focus way too much on CGI/special effects.
It's getting too flashy for my taste.
I like the saying "less is more".
Michelle Pfeiffer performed outstandingly as Catwoman, she was a sexy, wild and brutal badass. I don't think any other actress can perform Catwoman as well as she does. The sad thing is the scenes on Catwoman in Batman Returns not enough for me. Michelle Pfeiffer now over 60, we missed the chance of seeing her come back as Catwoman. Such an iconic Catwoman once and for all and we cannot find any other female badass character in any other films that can replace Catwoman.
I liked Halle Berry
I don't know about you my dude but Halle Berry as Catwoman was definitely a sexual awakening for me.
Thoughts on Zoë Kravitz?
@@airo2theknee846 who?
@@airo2theknee846 I think Zoe did well but she didn't bring the detailed chaos- if that makes sense. Could just be how they wrote her character in the new movie but yeah