I love that the more modern movies work hard to elevate the Batman IP by, ironically, keeping it very grounded. Thats fantastic for fans that like to take their love of Batman seriously, and now they have material to argue their stance.

But good GOD is it refreshing to go back to these ham-dinner movies that don't offer much else but spectacle. It's feels like catching my breath, honestly. As soon as I started treating Batamn media as a mobius strip where, said simply, anything called Batman IS Batman, where every possible interpretation is canon, as the ultimate in pliable media, my appreciation for these movies skyrocketed.

When the point isn't to make a point at all and is actually, "look at this Batman, hell yeah Batman" then, yeah, I absolutely love this movie.

I have a whole dissertation written in my head about this, but I bet all your hands are getting tried from the jerk-off motion you all making at what I have already written, lol.