Robert Pattinson shared his opinion on the Batman & Robin – and he’s right. Batman is one of the most popular and beloved comic book characters, and as such he has expanded to other media, most notably film. The Dark Knight’s history on the big screen has been quite interesting, with many ups and downs and different styles that have given some unique interpretations of the character and its world, so naturally, not all have been a hit with the audience.
Batman’s history in film started in the 1940s with two serial films and continued in the 1960s with an adaptation of the iconic TV series Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward. The Caped Crusader reached success and popularity in 1989 with Tim Burton’s Batman, which introduced Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne and counted on the presence of Jack Nicholson as the Joker. The success of Batman made way for a sequel, Batman Returns, which was a much darker story, after which Warner Bros. decided to change things up. The next movie, Batman Forever, had Joel Schumacher as director, Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne, and a completely different narrative and visual style, but the sequel, Batman & Robin, went above and beyond with its camp style and more (and had a new Bruce Wayne thanks to George Clooney).
After a long break, Batman returned to the big screen in Batman & Robin, which is often considered not only the worst Batman movie but one of the worst movies ever made.
Speaking to Total Film, Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) and Bane (Robert Swenson), which are quite enjoyable.
If there’s one thing that Batman can brag about when it comes to his many adaptations to the big screen is variety in styles and perspectives, as it has gone from dark and grim, to kitsch and over-the-top, to more realistic. In the end, every viewer and Batman fan will decide if there truly is such a thing as a bad Batman movie or they share Robert Pattinson’s view and see the charm of every version of the Caped Crusader so far, even in the one often pointed out as “the worst”.
