Reflecting Culture 1

Batman 1966
The first Batman was made like it was because of the culture which was around it. The 60's were a time of fun and enjoyment for many Americans as all the social taboo's had a radical change like drugs, sex and clothing which all were very lax in this era. This is why the first Batman was so silly as the 60's gave lee way to the ridiculous and allowed films like this to be made because of the experimentation in cinema.

Batman 1989
Tim Burton's reboot had a completely different culture in the 80's as many comic book writers like Frank Miller and Alan Moore had changed the look of batman from the camp to a more gritty and dark look. This means that Tim Burton was expected to make a darker film as the comics had changed. Also like the 60's this decade was a time for experimentation meaning that Burton had more creative space to try out things. Also the 80's was a time of prosperity so that meant that it could have a bigger budget for the movie as Warner Bro's had more money to spend.

Batman Begins 2005
Christopher Nolan's film had a different culture to the other two as well as in the 00's people were scared of terrorist attacks because of 9/11. This meant that Nolan could use this to his advantage as the film could relate to real life because the film has a terrorist group. Also because of superhero films in the 90's which still kept the dark, gritty look Nolan had to keep to this as it would be ridiculous if it went silly again, and because the last film of the batman franchise was so poorly reviewed, Nolan wanted to get away from those films as much as he could. Furthermore, the increasingly good CGI meant that people were expecting more of a spectacle than the last film reboots.