Slides

Slide No.	Slide Heading	Slide Info
1	Intro	Title/ intro
2	History	My films and some history about Batman
3	Box Office	Box Office information
4	Culture	Cultures when the films were made.
5	Personality	Batman’s different personalities in each film.
6	Actors And There Characters	Looking at the actors who played the different Batman’s
7	Over The Top to Realism	Showing the ridiculous against the serious in the different films
8	Mise en Scene	The objects in the films that have significance
9	Setting	Showing the difference in the setting they were made
10	Themes and Issues	Looking at the different or same issues and themes each Batman film had.
11	Conclusion	Summing up what I have said.
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Gotham City 1

Batman (1966)In this film Gotham does not really have anything special to it. It looks more like Los Angles than New York unlike the other films which have a much more urban feel. It has no identity unlike the other films too, its more like a background rather than it being thought about. But this does mean that its more realistic as it does not look crazy like Burtons one or to gritty like Nolans one.

Batman (1989)In this film Gotham has an identity compared to it's predecessor. This is because its dirty, crime ridden city full of atmosphere. The architecture and design was grim but beautiful to look at giving each building it's own character. It has a look that says everything is rotten and corrupt, almost like these things have morphed into these gothic like buildings. The production designer Anton Furst wanted to create what might happen if New York had no planning commission and it been run by crime. So there were no height restrictions and were lots of bridges over streets. In return, the city appeared to be extremely dark and claustrophobic.

Batman Begins (2005)
In this film Gotham had changed again and merged the two ideas talked about into one. It takes the idea of having a realistic feel to it by not using any ridiculously tall gothic style buildings and but also used the idea of having Gotham its own character so to speak. It picks up from what Burton was doing with having the setting resemble the mood of the film, with Batman Begins it makes us feel sombre and neglected as Gotham streets look dirty and crime ridden again. Nolan used New York, Tokyo and mostly Chicago for his inspiration as these locations all have characters of their own, but also because he wanted a place which felt over populated to make the film feel claustrophobic like Burton.

Gadgets 1

Batarang
It first appeared in the original Batman with its only use of being able to climb up walls as it had a rope attached to it. But in Tim Burton's film, the batarang was used as a fighting tool by using it grab and pull people back on the floor in hand as it had a line attached to it. In Nolan's film the batarang changed to be a simple bat shaped shuriken which was used for distractions rather than fighting.

Grapple Gun
It was not used in the original Batman. It first appeared in Tim Burton's film, this was used so Batman could swing about from A to B quickly making it easier than having to run everywhere like in the 1966 film. Nolan's reboot uses it again with pretty much the same shape and style of Keaton's Batman except it looks a lot more like a normal pistol adding to the realism Nolan's film had.

Binoculars
In Batman (1966) Batman uses tiny binoculars which would be impossible to see through showing the films silliest . Burton decided not to use any eye enhancing equipment. While in Batman Begins he uses an infra-red periscope which is more realistic as the military probably uses them to help him see things.

Batcape
In Batman (1966) the cape did not do anything but keep him looking like a superhero and not some random person in spandex running around. In Batman (1989) Burton chose to use the cape like a parachute which is how he was able to float down from tall buildings without falling fast. But in Batman Begins (2005) Nolan chose a more technological way to fly via memory cloth so when he puts an electric current through it can be shaped meaning  he shaped it like batwings and could fly.

Batmobile 1

The 1966 Batmoblie looked very cool as it took the 1955 Lincoln Futura which look outstanding anyway and changed the colour to black with red stripes making it look incredible. It set some standards that are still lived up to today. Most notably, it was the first obvious Batmobile as it was quite flashy for the 60's. It also started the trend of jet propulsion, something included on nearly every live-action Batmobile to date. In that sense, it also set the stage for Batmobiles with all kinds of crazy gadgets and features. The 1960's Batmobile’s ability to make 180 degree turns in particular, was something emulated by later models, though in other forms.


The 1989 Batmobile reboot had a more grittier look to it as it was all black unlike the predecessor which had red stripes making the car look less clown like. The 1989 Batmobile brings a few new things to the table. For starters, it was the first live-action Batmobile to aviod using sillier weapons like the “Bat Beam” or the “Bat-tering Ram” and instead feature straight-up machine guns. Like its predecessor, the 1966 Batmobile, the 1989 Batmobile also had a mechanism by which to make sharp turns, but unlike the predecessor, which used parachutes, the 1989 Batmobile chose for a no-nonsense grappling hook cannon. 


The 2005 Batmobile or Tumbler rebooted the vehicle again this time making it a tank instead. Unlike its predecessors of being any kind of modified car, its instead a military prototype. That aside, it does a pretty good job of staying faithful to and building on the legacy of its predecessors. 

It has the requisite jet engines from the original film and machine guns from the Tim Burton film, but the Tumbler does not just take from the established stack of Batmobile features. It adds a few of its own as well. One unique feature the Tumbler has is a somewhat unintuitive electric engine. Understandably, a good old flaming jet is used for the bulk of the Tumbler’s propulsion needs whereas the electric motor is reserved for stealth.