andrewgrfields: THE BATMAN | 2022, dir. Matt Reeves “The scene itself works thanks to a combin
andrewgrfields: THE BATMAN | 2022, dir. Matt Reeves “The scene itself works thanks to a combination of factors, none of them having to do with any dialogue whatsoever — not only does the music shift to a sultrier series of notes, courtesy of Giacchino’s composition, but Reeves makes the point to let his camera push in slowly on these two briefly trapped together in this shared embrace as their chests rise and fall, as twin respirations turn slower and slower and bodies start to become less primed to continue the fight. Although their clutching of one another starts from a place of necessity and vigilance, it morphs into them openly sensing one another for the first time, learning who the other one is in a span that seems to stretch on for much longer than it actually is — almost existing outside of time itself. Each half of this pair knows how to wear a different face in public, donning fake wigs or expensive suits in order to blend in less conspicuously, but it’s incredibly fitting that the Bat and the Cat manage to have their first, truest encounter with one another when they’re wrapped up together in the darkness.” (source.) -- source link