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* EndingFatigue: The main action is over and the Riddler is caught. A proper ending? [[spoiler: Nope, there's an extra-long sequence of Batman cleaning the aftermath of a copycat crime to flood the city]].
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* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: There's a couple clues implying the film is set in 2019.[[note]]The story starts on a "Thursday, October 31", and two distinct scenes establish Selina was born in 1997 (in the Iceberg Lougne, Selina tells Batman she was 7 when her mother dies, then the cemetary scene at the end features Maria Kyle's tombstone and her death happened in 2004). Before the movie's release, the fitting calendars are 2013 and 2019, and Selina would look too young if the story happened in 2013. Gil Colson's car that Riddler later uses to crash the funeral is a Lincoln Nautilus, a car which only entered production in 2018 as a 2019 model, lending further credence to the 2019 date.[[/note]]
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* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: There's a couple clues implying the film is set in 2019.[[note]]The story starts on a "Thursday, October 31", and two distinct scenes establish Selina was born in 1997 (in the Iceberg Lougne, Lounge, Selina tells Batman she was 7 when her mother dies, died, then the cemetary cemetery scene at the end features Maria Kyle's tombstone and her death happened in 2004). Before the movie's release, the fitting calendars are 2013 and 2019, and Selina would look too young if the story happened in 2013. Gil Colson's car that Riddler later uses to crash the funeral is a Lincoln Nautilus, a car which only entered production in 2018 as a 2019 model, lending further credence to the 2019 date.[[/note]]
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** The Batmobile, while still a CoolCar, is basically an off road race truck with a bulletproof muscle car body on top. It lacks the James Bondian gadgets and physics-defying maneuverability of [[Film/Batman1989 its]] [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy previous]] [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse incarnations]]. Its most outlandish feature is the auxilary jet-engine [[spoiler: that only gets used once.]]
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** The Batmobile, while still a CoolCar, is basically an off road off-road race truck with a bulletproof muscle car body on top. It lacks the James Bondian gadgets and physics-defying maneuverability of [[Film/Batman1989 its]] [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy previous]] [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse incarnations]]. Its most outlandish feature is the auxilary auxiliary jet-engine [[spoiler: that only gets used once.]]
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* ArcWords: "Vengeance", "renewal", and "rat with wings".
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* ArcWords: "Vengeance", "renewal", and "rat with wings".wings."
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** At the end of the second act, [[spoiler:Batman breaks into the Riddler's apartment to look for more clues. He ends up using the computer, which is still sitting there, when it should've been one of the first pieces of evidence carted off. Same with the carpet-tucker ''murder weapon''. Since it's implied that Gordon was excluding Mackenzie Bock and the police loyal to him from his arrest of Falcone to avoid any corrupt officers interfering in the bust due to Batman's presence, it's implied that they've not had the manpower to properly process his EvidenceDungeon and also lock him up in one night.]]
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** At the end of the second act, [[spoiler:Batman breaks into the Riddler's apartment to look for more clues. He ends up using the computer, which is still sitting there, when it should've been one of the first pieces of evidence carted off. Same with the carpet-tucker ''murder weapon''. weapon.'' Since it's implied that Gordon was excluding Mackenzie Bock and the police loyal to him from his arrest of Falcone to avoid any corrupt officers interfering in the bust due to Batman's presence, it's implied that they've not had the manpower to properly process his EvidenceDungeon and also lock him up in one night.]]
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* AssholeVictim: The Riddler's initial victims were heavily corrupt government or police figures which contributed to the decay of Gotham [[spoiler:by siphoning away the money meant to help Gotham's lower class to fill their own pockets and turning a blind eye to Gotham's crime rings.]] However, he targets [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne later because Bruce was an orphan who still had tons of money and attention, while he was an orphan who lived in squalor and was completely forgotten by the world. He also concludes his schemes by destroying Gotham's seawall to unleash a massive flood, causing the deaths of countless innocent people]].
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* AssholeVictim: The Riddler's initial victims were heavily corrupt government or police figures which contributed to the decay of Gotham [[spoiler:by siphoning away the money meant to help Gotham's lower class to fill their own pockets and turning a blind eye to Gotham's crime rings.]] However, he targets [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne later because Bruce was an orphan who still had tons of money and attention, while he was an orphan who lived in squalor and was completely forgotten by the world. He also concludes his schemes by destroying Gotham's seawall sea-wall to unleash a massive flood, causing the deaths of countless innocent people]].
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* BadGuyBar: The Penguin's usual base of operations, the Iceberg Lounge, is a major reoccurring set-piece in the film, although it's more of a nightclub here. The main floor is a mostly legitimate, if rather sleazy hangout, but the secret basement level known as 44 Below plays this trope straight, as it's a well known mob hangout. The club also serves as the only access to a penthouse suite that serves as Carmine Falcone's [[spoiler:(and later, Penguin's)]] mob throne room.
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* BadGuyBar: The Penguin's usual base of operations, the Iceberg Lounge, is a major reoccurring recurring set-piece in the film, although it's more of a nightclub here. The main floor is a mostly legitimate, if rather sleazy hangout, but the secret basement level known as 44 Below plays this trope straight, as it's a well known mob hangout. The club also serves as the only access to a penthouse suite that serves as Carmine Falcone's [[spoiler:(and later, Penguin's)]] mob throne room.
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* BigDamPlot: [[spoiler:The climax of Riddler's plan is to blow up the seawalls around downtown Gotham, causing large-scale flooding that will force the survivors to shelter in a stadium above sea level... where his followers will be waiting to pick them off in the rafters.]]
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* BigDamPlot: [[spoiler:The climax of Riddler's plan is to blow up the seawalls sea-walls around downtown Gotham, causing large-scale flooding that will force the survivors to shelter in a stadium above sea level... where his followers will be waiting to pick them off in the rafters.]]
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** The debate between Mitchell and Reál brings up the city's seawall, funded by the Renewel Fund. [[spoiler:As the last part of his plan, the Riddler destroys the seawall with timed bombs, flooding Gotham.]]
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** The debate between Mitchell and Reál brings up the city's seawall, sea-wall, funded by the Renewel Fund. [[spoiler:As the last part of his plan, the Riddler destroys the seawall sea-wall with timed bombs, flooding Gotham.]]
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* ComplexityAddiction: It's [[RiddleMeThis the Riddler]], so naturally this occurs with his overall scheme furthered through his CriminalMindGames, but, fitting with the Deconstruction of the more fantastic aspects of the Batman Mythos, its effectiveness is {{Zigzagged}}. On the one hand, [[spoiler:the portion of his plans that involves manipulating Batman and Gordon into [[BatmanGambit exposing Falcone as the Rat so he can kill him]] actually ''fails'', because he's so roundabout in his clues and statements alluding to what he wants that all they can understand is that he wants them to uncover the Rat's identity, and not why he does. It's ultimately Selina's tangential investigation into Annika's simpler and straightforward murder that exposes the answer by chance, showing that Riddler being ''too'' obscure in his puzzles actually works against him when he needs to manipulate people into doing what he wants. On the other hand, because he's been so abstruse, Batman never understood that there ''was'' a final plan in place until Riddler told him, and the time he has to spend solving the final riddle is more than sufficient for the bombs to go off, showing that, when his plans depend on distracting his opponents whilst the actual scheme is underway, his confusing clues work as a smokescreen until everything's ready to proceed]].
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* ComplexityAddiction: It's [[RiddleMeThis the Riddler]], so naturally this occurs with his overall scheme furthered through his CriminalMindGames, but, fitting with the Deconstruction of the more fantastic aspects of the Batman Mythos, its effectiveness is {{Zigzagged}}. On the one hand, [[spoiler:the portion of his plans that involves manipulating Batman and Gordon into [[BatmanGambit exposing Falcone as the Rat so he can kill him]] actually ''fails'', ''fails,'' because he's so roundabout in his clues and statements alluding to what he wants that all they can understand is that he wants them to uncover the Rat's identity, and not why he does. It's ultimately Selina's tangential investigation into Annika's simpler and straightforward murder that exposes the answer by chance, showing that Riddler being ''too'' obscure in his puzzles actually works against him when he needs to manipulate people into doing what he wants. On the other hand, because he's been so abstruse, Batman never understood that there ''was'' a final plan in place until Riddler told him, and the time he has to spend solving the final riddle is more than sufficient for the bombs to go off, showing that, when his plans depend on distracting his opponents whilst the actual scheme is underway, his confusing clues work as a smokescreen until everything's ready to proceed]].
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** In the background of the very first scene, a TV political debate mentions [[spoiler:Gotham's seawall. Not only does this tell the audience the city has a seawall in the first place, it's also mentioned that it's fallen into disrepair- no doubt making it easier for Riddler's men to breach it in the climax.]]
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** In the background of the very first scene, a TV political debate mentions [[spoiler:Gotham's seawall. sea-wall. Not only does this tell the audience the city has a seawall sea-wall in the first place, it's also mentioned that it's fallen into disrepair- no doubt making it easier for Riddler's men to breach it in the climax.]]
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** [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "Something in the Way"]] has a symbolism to it that's not apparent until late into the movie. [[spoiler:The thing that's in the way is Gotham's sea wall, the only thing preventing the city from being flooded...until Riddler blows it up.]] The lyrics also refer to [[spoiler: a tarp "springing a leak" and animals being trapped and becoming the narrator's pets, which foreshadow the reactions of panicky people when trapped by the flood, and Batman's sense of responsibility in taking care of them.]] It also foreshadows the revelation Bruce has in the climax, [[spoiler:that his vigilantism, fueled by his vengeful need for retribution on criminals, is [[RevengeIsNotJustice sending the wrong message]] to the people of Gotham, and is "in the way" of him becoming the hero that the city needs to make a real difference to it]].
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** [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "Something in the Way"]] has a symbolism to it that's not apparent until late into the movie. [[spoiler:The thing that's in the way is Gotham's sea wall, sea-wall, the only thing preventing the city from being flooded...until Riddler blows it up.]] The lyrics also refer to [[spoiler: a tarp "springing a leak" and animals being trapped and becoming the narrator's pets, which foreshadow the reactions of panicky people when trapped by the flood, and Batman's sense of responsibility in taking care of them.]] It also foreshadows the revelation Bruce has in the climax, [[spoiler:that his vigilantism, fueled by his vengeful need for retribution on criminals, is [[RevengeIsNotJustice sending the wrong message]] to the people of Gotham, and is "in the way" of him becoming the hero that the city needs to make a real difference to it]].
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** Upon realizing that [[spoiler:Riddler is targeting 'Bruce Wayne' for the 'SinsOfTheFather', Bruce immediately tries to run back to Wayne Tower and warn Alfred that he's in danger, only for his call to be instead be picked up by his housekeeper, and Bruce to be told that Alfred was caught in a letter-bomb explosion meant for him [[YouAreTooLate an hour ago]]. The same thing happens on a much grander scale by the climax, wherein Batman discovers Riddler's final plan to bomb Gotham's sea wall and flood the city, only for the bombs to start going off ''the very moment he finds this out'']].
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** Upon realizing that [[spoiler:Riddler is targeting 'Bruce Wayne' for the 'SinsOfTheFather', Bruce immediately tries to run back to Wayne Tower and warn Alfred that he's in danger, only for his call to be instead be picked up by his housekeeper, and Bruce to be told that Alfred was caught in a letter-bomb explosion meant for him [[YouAreTooLate an hour ago]]. The same thing happens on a much grander scale by the climax, wherein Batman discovers Riddler's final plan to bomb Gotham's sea wall sea-wall and flood the city, only for the bombs to start going off ''the very moment he finds this out'']].
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** When at Selina's apartment, Batman notes how many cats she has, and she admits that she has 'a thing for strays'. [[spoiler:Selina herself turns out to be a stray, having been abandoned by her biological father Carmine Falcone after he murdered her mother]]. Furthermore, when she's undercover at the Iceberg Lounge, meeting Carmine face-to-face noticeably rattles her, and she has to take a moment to collect herself in the bathroom before quitting as Batman's mole inside the club. [[spoiler:Seeing the man she (correctly) blames for her mother's death face-to-face and having him come onto her, despite her being ''his daughter'', would unnerve anybody]].
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** When at Selina's apartment, Batman notes how many cats she has, and she admits that she has 'a thing for strays'. [[spoiler:Selina herself turns out to be a stray, having been abandoned by her biological father Carmine Falcone after he murdered her mother]]. Furthermore, when she's undercover at the Iceberg Lounge, meeting Carmine face-to-face noticeably rattles her, and she has to take a moment to collect herself in the bathroom before quitting as Batman's mole inside the club. [[spoiler:Seeing the man she (correctly) blames for her mother's death face-to-face and having him come onto her, despite her being ''his daughter'', daughter,'' would unnerve anybody]].
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* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: [[spoiler:Riddler's evil lair that he broadcasts several of his videos and recorded viral messages to the public from is revealed to be an apartment across the road from the Iceberg Lounge, home of the Gotham Mafia and Riddler's primary target Carmine Falcone, and a location that Bruce visits several times both as Batman and Bruce Wayne. This reveal is actually foreshadowed by the photos and pictures Riddler sent of the Mayor and various other corrupt city leaders entering the Iceberg Lounge--all of them are taken from the same angle and location, Riddler's apartment window, but because of his cryptic clues and mind-games, everybody ended up overlooking ''where'' he'd had them taken. {{Justified}}, as Riddler wanted to be in a prime location to strike Falcone down when Batman exposed him without drawing attention to himself by creating a sniper's nest on the roof of the building, and absolutely ''nobody'' thought he'd have the brass cojones to set up shop so close to the dangerous criminals he was antagonising]].
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* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: [[spoiler:Riddler's evil lair that he broadcasts several of his videos and recorded viral messages to the public from is revealed to be an apartment across the road from the Iceberg Lounge, home of the Gotham Mafia and Riddler's primary target Carmine Falcone, and a location that Bruce visits several times both as Batman and Bruce Wayne. This reveal is actually foreshadowed by the photos and pictures Riddler sent of the Mayor and various other corrupt city leaders entering the Iceberg Lounge--all of them are taken from the same angle and location, Riddler's apartment window, but because of his cryptic clues and mind-games, everybody ended up overlooking ''where'' he'd had them taken. {{Justified}}, as Riddler wanted to be in a prime location to strike Falcone down when Batman exposed him without drawing attention to himself by creating a sniper's nest on the roof of the building, and absolutely ''nobody'' thought he'd have the brass cojones to set up shop so close to the dangerous criminals he was antagonising]].antagonizing]].
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* PunkInTheTrunk: Selina finds [[spoiler:[[SeekingTheMissingFindingTheDead Annika]]'s body]] in the trunk of a car in front of the nighclub.
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* PunkInTheTrunk: Selina finds [[spoiler:[[SeekingTheMissingFindingTheDead Annika]]'s body]] in the trunk of a car in front of the nighclub.nightclub.
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** Alfred refers to his past as an intelligence officer, referring to British intelligence as "the Circus", a name used in Creator/JohnLeCarre novels.
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** Alfred refers to his past as an intelligence officer, referring to British intelligence as "the Circus", Circus," a name used in Creator/JohnLeCarre novels.
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* WhenItRainsItPours: Seriously, when it rains, it rains ''hard'', with a barrage of huge droplets falling onto characters and puddles covering the ground. At the very least Gotham doesn't have a drought problem.
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* WhenItRainsItPours: Seriously, when it rains, it rains ''hard'', ''hard,'' with a barrage of huge droplets falling onto characters and puddles covering the ground. At the very least Gotham doesn't have a drought problem.
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** [[spoiler:Batman isn't able to figure out the grand finale of Riddler's plan until it's well underway. He discovers Riddler's plan to bomb Gotham's floodgates just as the bombs are going off. He only just arrives in time to thwart the mass shooting, and it's only by luck the mayor-elect survives the first shot during her attempted assassination. The Riddler thought Batman would understand his riddle, because he expected Batman to recognize a Carpet Puller. Batman didn't even think twice about what the tool actually is nor as billionaire Bruce Wayne had he even seen one before. This again calls out the class difference between Riddler and Batman, one Riddler was completely blind to because of his animosity for wealthy people especially Bruce Wayne.]]
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** [[spoiler:Batman isn't able to figure out the grand finale of Riddler's plan until it's well underway. He discovers Riddler's plan to bomb Gotham's floodgates just as the bombs are going off. He only just arrives in time to thwart the mass shooting, and it's only by luck the mayor-elect survives the first shot during her attempted assassination. The Riddler thought Batman would understand his riddle, because he expected Batman to recognize a Carpet Puller. Batman didn't even think twice about what the tool actually is nor as billionaire Bruce Wayne had he even seen one before. This again calls out the class difference between Riddler and Batman, one Riddler was completely blind to because of his animosity for towards wealthy people people, especially Bruce Wayne.]]
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* TheRat: The central mystery of the film (besides the Riddler's true motives) is identity of the informant who gave crucial information to Gotham's law enforcement to bring down Sal Maroni in the biggest drug bust operation in a secret exchange for protection of their drug business. It becomes apparent that the informant's true identity is a devestating scandal that would destroy the political system of Gotham should it ever be revealed, which is why the Riddler is so hellbent on exposing the rat. [[spoiler:It's revealed to be none other than the crime lord [[MoleInCharge Carmine Falcone]], who wanted to get rid of the competition in his drug business and turn every Gotham politician and lawmaker into his puppets.]]
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A comic book series ''ComicBook/RiddlerYearOne'', published through Black Label and penned by actor Creator/PaulDano, tells the transformation of Edward Nashton from an accountant in Gotham City to the Riddler.
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A comic book series ''ComicBook/RiddlerYearOne'', ''ComicBook/TheRiddlerYearOne'', published through Black Label and penned by actor Creator/PaulDano, tells the transformation of Edward Nashton from an accountant in Gotham City to the Riddler.
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* DepthOfField: In the deleted Arkham scene, when obscured due to the camera's depth of field, Joker looks like he has Ledger's GlasgowGrin.
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** [[spoiler:The Gotham Urban Renewal Fund that was set up by Thomas Wayne. Thomas genuinely believed that having money freely available with no government restrictions would be the best way to get it to the needy. Of course, no restrictions also means no ''oversight'' -- and after Thomas is murdered the fund is quickly seized by corrupt officials and turned into dirty money because there was no oversight to ensure it wasn't misused.]]
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* CopsNeedTheVigilante: Downplayed, as the other police barely tolerate Batman's presence on the case, and at one point he's clearly on the verge of being arrested and Gordon has to help him escape the police station.
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* CopsNeedTheVigilante: Downplayed, as the other police barely tolerate Batman's presence on the case, and at one point he's clearly on the verge of being arrested and Gordon has to help him escape the police station. Though it turns out [[spoiler:that a lot of the people opposing Batman were dirty themselves and involved with the Urban Renewal Fund. The corruption simply runs so deep in Gotham that Gordon and the remaining honest cops in the city need Batman's help.]]
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* DatingCatwoman: In short: Yes, they flirt.
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* DatingCatwoman: In short: Yes, they flirt.Bruce and Selina flirt over the course of the story, but their relationship doesn't progress to explicitly dating.
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* ConvenientlyCellmates: When [[spoiler: the Riddler]] is locked up in Arkham, his neighbor is none other than [[spoiler:the Joker]], who complements his plan before sharing a laugh with him.
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* ConvenientlyCellmates: When [[spoiler: the Riddler]] is locked up in Arkham, his neighbor is none other than [[spoiler:the Joker]], who complements sympathizes with his plan plight before sharing a laugh with him.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: While it does have some hopeful moments, tonally the movie is one of the darkest ''Batman'' movies ever made, coming close to the R-rated ''Film/Joker2019'' (which, unlike this movie, was completely devoid of light). Despite the PG-13 rating, the movie doesn't shy away from showing multiple graphic murders (with only some [[GoryDiscretionShot gory discretion shots]] in-between), Selina Kyle working as an escort in a sleazy nightclub, and intoxicated users of a [[GRatedDrug substance]] that is cocaine in everything except name. The film also has an extremely nihilistic and unbelievably bleak storyline, the atmosphere as a whole is insanely eerie and is chock-full of unflinching darkness and uncrompromising subject matter, and it's implied multiple times that Batman is fighting a hopeless battle against a system that's corrupt down to its foundations. Even the Iceberg Lounge, a hideout of the Penguin that's typically depicted as a classy and legitimate-looking locale, is rendered as a grimy club on the edge of town.
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* ConvenientlyCellmates: When [[spoiler: the Riddler]] is locked up in Arkham, his neighbor is none other than [[spoiler:the Joker]], who complements his plan before sharing a laugh with him.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: There's a couple clues implying the film is set in 2019.[[note]]The story starts on a "Thursday, October 31", and two distinct scenes establish Selina was born in 1997 (in the Iceberg Lougne, Selina tells Batman she was 7 when her mother dies, then the cemetary scene at the end features Maria Kyle's tombstone and her death happened in 2004). Before the movie's release, the fitting calendars are 2013 and 2019, and Selina would look too young if the story happened in 2013.[[/note]]
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* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: There's a couple clues implying the film is set in 2019.[[note]]The story starts on a "Thursday, October 31", and two distinct scenes establish Selina was born in 1997 (in the Iceberg Lougne, Selina tells Batman she was 7 when her mother dies, then the cemetary scene at the end features Maria Kyle's tombstone and her death happened in 2004). Before the movie's release, the fitting calendars are 2013 and 2019, and Selina would look too young if the story happened in 2013. Gil Colson's car that Riddler later uses to crash the funeral is a Lincoln Nautilus, a car which only entered production in 2018 as a 2019 model, lending further credence to the 2019 date.[[/note]]
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A major reveal is that Riddler is incapable of connecting Batman and Bruce Wayne
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* DeducingTheSecretIdentity: The Riddler is to figure out that Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same person due to the latter being the only one survived his murder spree.
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* DeducingTheSecretIdentity: The Riddler is to figure out that Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same person due to the latter being the only one survived his murder spree.
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* LiteralMetaphor: [[spoiler:The first thing we see in the film is Riddler's perspective, literally and metaphorically looking down on the Mayor. That perspective - in both senses - is very important to the plot of the film. More specifically, the location he uses to ''look down'' on and photograph corrupt officials leaving the Iceberg Lounge is ''also'' the location of his lair. Everyone missed it and misunderstood him, because they didn't really think about his point-of-view.]]
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** [[spoiler:The first thing we see in the film is Riddler's perspective, literally and metaphorically looking down on the Mayor. That perspective - in both senses - is very important to the plot of the film. More specifically, the location he uses to ''look down'' on and photograph corrupt officials leaving the Iceberg Lounge is ''also'' the location of his lair. Everyone missed it and misunderstood him, because they didn't really think about his point-of-view.]]]]
** In the film's climax, Bruce realizes that what Gotham needs most is [[spoiler:not an avenger, but a symbol of hope. He embraces this role by lighting a flare and leading the survivors out of the stadium, becoming their "guiding light"]].
** [[spoiler:The first thing we see in the film is Riddler's perspective, literally and metaphorically looking down on the Mayor. That perspective - in both senses - is very important to the plot of the film. More specifically, the location he uses to ''look down'' on and photograph corrupt officials leaving the Iceberg Lounge is ''also'' the location of his lair. Everyone missed it and misunderstood him, because they didn't really think about his point-of-view.
** In the film's climax, Bruce realizes that what Gotham needs most is [[spoiler:not an avenger, but a symbol of hope. He embraces this role by lighting a flare and leading the survivors out of the stadium, becoming their "guiding light"]].
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'''Batman:''' [[HurtingHero Yes]].
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'''Batman:''' [[HurtingHero Yes]].Yes.
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* EndingFatigue: The main action is over and the Riddler is caught. A proper ending? [[spoiler: Nope, there's an extra-long sequence of Batman cleaning the aftermath of a copycat crime to flood the city]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} Unmask the Truth.]]'']]
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''The Batman''[='=]s AllStarCast includes Creator/RobertPattinson as Bruce Wayne[=/=]The Batman, Creator/ZoeKravitz as Selina Kyle[=/=]ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, Creator/AndySerkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Creator/PaulDano as Edward Nashton[=/=]ComicBook/TheRiddler, Creator/JeffreyWright as James Gordon, Creator/ColinFarrell as Oswald Cobblepot [=/=]ComicBook/ThePenguin, and Creator/JohnTurturro as Carmine Falcone, as well as Creator/PeterSarsgaard as District Attorney Gil Colson and Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate ReáBella l.
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''The Batman''[='=]s AllStarCast includes Creator/RobertPattinson as Bruce Wayne[=/=]The Batman, Creator/ZoeKravitz as Selina Kyle[=/=]ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, Creator/AndySerkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Creator/PaulDano as Edward Nashton[=/=]ComicBook/TheRiddler, Creator/JeffreyWright as James Gordon, Creator/ColinFarrell as Oswald Cobblepot [=/=]ComicBook/ThePenguin, and Creator/JohnTurturro as Carmine Falcone, as well as Creator/PeterSarsgaard as District Attorney Gil Colson and Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate ReáBella l.
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''The Batman''[='=]s AllStarCast includes Creator/RobertPattinson as Bruce Wayne[=/=]The Batman, Creator/ZoeKravitz as Selina Kyle[=/=]ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, Creator/AndySerkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Creator/PaulDano as Edward Nashton[=/=]ComicBook/TheRiddler, Creator/JeffreyWright as James Gordon, Creator/ColinFarrell as Oswald Cobblepot [=/=]ComicBook/ThePenguin, and Creator/JohnTurturro as Carmine Falcone, as well as Creator/PeterSarsgaard as District Attorney Gil Colson and Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate Bella Reál.
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''The Batman''[='=]s AllStarCast includes Creator/RobertPattinson as Bruce Wayne[=/=]The Batman, Creator/ZoeKravitz as Selina Kyle[=/=]ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, Creator/AndySerkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Creator/PaulDano as Edward Nashton[=/=]ComicBook/TheRiddler, Creator/JeffreyWright as James Gordon, Creator/ColinFarrell as Oswald Cobblepot [=/=]ComicBook/ThePenguin, and Creator/JohnTurturro as Carmine Falcone, as well as Creator/PeterSarsgaard as District Attorney Gil Colson and Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate Bella Reál.
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* VillainRevealsTheSecret: Subverted. The film initially makes it seem, to both the audience and to Batman, that Riddler has [[spoiler:not only worked out Batman's secret identity but will eventually publicly reveal it, much as he revealed the AwfulTruth about Thomas and Martha Wayne.]] This theory is bolstered by Riddler [[spoiler:having sent a letter bomb to Bruce's office and bringing up Bruce Wayne when Batman comes to interrogate him.]] The more Riddler talks, however, it becomes clear that Riddler has [[spoiler:nothing but resentment and loathing for Bruce Wayne, and has never given Batman's identity a moment's thought, [[SecretIdentityApathy considering the Batman masks his true face]].]]
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* VillainRevealsTheSecret: Subverted. The film initially makes it seem, to both the audience and to Batman, that Riddler has [[spoiler:not only worked out Batman's secret identity but will eventually publicly reveal it, much as he revealed the AwfulTruth about Thomas and Martha Wayne.]] This theory is bolstered by Riddler [[spoiler:having sent a letter bomb to Bruce's office and bringing up Bruce Wayne when Batman comes to interrogate him.]] The more Riddler talks, however, it becomes clear that Riddler has [[spoiler:nothing but resentment and loathing for Bruce Wayne, and has never given Batman's identity a moment's thought, [[SecretIdentityApathy considering the Batman masks his true face]].]]
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* VillainRevealsTheSecret: Subverted. The film initially makes it seem, to both VillainousGentrification: A significant portion of the audience and to Batman, that Riddler has [[spoiler:not only worked out Batman's secret identity but will eventually publicly reveal it, much as he revealed plot revolves around the AwfulTruth about Renewal Fund, a long-running project to redevelop depressed parts of Gotham City started by the late Thomas and Martha Wayne.]] This theory is bolstered by Riddler [[spoiler:having sent a letter bomb to Bruce's office and bringing up Bruce Wayne when Batman comes he ran for mayor. In practice the operating budget has become a slush fund for the city's powerful and unscrupulous, in particular TheMafia under Carmine Falcone who uses it to interrogate him.]] The more Riddler talks, however, it becomes clear launder money, while providing so little actual benefit to the city that Riddler has [[spoiler:nothing but resentment and loathing current mayoral candidate Bella Reál is openly calling for Bruce Wayne, and has never given Batman's identity a moment's thought, [[SecretIdentityApathy considering the Batman masks his true face]].]]project to be cancelled altogether.
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* CarFu: Selina uses her motorcycle to knock Penguin's lackey on his ass, then pulls a nifty reverse to grab up a duffel bag of cash on her way past.
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** In the background of the very first scene, a TV announcer mentions [[spoiler:Gotham's seawall. Not only does this tell the audience the city has a seawall in the first place, it's also mentioned that it's fallen into disrepair- no doubt making it easier for Riddler's men to breach it in the climax.]]
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** In the background of the very first scene, a TV announcer political debate mentions [[spoiler:Gotham's seawall. Not only does this tell the audience the city has a seawall in the first place, it's also mentioned that it's fallen into disrepair- no doubt making it easier for Riddler's men to breach it in the climax.]]
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* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: [[spoiler:Riddler enacts a livestream with Batman and Colson where the DA must answer three riddles or have a timed collar bomb around his neck explode. After his second riddle is answered correctly, he jovially offers some words of "support".]]
-->[[spoiler:"Don't ''lose your head'', Mr. Colson."]]
-->[[spoiler:"Don't ''lose your head'', Mr. Colson."]]
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** [[spoiler:Riddler enacts a livestream with Batman and Colson where the DA must answer three riddles or have a timed collar bomb around his neck explode. After his second riddle is answered correctly, he jovially offers some words of "support".]]
-->[[spoiler:"Don't --->[[spoiler:"Don't ''lose your head'', Mr. Colson."]]
** [[spoiler:"Thumb drive."]]
** [[spoiler:Riddler enacts a livestream with Batman and Colson where the DA must answer three riddles or have a timed collar bomb around his neck explode. After his second riddle is answered correctly, he jovially offers some words of "support".]]
** [[spoiler:"Thumb drive."]]
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* CrueltyByFeet: Selina tries to murder Kenzie for his involvement in covering-up Annika's murder, first by shooting him, but Batman stops her. When Batman tells her killing him will waste her life, this is her response:
-->'''Selina''': Don't worry, honey. (''Slowly lifts her foot and plants it on Kenzie's chest'') I've got nine of 'em. (''Pushes him off the ledge'')
-->'''Selina''': Don't worry, honey. (''Slowly lifts her foot and plants it on Kenzie's chest'') I've got nine of 'em. (''Pushes him off the ledge'')
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A comic book series ''ComicBook/RiddlerYearOne'', published through Black Label and penned by actor Creator/PaulDano, tells the Edward Nashton transformation from an accountant in Gotham City to the Riddler.
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A comic book series ''ComicBook/RiddlerYearOne'', published through Black Label and penned by actor Creator/PaulDano, tells the transformation of Edward Nashton transformation from an accountant in Gotham City to the Riddler.
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* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Much of the film is set in the dark, with small light sources used to highlight details and increase tension. One notable instance is when Batman plows through a group of Falcone's mobsters in a pitch-black hallway with only brief glimpses of the action being shown through muzzle flashes.
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* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Much of the film is set in the dark, with small light sources used to highlight details and increase tension. One notable instance is when Batman plows through a group of Falcone's mobsters in a pitch-black hallway with only brief glimpses of the action being shown through [[MuzzleFlashlight muzzle flashes.flashes]].
