>>77021997>WestHard to rate, because he really played a totally different character from the rest of the actors who just happened to share a name. But what the fuck, I enjoyed it, so 10/10
>KeatonOverall: 8
Bruce: 8
Batman: 10
Best live-action Batman, because he could be menacing and grim in a subtle but powerful way. Not bad as Bruce, because he got down the whole thing about Wayne being maladapted but trying to hide it behind a mask. Only problem is that the Burton Bat films weren't really about Batman, they were more about the villains, so that kind of hurt the character and made him too reactive.
>KilmerOverall: 6
Bruce: 7
Batman: 5
He was really wooden and boring, but at least the screenplay gave him an arc that had potential, but was just overshadowed by the stupidity in the script. The whole idea of him struggling with his identities and hating that his mission has done nothing to heal his pain and wanting to just be normal added something interesting to Wayne, even if he played it stiff. The Batman part, though, had nothing really going for it.
>ClooneyI feel like rating him isn't even fair.
>BaleOverall: 9
Bruce: 10
Batman: 7
He really nailed the Wayne part, understanding the drive of the character. Though public Bruce is a mask, it's not a simple as "Bruce is the mask, Batman's the man", because he really played him tri-faceted. There is a Bruce distinct from Batman and the public Bruce who has all that pain and anger, but still has a lot of humanity, and even a sense of humour.
As Batman, yeah, the voice was dumb, we agree on that. But overall, though the character lacked the sort of mysteriousness and subtleness of Keaton, he really did put a spin on him as this sort of sneering, feral animal. It was about directing his rage in a calculated manner, like training a dog to attack. It's interesting to watch how he's successful at controlling his anger in BB, but the Joker tests him and causes him to slip in TDK.
