# Another Batman movie OR "Holy change of direction, Batman!" **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 13, 1999, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-batman-movie-or-holy-change-of-direction-batman/16968 "1999-11-13T01:59:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CatRimbaud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@CatRimbaud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatRimbaud)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-batman-movie-or-holy-change-of-direction-batman/16968/21 "1999-11-24T16:25:00Z")
I would have to agree with MrKnowItAll as to the need for a film noir attempt at Batman. I guess that if I had to pick any of the Batman actors that have been cast thus far, I’d go with Keaton, but I too think that it should be an unknown. I don’t know about anyone else, but I need some closure on Batman before they move to the Beyond for a movie. There is so much territory that hasn’t been covered yet. What I think we need is a Batman movie, film noir, with an in depth look at both the psyche of Batman AND a lengthy visit to Arkham Asylum and its inhabitants. It seems to me like there is too little focus on the madness behind the mayhem. Sure. It’s a comic…I guess there can be funny parts, but it doesn’t have to be a comedy. * * * “One evening I pulled Beauty down on my knees. I found her embittered and I cursed her.” –Excerpt from Une Saison en Enfer –A. Rimbaud ---
**Author:** ![harpo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d9b06d/32.png) [@harpo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harpo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-batman-movie-or-holy-change-of-direction-batman/16968/22 "1999-11-24T17:24:00Z")
I haven’t yet seen a Batman movie worth the celluloid it’s pringed on [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-batman-movie-or-holy-change-of-direction-batman/16968.md?page=1)