Pattinson/Reeves Batman Movie (Formerly Affleck Stand-Alone Film)

[Leo656]

"The Cult" would make for a great movie as long as they didn't mess with it. BUT, I can totally see it being "too dark" for mainstream audiences since the book already garners that reaction from most people.

I mean, I loved it but y'all know me and "twisted mindf*ck" sh*t.

It also tickles me whenever Batman gets psychologically broken because he's so typically "perfect and unbreakable" in modern comics to the point where he even has "backup failsafe personalities" (what? ) in case anyone ever screws with his head. Whenever people make comments about how "Batman is the best because he's the most 'realistic' super-hero" it just blows my f*cking mind. Aside from the fact he's a tortured soul and has no super-powers beyond "He's as rich as the story needs him to be", there is very little about Batman that's "realistic". May as well call Iron Man a "realistic" super-hero, since under the suit he's a normal guy; he's not, and neither is Batman. Batman just has a less-fancy suit.

Anyways, yeah, I'd love a movie based on "The Cult" but I doubt anyone would go for it. My two dream Batman movies are 1:1 adaptations of "Venom" and "The Last Arkham", the latter especially because not only do you get "tortured Batman" and a really twisted villain, but you also get Robin, Nightwing, and cameos from Literally The Entire Rogues Gallery.

I really can't think of a more "perfect" Batman movie to make than "The Last Arkham"... so long as they didn't screw with it. BUT, it's Hollywood, so they'd have to. But if they did it like "Watchmen", though, and made only the most minor of changes, then it would be absolutely amazing.

Since it's all wishful thinking anyway, for either movie it'd be Affleck in the role with Snyder directing. Imagine the BvS warehouse scene, and then imagine that scene from "The Last Arkham" where Batman fights off his entire rogues' gallery in a gigantic free-for-all. Then imagine the latter in live action through the same lens as the former. Jesus Christ, I'd jizz all over myself in the theater.

Of all the live-action Batmans we've had, I feel like the way the character is written in "The Last Arkham" is best-suited to the Affleck portrayal, as well. There's so many moments in that book where I could only see/hear him pulling them off, since he's borderline unhinged for most of it and we've already seen Affleck be a bit of a snarling rage monster before. Like the scene where he screams "I AM NOT INSANE!!!" and rips his own chain restraints from the wall, or at the end where he forces Jeremiah to look into Zsasz's eyes and snarls "You want to see madness? THAT is MADNESS!" I just can't see any Batman actor but Affleck really nailing that sort of stuff. Even Bale's version, while suitably "angry" enough for such a role was a bit too lean of frame to really put it over. Like I couldn't buy him ripping the chains from the wall and stuff like that; Affleck's version, I could, since he was so jacked-up and everything.

Not like any of it matters. But if I could wish any Batman movie into existence those are the two I'd want most, "Venom" and "The Last Arkham". But "The Cult" ain't a bad choice either.

Downside being, even if they did make them into movies, as great as those books are Hollywood would tinker with them until they were ruined because that's what they always do. So I don't even think about it much outside of conversations such as this one.