Posted: 7/7/2014 4:24:17 PM EDT
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What does everyone think of Ben Affleck playing the caped crusader?
Will he flop, or will he try something that's never been done with the character? |
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I've been highly skeptical of every single one of the actors to don the cape and cowl on the big screen in my lifetime... until I saw them, and some have pleasantly surprised me. I have actually liked Affleck in a few movies here and there so, despite the mass cry for tar and feathers as soon as the news came out, I am willing to suspend judgement until I actually have something substantial upon which to base a more informed opinion. YMMV, as always. ETA: They are smart introducing/rebooting the character with him in the role in sort of a "World's Finest" format (for my fellow oldsters  ) with Superman, and then a Justice League ensemble movie, instead of another solo outing. Even if he isn't great in the role, if he is even just passable then fans hungry for those types of films with DC characters will probably play along for at least a film or two. Again, JMHO. |
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Ill wait till its free on tv. This way I can change the channel Quoted:
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Won't watch. Ill wait till its free on tv. This way I can change the channel Yeah, this. I just watched Man of Steel on Cinemax. It was alright, but I'm glad I waited for it on cable. |
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It's all about the suit. Afleck is Wayne The Suit is Batman! Remember the post-processing they can do to voices for the Batman role. Treebeard was voiced by John Rhys Davies. Smaug is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. I partially agree. A factor not mentioned is the writer. The story's elements are what bonds Bruce Wayne to the Batman persona. What is going on in the film that helps me believe Bruce Wayne is also the guy in the suit? |
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I partially agree. A factor not mentioned is the writer. The story's elements are what bonds Bruce Wayne to the Batman persona. What is going on in the film that helps me believe Bruce Wayne is also the guy in the suit? Quoted:
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It's all about the suit. Afleck is Wayne The Suit is Batman! Remember the post-processing they can do to voices for the Batman role. Treebeard was voiced by John Rhys Davies. Smaug is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. I partially agree. A factor not mentioned is the writer. The story's elements are what bonds Bruce Wayne to the Batman persona. What is going on in the film that helps me believe Bruce Wayne is also the guy in the suit? Well, the point is, Afleck only has to be believable playing the role of Bruce Wayne, the human, the wealthy socialite. He has to be able to play that role well and convincingly. The suit is really all you see when Batman is on-screen. The suit and related gizmos comprise the character of Batman. The Batman character is likely to be 100% CGI, so it doesn't even have to be Afleck who does the Batman gymnastics. They may use motion capture to facilitate the animation but they can wrap a suit around anyone and turn them into the super hero. They can post-process the actor's voice to make him sound like whatever they want - aggressive, tough,... They do the fight scene choreography on tensioned wires to make the actor more agile and adjust the tension to provide whatever degree of agility they want to portray. Etcetera. |