#but its not batman *and* robin are eighty year old ongoings

[acediscowlng]

honestly very obsessed with the idea that matt reeves may actually managed to create a movie that is the perfect encapsulation of robin's thematic importance to the batman mythos accidentally.

like. he just did that entire movie. and did not realize he was actually talking about robin. made a whole entire movie showing batman as a protector of children and the need for a symbol of hope alongside the symbol of fear. and apparently did all of that while not thinking of robin the entire time. like. he was just "yeah the batman does need something to balance the violence with his genuine and sincere desire to do good" and somehow missed the eighty year old character that answers the question he poses at the end of the movie.

just. what an unhinged way to approach batman. my disappointment for a lack of robin is currently overpowered by the sheer fascination of the idea of matt reeves seemingly understanding and agreeing with the importance of robin but like. only on a theoretical level. because he also does not think robin is important enough to be part of the story.

i want to study this man like a bug.