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Ben Afflict.
Was very weird how everyone liked that he was chosen as Batman, he was such a bad Batman. He actually gave rich prick vibes.
Not defending Affleck here, but isn’t Bruce Wayne a rich prick?
No, he pretends to be but deep down he cares more about justice.
Or at least that’s the version I’m used to from Christian Bale’s Batman and the games.
In the dark knight trilogy, Bruce intentionally lives on the streets for a few years and only goes back to use his money to fight injustice.
The whole point of Batman is a rich guy who has a very strong moral compass cause his parents were murdered. It’s not suppose to be realistic, it’s a fantasy.
I most loved how Kevin Conroy's Batman from the Animated Series portrayed this aspect of the character. Conroy did measurably different voices for Batman and Bruce which made it completely clear that Bruce was the false persona being put on for appearances while Batman was the real voice and personality, and also sold how good Batman was at pretending to be Bruce when needed. Conroy's Batman isn't just a ninja genius detective, he's also a good actor, and to portray that as well as he did Conroy had to be an awesome actor.
Conroy's Bruce Wayne is as close to his "normal" speaking voice as I've ever heard, but he makes it sound like an affect in ways that are hard to describe. He was truly a great one.
People liked Batfleck because he was the closest to comic Batman looks-wise. Tall, physically imposing, square jaw, rugged, etc. He was also the best part of the Snyder movies and that’s a low bar. His version was also an older, disillusioned Bruce/Batman which is why he was more prick-ish.
I dont recall everyone liking that he was chosen as Batman, in fact as I recall most people were like "Ben Affleck?! That guy from Mallrats and Gigli?"
I like the actor, but definitely did not do well in that role. They went for the big name over appropriate casting and the movie suffered
I mean, the acting wasn't terrible, but the writing was fucking atrocious. I think Ben could have done a stellar job if it had been literally any other production team behind it.
I agree, I think he could have pulled off the same persona written for both Bale and Patterson's batmen. He's also played a lot of assholes, and I'm not sure how much that just develops into a feeling that gets under your skin.
Same, never liked the guy either
I think that's why I enjoyed Gone Girl. I didn't have to like him and his smugness or whatever worked into the character.
psst. Batman was often portrayed as a rich prick.