A vigilante masked as Batman roams the streets of his city at night to liberate humanity from a new type of plague. A molotov cocktail mixed with vandalism, cosplay and E-scooters. A scourge known in many Swedish cities. The Real Dark Knight plays as a mockumentary but so absurdly realistic so it feels like a documentary. It is a contemporary look at solitary struggles and heartfelt vigilantism.
The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.
The film is a powerful narrative encompassing a theme that many people can identify with.
The animated musical adventure beings fantasy and magic to viewers as they follow Keegan and Moya.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
Perhaps the most amazing and groundbreaking quality about The Birdcage is how removed it is from both illness and insensitivity. Whereas films preceding it were often somber stories about the tribulations of being gay in a conservatively straight world, Nichols and screenwriter Elaine May expose the fallacies of conservatism as traditional values are thrown into a more open-minded space. They don’t care how far the community has fallen so much as how high they can rebuild themselves.
