When it comes to superheroes in movies Batman is always one I'm excited to see turned into a film. With everything from its incredible list of characters and the dark metropolis of a city in which its set its always great to see how production teams take the look and feel of a comic book world and translate it to the big screen. Tim Burton's Batman Returns, the sequel to the 1989 Batman, is a film which i think does a fantastic job at bringing audiences into the fictional world of the Batman with its superb set design and costumes. The Film takes us through the Christmas season in Gotham city in where a underground crime boss who calls himself the "Penguin" teams up with a corrupt business man Max Shreck in a elaborate plot to take over the city of Gotham by becoming mayor. By winning over the city with his tragic childhood stories and the political power of his partner, penguin seeks to ruin Batmans image and appear as the new hero of Gotham staging many heroic events. Meanwhile a new villain emerges with her own plans calling herself Catwoman sharing many similarities with the bat himself.
The amount of detail and creativity put into the production design of this film is what really makes it such a fun and interesting watch. The look and feel of Gotham and its inhabitants really meshes well with the writing of the movie and the style of Burton himself. The city itself is depicted as a dark and gothic styled metropolis with colossal sized statues and skyscrapers lining every major street. With the season being winter there's a layer of snow and frost lining all the streets and props that decorate the sets and you get a real sense of the atmosphere. This setting blends rather well with the penguin theme of the major villain in this film. When it comes to the costumes the thugs are all very creatively done to fit the chaos they create, with a circus theme and the Batman himself is fashioned in a slim sculpted suit that fits in with all the architecture. Catwomans stitched leather outfit does great at reflecting the unstable personality of the character as well as her seductive nature. All these elements combined are what really bring this movie to life setting it apart from other batman films even today,and makes it such an enjoyable watch for me
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