In different ways, both Batman Forever and The Batman created a somewhat personal connection between hero and villain. In an interesting parallel, Paul Dano's Riddler idolized and was inspired by Batman in the same way that Jim Carrey's Riddler admired and even envied Bruce Wayne. While Paul Dano's and Jim Carrey's Riddlers are quite different, there is another element that both versions share: the villain's obsession with both Batman and Bruce Wayne. In The Batman, the Riddler separated the images of spoiled orphan Bruce Wayne and violent vigilante Batman so much that the connection between the two went unnoticed by his intellect.
The main difference is that, in the case of Batman Forever, the Riddler actually got to discover Batman's identity. In both Batman Forever and The Batman, audiences were led to believe, at least for a few minutes, that the Riddler would expose Batman's identity. In The Batman, the whole atmosphere of the conversation between Batman and the Riddler in Arkham indicated that the villain knew who the man behind the mask was, but that ended up being just the movie playing with the audiences’ expectations. Just as in Joel Schumacher's film, Robert Pattinson's Batman had to run towards Arkham after suspecting that the Riddler (going by his original name, Edward Nashton, in Reeves' film) might know his true identity. However, it was nothing more than a psychotic break from Nygma, who had had his mind melted by his own device.
In Batman Forever, Edward Nygma announces to everyone that he knows who Batman is. Paul Dano's Riddler and Jim Carrey's Riddler couldn't be more different, but one of the former’s last scenes in The Batman was very reminiscent of Edward Nygma's final appearance in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever. Related: The Riddler's Plan And All Hidden Clues In The Batman Explained Inspired by stories like Year One and The Long Halloween, The Batman brought an unexplored side of not just Batman but his villains to the big screen.
Robert Pattinson was chosen by Matt Reeves to play this younger Batman, and a stellar cast filled out the rest of the film's roles, including Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kule, and John Turturro as Carmine Falcone. Once again leaning into the darker and more violent side of Batman, The Batman took the Dark Knight back to his roots with a classic detective story.
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