The 1989 smash hit Batman is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Some of its stars include Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Jack Nicholson as the Joker, Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth, and Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon. The original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man). The director is Tim Burton (Beetlejuice).
The story focuses in on a man named Bruce Wayne, who witnessed his parents' murder at a young age. His alterego, Batman, attempts to avenge their deaths by intimidating and sometimes killing criminals like the ones who killed his parents. He lives in a major city known as Gotham City. It is ruled by a crime boss Carl Grissom and his right-hand man Jack Napier. District attorney Harvey Dent is closing in on one of the gang's businesses, Axis Chemicals. Napier suggests they break in and steal all the records and claim industrial espionage. Grissom, who knows that Napier is secretly seeing his girlfriend Alicia, calls the police after Jack leaves and tips them off to Napier's Axis Chemicals break-in.
The film builds beautifully upon the collective feeling of nostalgia that the older generation feels while capturing the imaginative firsthand experience of playing baseball with your friends. This approach to storytelling makes the Sandlot appealing to and entertaining for kids and adults alike.
In the beginning of the film, we see Batman as a form of vigilante justice at work. Our first example is at the very beginning after two thieves rob an unsuspecting family. One of them believes in "the Bat" and claims that someone he knew, Johnny Gobbs, was forced off the roof of a building by a mysterious figure resembling a bat. The other one doesn't believe him and scoffs at the story. Then, Batman busts both of them on the roof of a building, kicking one in the groin and sending the other into a frightened shock.
The cast of characters is much of what makes the Sandlot so great. Every character is fully realized and believable. The dialogue between the kids is spot-on and reminds me of the disgusting and sometimes idiotic conversations my friends and I would engage in when we were hanging out. Smalls has family issues that make him easy to relate to while his best friend Bennie Rodriguez takes Smalls under his wing when the other kids refuse to accept him. Bennie is the best player on the team, so the other boys respect his opinion. The lovable Ham and Squints add some delightful comic relief as well. Squints is a typical nerd who falls for the beautiful local lifeguard while Ham is a fiery, foulmouthed catcher who is always goading the opposing team.
Another fascinating characteristic of Batman is the portrayal of the Joker as the devil. Before every kill Jack Napier, and later the Joker, asks his victims if they've ever "danced with the devil by the pale moonlight?" Later in the film, this is literally what's happening as the "damsel in distress", Vicki Vale, is dancing with the Joker in the pale moonlight. But there is a scene before this that more accurately shows the Joker under this light (no pun intended). The scene is when the Joker throws out $20 million in cash at the people of Gotham. Then, after all the cash is gone, he tries to kill everyone with Smylex gas. Many could see this as giving into the temptations of evil and facing punishment. It could also be said that the people of Gotham had sold their souls to the devil, which is the Joker in this case.
THE UGLY: Apparently, it is fundamentally necessary to SPIT as a baseball player. No one knows exactly why, but the game just isn't worth playing if these men don't have a giant wad of something in their bottom lip. Can you imagine if all sports had this unwritten requirement? Sunflower shells all over the tennis courts, big wads of chew littering the swimming pool. It would be total chaos. And gross. Don't forget gross. So don't misunderstand me: I still don't like baseball and I will forever be grateful for a husband who DOESN'T park his butt on the couch to watch the playoffs-of ANYTHING. But whether you are a sports fan or not, this film will leave you feeling like you got your money's worth. It's a statistical certainty.
The story focuses in on a man named Bruce Wayne, who witnessed his parents' murder at a young age. His alterego, Batman, attempts to avenge their deaths by intimidating and sometimes killing criminals like the ones who killed his parents. He lives in a major city known as Gotham City. It is ruled by a crime boss Carl Grissom and his right-hand man Jack Napier. District attorney Harvey Dent is closing in on one of the gang's businesses, Axis Chemicals. Napier suggests they break in and steal all the records and claim industrial espionage. Grissom, who knows that Napier is secretly seeing his girlfriend Alicia, calls the police after Jack leaves and tips them off to Napier's Axis Chemicals break-in.
The film builds beautifully upon the collective feeling of nostalgia that the older generation feels while capturing the imaginative firsthand experience of playing baseball with your friends. This approach to storytelling makes the Sandlot appealing to and entertaining for kids and adults alike.
In the beginning of the film, we see Batman as a form of vigilante justice at work. Our first example is at the very beginning after two thieves rob an unsuspecting family. One of them believes in "the Bat" and claims that someone he knew, Johnny Gobbs, was forced off the roof of a building by a mysterious figure resembling a bat. The other one doesn't believe him and scoffs at the story. Then, Batman busts both of them on the roof of a building, kicking one in the groin and sending the other into a frightened shock.
The cast of characters is much of what makes the Sandlot so great. Every character is fully realized and believable. The dialogue between the kids is spot-on and reminds me of the disgusting and sometimes idiotic conversations my friends and I would engage in when we were hanging out. Smalls has family issues that make him easy to relate to while his best friend Bennie Rodriguez takes Smalls under his wing when the other kids refuse to accept him. Bennie is the best player on the team, so the other boys respect his opinion. The lovable Ham and Squints add some delightful comic relief as well. Squints is a typical nerd who falls for the beautiful local lifeguard while Ham is a fiery, foulmouthed catcher who is always goading the opposing team.
Another fascinating characteristic of Batman is the portrayal of the Joker as the devil. Before every kill Jack Napier, and later the Joker, asks his victims if they've ever "danced with the devil by the pale moonlight?" Later in the film, this is literally what's happening as the "damsel in distress", Vicki Vale, is dancing with the Joker in the pale moonlight. But there is a scene before this that more accurately shows the Joker under this light (no pun intended). The scene is when the Joker throws out $20 million in cash at the people of Gotham. Then, after all the cash is gone, he tries to kill everyone with Smylex gas. Many could see this as giving into the temptations of evil and facing punishment. It could also be said that the people of Gotham had sold their souls to the devil, which is the Joker in this case.
THE UGLY: Apparently, it is fundamentally necessary to SPIT as a baseball player. No one knows exactly why, but the game just isn't worth playing if these men don't have a giant wad of something in their bottom lip. Can you imagine if all sports had this unwritten requirement? Sunflower shells all over the tennis courts, big wads of chew littering the swimming pool. It would be total chaos. And gross. Don't forget gross. So don't misunderstand me: I still don't like baseball and I will forever be grateful for a husband who DOESN'T park his butt on the couch to watch the playoffs-of ANYTHING. But whether you are a sports fan or not, this film will leave you feeling like you got your money's worth. It's a statistical certainty.
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