The Batman is the sixteenth Batman film (or serial) launched in theaters because the Nineteen Forties. This newest movie, directed by Matt Reeves, clearly attracts inspiration from a number of the characters, plots, and ideas of its 15 predecessors. It wouldn’t exist with out the work of filmmakers like Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan. However Reeves took concepts, photographs, and themes from far more than simply the historical past of Batman films and comics.

In our newest video on The Batman, we break down all of the cinematic inspirations for the movie that you simply may not have realized. Do you know the automotive chase got here from The French Connection, and the Batmobile leaping by way of fireplace got here from Stephen King’s Christine? How effectively are you aware the filmographies of Clint Eastwood and Brian De Palma? Have you ever noticed the connections between the Penguin and The Godfather? We did — and we lay all of them out, and an entire lot extra, within the video under:

For those who favored that video all the older films that impressed The Batman, try extra of our movies under, together with why The Darkish Knight Rises is an underrated masterpiece, a analysis of Robert Pattison’s Batman by an expert psychologist, and what to anticipate from The Batman 2. Plus, there’s tons extra over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure you subscribe to catch all our future episodes. The Batman is now enjoying solely in theaters. You can too watch the just-released deleted scene from the movie that includes Barry Keoghan’s model of the Joker proper right here.