‘The Batman': Who Is That at the End?

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“The Batman” is now out in theaters and it is surely prompting strenuous debate.Is the tone too serious or should they have gone back to the Bat-nipples or pop art title cards that say “POW!”?

Where does Robert Pattinson’s characterization of the Dark Knight fall amongst the various iterations of the character? And can you believe that that is Colin Farrell under all that make-up?There is also a question that we cannot go into without spoiling the “The Batman” ending, but that could illuminate where the character is headed (and who he’ll be facing off against).Huge spoilers for “The Batman” follow; if you haven’t watched yet, turn back now!By the end of “The Batman,” the Riddler (Paul Dano) has had his evil plot thwarted by the Batman (Robert Pattinson).

While the Riddler managed to set off a series of bombs that allowed for a biblical tide of flood water to enter Gotham proper, his assassination attempt, enacted by a small army of Riddler-like trolls (internet trolls not actual trolls), ultimately failed as well, thanks to Batman’s heroism. (Towards the end of the movie, he starts to understand that some of his actions might be a tad bit selfish and also that his style might be inspiring the wrong kind of person.)Watching from his cell (in Arkham Asylum, naturally), the Riddler is outraged that his attempt to upend the status quo (part of an ongoing campaign against the founding families of Gotham) has been undermined.

He begins to wail, childlike, in his cell. The prisoner next door hears him and tells him not to fret. You can only see this prisoner through a small rectangular slot in the door, but it’s clear that he has got some make-up or some disfigurement (or both).