Can I just say that I am honestly excited about Catwoman's costume? When I saw the teaser picture, I was like "OH YEAH!" Then I got here and saw the complaints. It's kind of hilarious because right before the picture was released, everyone was talking about how cat ears just wouldn't work in the Nolan universe. Well, the tide sure changed after the picture was released.
I don't know what people were expecting, but I think the suit is dead-on for Nolan's world. I see many people stating that it's just a simple black suit that any other movie villainess could be seen wearing. Well what more do you expect from a Catwoman suit other than tight, black leather?! Would it be more distinctive if they made it purple and threw in a green cape? And as for the goggles, I think they're pretty badass. I don't think she'll be wearing them all the time (I imagine that they assist in driving the batpod/cat burglary) because the stunt double was holding that simple black mask we saw earlier. But regardless, the goggles are cool. Not mention, the girl just looks sexy. I love that her hair shows, and it's very reminiscent of Julie Newmar's Catwoman.
And let me also express my shock due to the fact that everyone--I mean many of you-- are worried about Nolan's faithfulness to the character of Catwoman due to the lack of
cat ears. Shouldn't you be worried about the character's story and Anne's performance? I imagine that her burglary skills will give her the physicality of a cat (as Nolan said: the catlike qualities will lie in the performance). She will be a professional theif that moves silently, flexibly, and with ease. Not to mention the kind of sexuality she'll bring to the plate. If the rumors of her origin are true, then I am terribly excited to see how her story pans out. A stripper gone professional, high-tech burglar? Sweet. Many have mentioned before that the stripper side of her will also play into her characterization of Catwoman, and I agree. All of these aspects override the importance of cat ears. Cat ears. Cat. Ears.
Also, suddenly everyone is latching onto Michelle Pfeiffer's portrayal of Catwoman as the end-all-be-all representaiton of the character on film. First of all, let me say that I am OBSESSED with Michelle's performance. I think it is amazing and it is my favorite performance from the original four movies. I even have the life-size door poster of Michelle's Catwoman. But why is everyone putting down a mere picture of Hathaway's Catwoman for its seeming lack of comic book faithfulness when Michelle's entire character hardly resembles her comic book counterpart? Michelle's Selina was basically a zombie come to life after being pushed out of a window by Christopher Walken. And she was a mousy office worker before becoming Catwoman. And she was hardly a thief at all. I have a feeling that Anne's character will represent all of these essential qualities missing from the Catwoman of Batman Returns. Michelle's performance was glorious and badass, but let me tell you, it wasn't because of her cat ears. When she tears off her mask in the finale, she is still very much the Catwoman of Burton's Batman universe. So let me pose the question: why do we love Michelle's Catwoman despite her character's obvious departure from the comicss? Because her character lived in Burton's universe. In the context of Burton's world, Catwoman was a definitive character and feast for the audience's senses. Michelle delivered a delicious performance.
Well guess where Anne Hathaway's Catwoman exists? In Nolan's universe. In this context, she will fit right in, with or without cat ears.
We are all entitled to our opinions, but I am simply baffled by the huge negative backlash to everything released from TDKR so far. We have no idea what is to come with these characters and this story, and given Nolan's extremely successful track record with the franchise thus far, can we not agree that his newest creation is something to be excited about? Had they released a picture of Anne with cat ears on that batpod, I guarantee you that there would have been a dominant response of "OMG. CAT EARS DO NOT FIT IN NOLAN'S UNIVERSE. SHE LOOKS STUPID." Why bash everything when you can be excited for this final chapter in Nolan's universe? Again, you don't have to like what you see, be sheesh, all we've got are a few pictures and some low-quality videos. Have a little faith.
P.S. I know this will fall on deaf ears and people will continue to pick apart what they feel the need to pick apart, but I just joined the forums, so I wanted to make my personal opinion heard (even if others have already expressed the same views over and over again). I don't expect anything to change at these boards--I just wanted to share my reaction to everything we've seen so far, and boy am I excited.
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