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Director Matt Reeves has opened up on the crude aesthetics of the batsuit, saying that all the choices made in the construction of the suit were deliberate and necessary. "The Batman" starring Robert Pattinson in the titular role has been described by the actor as a “freak” who is obsessed with his job, and the appearance of the suit is a reflection of his heavy borderline psychotic obsession with crime fighting. Being able to see the imperfections of Bruce Wayne's work was an important point for Reeves. "In the suit, you can see the seaming in the cowl. You can see that he's doing this all himself. You can see that he's building this car in his garage. You can see the crudeness of it. "There had to be a certain unfinished, not polished quality to it.
Obviously the car needs to perform, so I thought it should be like a muscle car. And the suit needed to protect him, so that needed to make sure it looked almost tactical, and almost looked like riot gear." A recently released 4K image of Pattinson in the Batsuit gave fans their first clear look at many of the details Reeves described. Though primarily serving as a potent means of defence, the suit also serves as a symbol to inspire fear and dread in the criminals of Gotham, and in the Dark Knight's dual fight with the Riddler and The Penguin, it had to look powerful and intimidating. "But then there was one other aspect of it, that was super-important, which was to understand that both of them have another purpose. And that purpose is to intimidate.
There's a kind of horror aspect that's part of his intent, because his idea tactically is that he believes that if he can use fear, he can intimidate the criminal element," Reeves explained. Reeves further spoke on the Batmobile's role to be an intimidating machine, and in order to strike fear how its appearance must go hand in hand with the suit. He explained how the design was influenced by Stephen King's killer car Christine. "I liked the idea of the car itself as a horror figure, making an animalistic appearance to really scare the hell out of the people Batman is pursuing," he said. "The Batman" opens in theatres on March 4.