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Keaton has less screentime than Jack AND Bassinger


In total, he only has about 34 minutes of screentime. I always knew Jack Nicholson had more, but Bassinger too? That's really strange. If I had to bet, I'd assume this is the only superhero movie where the love interest, that's not either another hero or a villain, has more screentime than the actual superhero.

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Sometimes less is more, it kept the character intriguing throughout. And when he was on screen, there was an aura and mystique to him. Overexposure can make the character boring, like in Batman Begins. It literally explains everything about him, how he makes his gadgets etc...taking away all the intrigue.

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I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just very surprised Bassinger has more screentime. Just interesting that not only does the villain have more screentime, but the love interest too.

I'll disagree about Batman Begins though, great movie and Batman origin.

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THATS HOW GREAT KEATON WAS AS BATMAN...TOOK HIM 34 MINUTES TO SET THE EXAMPLE THAT ZACK SNYDER SPENT 7 HOURS FAILING TO COME CLOSE TO.

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Zack Snyder isn't Batman.

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NOT MUCH OF A DIRECTOR EITHER.

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And this entire thread isn't actually factually correctly either.

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