Riddler talks about being an orphan | The Batman (2022)

[Kaisaccountt]

You can see how Batman is frozen in fear when he realizes the riddler might’ve actually known who he is.

[outbreak]

"He's the only one we didn't get" batman: biggest sigh of relief

[koook]

One thing I never hear people talk about: When he’s out of the costume, Bruce has a hard time looking people in the eye. Here, thinking he’s been figured out, has reverted right back to that. I don’t know if this was Pattinson’s acting choice or in the script, but it works.

[mikearen]

You can tell Riddler is a redditor because he literally gatekeeps being an orphan.

[magentapurpleyap]

The Riddler is so good he almost made us believe he knows Batman's secret identity.

[Rathause]

I do love that look from Batman when he says “he’s the only one we didn’t get”

It’s like he’s saying “wait… what?” With just his eyes.

[shawnthompson]

Do you know what being an orphan is?

It's 30 kids to a room.
13 years old, already a Drop Head, numbing the pain.
You wake up at night screaming because Rats are chewing off your fingernails....

And every winter.... one of the babies dies. Because it's just.... so... cold.

🟢♠️🟢

[campbellblk]

I love how subtle they make it as if riddler did know who Batman was but didn’t.

[BlueFF]

2:04. That is just some insane acting by Pattinson. He being guilt-tripped and truly froze like a little boy awaiting being belted.

[rebekadoczi]

For me, the most heavy hitting part of the whole movie was how realistic Riddler's struggle is. This is still happening in real life, maybe just a few blocks away from where you live, and no one says a god damn word about how many kids died on a winter because somebody didn't give enough money AGAIN because of corruptness. I was never an orphan but the reality of this scene hit me HARD.

[strawberryjam]

i honestly feel for riddler here. this scene was absolute gold and stood out to me because of riddler being open and ranting about bruce being more favored solely because his parents were affluent. most orphans don’t get pampered like bruce did and are mostly disregarded and misjudged. so i kinda get why he was mad

[lukenorth]

Body language is everything in this scene. The body language Batman displays in the movie so far is one of confidence and recklessness. The body language Bruce Wayne displays at the funeral and the iceberg lounge and around civilians is a language of fear and shyness. Bruce Wayne believes Riddler unmasked him, so here we see Bruce Wayne in Batman’s suit, not the Batman. It is scary to think about what would have happened if the Riddler did not alleviate Bruce’s fear as soon as he did.

[I-need--win]

I just love how Batman here isn't really Batman but Bruce, just look how he looks down and doesn't make eye contact at all. He thought he was discovered and all that confidence goes down. His Bruce Wayne persona is shy, awkward, and vulnerable. When he's in the suit, he makes eye contact, he's confident, he feels strong and that's what i love about this movie

[jiado]

I love how Riddler calls out that even though Bruce knows the loss of parents, he doesn't feel the pain of almost starving, or the abandonment of all of society not caring if you live or die.

[CaioH.]

I think the detail is so cool: *Batman and Riddler identify and look alike.* Both are orphans, both are another person behind the alter-ego (but in reality they are their true faces). However, Bruce chose the right path. Edward was psychotic and vindictive enough to get over it. Great actors.

[SiMnx]

One of my favorite scenes; we finally learn Riddler's past, which had been hinted at prior, and Dano (as always) absolutely delivered!

[Papabear]

I didn’t think Robert Pattinson was gonna be a good cast, but man I was honestly really surprised by how well he did ( in my opinion)

[tommyfox]

Given what we know of Riddlers' past in this version of Batman, it makes sense why he snapped; imagen that you were in his position if you want.
You grew up in a run down broken orphanage, it lacks the ability to take care of the basic needs of its children, you hear about a new death every winter of such a young soul, your education and teachers never gave you the chance to shine, you grow up alone and scared, and when you finally age out of that place you find that the outside world is even worse, you begin looking for answers too why so many people including yourself have suffered so badly when Gothams' effective King Thomas Wayne had promised too fix all this, you learn that damn near every official in Gothams' government had turned the spark of hope into an Guillotine of despair, chopping off the heads of those who truly care just so that they can fill their pockets with your money.
Wouldn't you go mad if that happened too you?

[peytoncard]

I feel like this riddler is way terrifying than the one in the animated series and he like a horror movie villains

[Katracho-otuk]

Paul Dano as The Riddler was amazing, next to There will be Blood, this is some great acting from him.