Blog:Spider-Man & Batman: Disordered Minds

Spider-Man & Batman: Disordered Minds (also known as Spider-Man & Batman) is a 2019 superhero movie from the genres action and horror. This film features Tim Burton’s Batman (Michael Keaton) and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire). Based on the comic book from the same name, it premiered at the Cineworld in London on September 24, 2019 and was released in the United States of America (USA) in all the cinemas on October 07, 2019.

Premise
Five years after Eddie Brock/Venom (Topher Grace) killed Harry Osborn/New Goblin (James Franco), Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) and Mary Jane Watson (Kristen Dunst) broke up and Peter Parker gave up being the Spider man. 18 years after the disappearance of Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), Bruce Wayne/Batman (Michael Keaton) stopped being Batman, but returned to being Batman and is partnered with Carrie Kelley/Robin (Sophia Lillis) in the fight against crime in Gotham City. Peter Parker heads to Gotham City to report on the city, but everything changes when Jack Naper/Joker (Jack Nicholson) and Cletus Kasady/Carnage (Jim Carrey) team up to wreak havoc in Gotham City, which forces Peter Parker back to be Spider-Man and join forces with Bruce Wayne/Batman to save Gotham City. On the journey, the two discover that they are not very different from each other, as the loss of someone in their family has motivated them to be heroes. In the case of Bruce Wayne, he lost his parents and became Batman, while Peter Parker lost his uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson) and became Spider-Man. In the adventure, the two discover they aren't much different from each other and are perhaps more like Jack Naper/Joker and Cletus Kasady/Carnage than they think.

Plot
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Cast
01° Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman

02° Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier/Joker

03° Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman

04° Kristen Dunst as Mary Jane Watson

05° Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man

06° James Franco as Harry Osborn/New Goblin (flashback)

07° Rosemary Harris as Aunt May Parker

08° Cliff Robertson as Uncle Ben Parker (flashback)

09º Topher Grace as Eddie Brock/Venom (flashback)

10° Marlon Wayans as Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing

11º Brad Dourif as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (flashback)

12° Sophia Lillis as Carrie Kelley/Robin

13° Jim Carrey as Cletus Kasady/Carnage

Why It Rocks

 * 1) An excelent premise. A horror movie like Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead movies, but with the gothic aesthetic of Tim Burton’s films.
 * 2) See Tim Burton’s Batman (Michael Keaton) and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) together is really great.
 * 3) An amazing direction of Sam Raimi and an incredible production of Tim Burton.
 * 4) Tobey Maguire gives one of the best performances of his carreer. We can see how the death of his best friend affected him.
 * 5) Joker and Carnage are great antagonists.
 * 6) *Jack Nicholson stills very good as Joker, but Jim Carrey is awesome as Carnage. Both have a great chemistry.
 * 7) Awesome and epic action scenes.
 * 8) *The scene where Batman and Spider-Man are trying to save Cassandra Briar.
 * 9) *Aunt May is almost killed by Carnage.
 * 10) *The climax is epic.
 * 11) Many emotional moments here and there. Like a scene where Batman and Spider-Man are talking about their origins.
 * 12) The message about overcoming the past and thinking about the future is really emotional.
 * 13) The end credits are epic.
 * 14) Sophia Lillis is perfect as Robin.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Big part of the scenes are scarry. Specially for a PG-13 film.
 * 2) The cinematography is dark, although that it is probably to fit with the tone of the story.

Critical response
The movie received positive reviews by the audience and also the critics. With 79% in Rotten Tomatoes and 7.3/10 in IMdB, Spider-Man & Batman: Disordered Minds was considered a crossover that needs to be remembered.

Box office
It was a big hit. With $752.6 million in box office against a budget of $165 million.

Trivia

 * 1) Batman and Spider-Man: Finding the Aunts (1983) starred Leslie H. Martinson’s Batman (Adam West) and E. W. Swackhamer’s Spider-Man (Nicholas Hammond). Spider-Man & Batman: Disordered Minds (2019) stars Tim Burton’s Batman (Michael Keaton) and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire). Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning (2022) stars Christopher Nolan’s Batman (Christian Bale) and Marc Webb’s Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). Spider-Man and Batman (2025) stars DCEU’s Batman (Ben Affleck) and MCU’s Spider-Man (Tom Holland). Batman and Spider-Man (2029) stars Matt Reeve’s Batman (Robert Pattinson) and Brad Bird’s Spider-Man (Asa Butterfield). Spider-Man & Batman: Shattered Dimensions (2032) stars all the versions of Batman and Spider-Man.