Once again, I'm going to take the minority position on this. Twitter as a whole lost their shit over this choice as well.
I think Ben Affleck is the perfect Bruce Wayne. Best casting of the role in film history, IMO. The chin alone nails it.
What the hell does his chin have to do with anything? It's Affleck's demeanor that bothers me. When he's an actor, he carries this silly school boy swagger. He's a great director. He's an obnoxious actor. He's the kid in the back of the classroom you want to punch in the face but don't because the cute girls hang around him - thing is, those cute girls can't stand him either.
Batman should be calm, cool, collected. He should be suave and serious. He shouldn't bob his head when he talks. He shouldn't kick his jaw out like a jock-itched football player.
When Affleck speaks, he speaks as if everyone in the world should bow down to his words. That's not Batman. Batman is quiet. He's an introvert. He gets shit done and does it from the blackness of a cave.
I can't see any evidence that Affleck can pull this off.
Prior to this, in my opinion, George Clooney was the best cast Wayne, albeit in hands down the worst movie.
Contrarily, Bale was the worst cast Wayne in the best movie(s).
WHUT. Clooney was awful as Batman. He embodied everything Batman was not. He was ten times more of the obnoxious popular high school student that Affleck could be.
Bale was the best Wayne but an average Batman. There's no way you can explain Bale not being the quintessential billionaire bachelor with a dark secret.
From a physical standpoint, Bruce is supposed to be stocky, and ruggedly handsome with a protruding, dimpled chin. Bale was skinny, clean cut, with kinda-long blondish hair. And don't get me started on his "Batman voice".
Are you even paying attention to the movies? Bale doesn't have blond hair.
Sure Affleck may have the head shape for Batman. But so do a lot of actors.
And let's not forget how much people bitched about Heath Ledger as the Joker when that was first announced.
All in all, I applaud the choice. Even if I'm on an island.
And Ledger had to lock himself in a motel for months to come up with his portrayal of the Joker. And while I loved his performance, it wasn't classic Joker. You're praising Affleck for his ability to possibly portray Batman the way he was originally intended in the comics, yet you're using Ledger's performance as evidence that it's possible?
Also, Ledger died. Do we really want to wish that upon Affleck?
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