Explaining Film on Instagram: "Matt Reeves’ The Batman delivers one of the strongest opening monologues in any comic book adaptation. In just a few minutes, we understand everything about this version of Bruce Wayne — not through exposition, but through mood, philosophy, and fear. The narration sets the tone immediately: Gotham is broken, the shadows are his weapon, and vengeance is the only identity he has left. It doesn’t feel like a superhero introduction — it feels like a psychological deep