"Beetlejuice" and the great actor Michael Keaton [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.21]

Bird of Prey actor Michael Keaton

Well, I watched Michael Keaton for the first time in a while and felt good again. After `` Beetlejuice ,'' he would play the title role of the hero in `` Batman ,'' which immediately made Tim Burton a major director, but if anything, Beetlejuice was closer to Batman's archenemy, the Joker. Due to the comedic feel of Beetlejuice, the role he played, and the fact that Keaton himself started his career as a comedian, Keaton was criticized severely when he was announced to play Batman(and Bruce Wayne). But as you know, that was completely wrong.

He last played the role of Batman in `` Batman Returns ,'' but I haven't seen any of his subsequent appearances (apart from `` Cars '' and `` Toy Story 3 ''). And the first movie I watched since Batman was `` Birdman or (The Unexpected Miracle of Ignorance) ''. The film tells the story of the comeback of an aging actor who once played the hero Birdman, but was unable to get any hits, but the role has some similarities with Keaton himself. Especially since I don't watch anything other than Batman, it's a perfect fit. Furthermore, in `` Spider-Man: Homecoming ,'' he played a villain named Vulture who flies freely in the sky, and I think it's nice to see the sequence of Batman, Birdman, and Vulture. You can see that there is something sharp about his face that makes him look like a bird of prey. As a fan, I'm also glad that former Batman actor Keaton has returned to the world of American comics.

Speaking of villains, I still remember his role as the CEO of Omni Corporation in the rebooted version of RoboCop , but it's strange that the villains he plays don't seem like ordinary villains. I think it would be more appropriate to call him a scary person rather than a bad person. I'm also impressed by the characters who can't be divided into good or bad, such as Kroc's role in " Founder ", a biopic about Ray Kroc who took over the McDonald's hamburger brand from the McDonald's brothers. (Although there are some). I think the Vulture who torments Spider-Man is also a villain with a lot of depth, as he has no choice but to engage in evil deeds in order to feed his family and subordinates. A person who turns into a monster because of his circumstances may be a good fit (Batman is exactly the case). After watching various roles and getting to know the indescribable horror of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice's insane madness becomes even more apparent.

Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara

Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books. New movie reviews are currently being serialized in "SPUR" (Shueisha).

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