#perfectly calibrated and delicate romances in superhero movies actually make me want to launch myself into the void

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every Bruce/Selina moment is just so perfectly sweet and calibrated. when she asks him who he is under there or if he’s just hideously scarred and you can feel him laugh and loosen up even though he barely responds audibly; when she’s stealing the passport and he holds her back so they both don’t get caught and it’s this struggle but it’s almost a dance between them and on his side almost this strong and gentle embrace? and she’s mad at him but also knows she can trust him??? you can tell she is not in the least physically afraid of him// It’s a Lot.; the almost kiss at the end and the way you can feel the magnetic longing between them, especially on his side; the actual kiss —her sweet impulsive daring almost interrupting his offer to help and stipulations on it, he said he would help and that’s enough for her, his quiet immediate instinctive response to it all the more poignant because he is not a man who responds quickly or to everyone; when he stops her from shooting falcone and it’s the most loving struggle you’ve ever seen and he’s using his body almost like a shield between her and her dad but he’s to the side and he’s giving her SPACE because it’s her choice and her struggle and he’s not going to let her do it but he’s also not going to treat her like a child, he’s just going to BE THERE next to her ready to fight for and protect her body and soul; when he calls her Selina in the kitchen the first time with his whole soul looking out of his eyes just quietly watching her—the immediate naming she has such a hard time with, the sudden, and in a man like Bruce, surprising way he has just let her into his heart; the way his face softens and saddens when she says “we need to talk where can we meet” because he’s been thinking about her SO. MUCH.; when she kisses him again and it’s like sleeping beauty levels of softness and then when he loses his mind when she’s attacked right after; when she says “run away with me” and you can feel her wanting him to say yes with her whole self while knowing he won’t because the reason she wants him to is the reason he has to stay, he is so solid and faithful and TRUE, he is the roots and the steadiness she’s never had and so him saying no hurts her but he wouldn’t be who she wanted if he said yes; when he says “take care of yourself” and means it knowing that she can and will but also saying “be gentle with yourself the way I would be with you;” his heartsick desperate fear when he thinks it’s her at the funeral; the way they ride their motorbikes in this perfect weaving dance until they have to split and go different ways; him watching her leave in the rearview mirror, a final reminder of what she means to him, literally every single Bruce and Selina moment

#the batman (2022) #batcat #the batman spoilers #actually this is a self-indulgent post just for me please don’t read #don’t read it if you haven’t seen the movie I am just ruining all the Good Romance Stuff but actually I’m obsessed #perfectly calibrated and delicate romances in superhero movies actually make me want to launch myself into the void #and actually the ones that make it into my heart on a deep level are rare because they have to do so many things at once #I’m obsessed with romance because it’s about the ordinary and the spiritual. the everyday and the great sweeping truth. It’s body and soul! #it has to strike so many notes but not overplay them. It’s about BALANCE and Bruce and Selina are everything to me #I think the ingredients are good actors with good chemistry #But also. A story that handles them with care. That gives them beautiful and clear moments of connections (their rooftop scenes??? GORGEOUS #but also intertwining and real arcs. they move through their stories together and they’re so aware of each other #especially Bruce because it’s his story. He’s #He’s Darcy watching Lizzy across the room! He just IS. #and yet it’s just peripheral enough to have even more of a hold on me #it illuminates and gives the main story meaning and heart and SOFTNESS but it is not itself the main story #because they have work to do #But it’s a side story that tells you everything you need to know about who they would be if they were married #and their life WAS the main story. and a simple domestic life is far from both of their thoughts but the truth of it affects them anyway #literally making myself cry here #okay I’m done please don’t read please ignore this is just me getting feelings out of my heart