Scene of the Week - Batman Returns

Once upon a time, when Tim Burton actually brought in originality with his movies, he made terrific Batman Returns. I really enjoy the film, its naughty humour and grotesque scenes, but my favorite aspect of it is Michelle Pfeiffer's splendid performance as Selina Kyle/Catwoman. As good as Anne Hathaway was in The Dark Knight Rises - she is no Pfeiffer.

The film has many brilliant scenes featuring her but perhaps the most memorable is her transformation. After Selina is thrown out of the building by her boss, she awakes when cats appear to have breathed life back to her. She goes home and she looks as if she was catatonic. There is something very strange about her and suddenly she erupts with rage and destroys all the girly and sweet things in her pink walled apartment.

Then, as all the neighborhood cats gather around, she makes her famous costume with fury and passion in her eyes. The scene is filled with brilliant little details, such as Selina knocking down two letters from Hello There sign making it into Hell Here as well as her painting the cute cats on he pajamas black with the spray.
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