Reeves’ take on Batman doesn’t show a hero behind the mask. Reeves shows a person behind the mask, which is what makes The Batman such a fascinating interpretation of the age-old character.

While Scott’s science-fiction films are vastly different from one another through their subgenres and visual design, their uniting factor—and thus, Scott’s stylistic unifier—is their emphasis on humanity.

While The Harder They Fall and Red Notice were both distributed in the same manner - straight to Netflix - their viewership status had very different outcomes. This essay will examine if differences in narrative, aesthetic, and comedy are the reason for the films’ dissimilar success in Netflix viewership or if instead the viewership success was a result of Netflix’s distribution strategy and platform building itself.