Batman has always been the most human hero within the vast gallery of DC characters and the new film starring Robert Pattinson along with Zoë Kravitz, takes up the main elements that characterize the “Bat Man”: the use of technological gadgets as tools for the greatest detective in the world.
The film Batman, has the direction of the renowned Matt Reeves, a filmmaker who is always committed to creating films that have a basis based on everyday life and reality.
Basic Batman Gadgets
With this in mind, the typical technological gadgets that Bruce Wayne uses such as the Bathook, Batcycle, Bat-Signal, BatTracer, BatComputer, the Batsuit and of course the legendary Batmobile will have a different reinterpretation in the new Warner Bros.
These gadgets, created by Bob Kane and company, were ahead of their time, to such an extent that there are currently several technological instruments that have the same scientific basis as the tools used by Batman.
In principle, we have the Bathook, Batman’s fundamental gadget for climbing buildings that is now a reality for mortals outside the DC universe.
A team of engineering students from Brigham Young University developed a system that launches a hook with a rope on which the ascent is made to a height of 30 meters. An important point of their proposal was that to minimize the effort, they created a system of pulleys to climb the rope at high speed.
The BatTracer is a small tracker that Bat-Man places on his enemies to monitor their every move without the need to chase them.
We see this useful tool reflected in the GPS Mini Trackers, which have the same technical principle, that is, this device is placed on the units that you want to monitor and to have access to their precise location.
The iconic Bat-Signal is the quintessential signal within the world of superheroes. There are many within the comics, but none like Batman’s.
When Bob Kane created it, he set a precedent for instant message communication that we see reflected in WhatsApp or Telegram. The promptness of these apps is almost as immediate as the warning that James Gordon makes in the sky to have contact with the hero of Gotham City.
Batman needs a powerful PC to analyze the clues of his archenemies, for this reason he has the BatComputer, a computer that has the latest technology.
Perhaps the only one that can match it is the Fugaku Supercomputer, from the Japan Computer Science Center in Kobe, its speed is 442 petaflops, but this machine can exceed 1,000 petaflops.
The Batcycle, Batsuit and Batmobile dramatically reimagined
In the Batman movie a new version of the Batcycle will be presented, this time we have a more aerodynamic model and above all closer to a real motorcycle.
If we take into account that Batman always uses the latest technology, the WMC250EV electric motorcycle takes a lot of inspiration from the designs of the comics, the WMC250EV reaches a speed of 400 km/h.
The new Batsuit has two fundamental functions for Bruce Wayne, to protect and intimidate, which is why this version of Batman’s clothing is more similar to armor, but with a design that generates fear of the villains who stalk the streets of Gotham City. .
The closest thing to technology today is Samsung’s NFC smart suit, which gives the wearer the opportunity to unlock their phone, digitally exchange business cards, and configure devices in office and driving modes.
The jewel in the crown of Batman gadgets will always be the Batmobile, Matt Reeves went for a very different design for the legendary Bat-Man vehicle, it’s completely matte black, with a design influenced by the original from the television show of the decade from the 60s with red lights and wings on the back.
The truth is that Batman’s car has always set a great precedent in speed behind the wheel simply compared to the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
The Batman movie will give us a fresh face to the legend of the Bat Man, who without a doubt is one of the most important pop icons in history. It is a new proposal full of action and suspense.
Batman opens in theaters in Mexico on March 3. You can’t miss it, only in theaters!