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There were definitely a couple of good things about it. The first 15 minutes is great, casting Batman properly as a horror character. I loved the scene in the police station, even though it did put me in mind of the great police station scene in TDK. The general arc of not knowing what to do to help to figuring it out is a good one. The fighting was mostly really solid and I did like that that there wasn’t the usual big showdown with the villain atop a skyscraper or whatever.
Oddly it kind of reminded me in some ways of The Incredibles 2.
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Even the Grant Morrison run, which is the best Batman run of all time, they made sure to cover the lighter, more absurd elements of the character. It ain’t gotta be Joel Schumacher but something less adult would be great.
Especially because DC’s marquee heroes in the 70s, 80s and 90s were super focused on kids, and the stuff was good.
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Personally, the idea that superheroes are inherently for kids repels me. It's not the case. It's never been the case (The Batman began his existence with twin .45s, killing criminals, just like The Shadow) and it was only the Frederic Wertham farce in the 50s that made people think that way. There's certainly nothing wrong with doing a version of those characters that's more light-hearted, but anyone thinking that something has radically changed in recent times hasn't been paying attention for the past 50 years or so.
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jason10mm wrote: We just need more Lego batman apparently...
That's the only Batman movie I'd be inclined to watch at this point.
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Ancient_of_MuMu wrote: I do understand the history, but the obsession with making Batman dark has just gone too far. Too much is too dark at the moment and Batman could have a great fun family film made.
Sure. I'm not objecting to that. I just get riled when the "Superheroes are for kids!!" sentiment seems to be in the air. I assume that if a studio thought it would make money, it would be made. Of course, it's certainly possible that someone gambled on the "Batman, but darkerer!" angle and now they're going to suffer from it because they went as far off the edge as Joel Schumacher did (Batman Forever.) As noted, I'm of the "Comics aren't just for kids" bent and I really have no interest in seeing the new film.
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Yep, no worries. Everyone has their own tastes, and that's the way it should be.Ah_Pook wrote: Yea I mean I haven't watched a Batman movie since the one with Heath ledger as the joker so I'm probably not going to go out of my way to see the new one that's a thousand years long and has been nearly universally panned, personally. I'm glad you thought it had redeeming qualities though!
My only quibble is "nearly universally panned," when Metacritic has it at 72 (critics) and 8.2 (users).
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I think that wish for Batman is a lost cause at this point, but I would support this 1000% for Superman.Ancient_of_MuMu wrote: I really hope that someone has the bright idea of making a Batman film aimed at 10 year olds. Somewhere along the way something was lost in superhero films ...
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jason10mm wrote: We just need more Lego batman apparently...
No, we need batman film where fucking weirdos don’t worship the villains. There IS a happy medium.
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