Bruce Wayne, now 55-years-old, comes out of retirement to don the cape and cowl to fight his old enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, for the final time. In the end, though, this is a wonderful execution of a great story. Watch Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 and more new movie premieres on Max. Some of the humor is still there, but again, it's got kid gloves on. They seem to want to avoid alienating people on either side of the political spectrum (perhaps wisely). They maintain the political dichotomy that existed in the comics, but it's way toned down. One change I'm not sure about is the PG-13 censorship to the script. Though they do try to force some of batman's narration into the movie as dialogue, it doesn't work that well at all. Also missing is Batman's inner monologue- which I guess can be forgiven since movies are a visual medium, but ultimately we lose some of the comic's best lines because of it. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 PG-13 2012, Action/Animation, 1h 16m 100 Tomatometer 6 Reviews 93 Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings You might also like Where to watch Rent/buy Rent/buy. Even so, it's nowhere near as disappointing as the acting in Batman Year One. Nobody gets really angry, or forceful, or upset. It's almost like there was a "no shouting!" rule for the actors. Virtually all the main characters play "middle of the road" emotions well, but any extreme was unconvincing to me. First and foremost, the acting lacks passion. And lastly, the music fits everything perfectly. The visual style is "close enough" to Millar's work to give you flashbacks, but of course it lacks the detailed nuances of the comic. The pacing is excellent, and really captures that sense of "awesome" that the graphic novel had. After seeing Batman Year One, I was nervous about this one, but I was pleasantly surprised! The story is faithfully recreated here, with very little censorship of the violence, and most of the (included) dialogue straight from the pages of the comic, albeit with some forgivable changes.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |