Odd thoughts of the day.
Jun. 18th, 2005 12:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bktheirregularSaw Batman Begins last night - and the comparisons I drew weren't to the earlier movies (never saw Batman and Robin, and I should probably be thankful for that), but rather, to the Animated Series.
In my opinion, the original Batman: The Animated Series is the best depiction of the Dark Knight mythos that ever went onto the silver or TV screen, but Batman Begins is not too far behind. You didn't even have to squint too hard at the Evil Plot To Destroy Gotham.
Christian Bale owned the movie, which is only right, because I suppose this is the first movie that was actually front-and-center about Batman.
(Oh, and I also like the New York Times-ish newspaper report that sandwiches a report from the Batman into the middle of the front page, flanked by more important articles.)
Totally aside:
Acquired (legally) the original cut of the original Star Wars trilogy the other day (not the widescreen, but you can't always have everything). Started to record the tape of the original, original movie, and one scene stood out.
Early on, when Darth Vader has captured Princess Leia's ship, an officer is actually challenging the Dark Lord. "Holding her is dangerous! If word of this gets out to the Imperial senate..."
One of the bad guys, yes, but you can't help but respect him a little, if only because it apparently takes some serious onions to tell Darth Vader you think he's doing something phenomenally stupid.
In my opinion, the original Batman: The Animated Series is the best depiction of the Dark Knight mythos that ever went onto the silver or TV screen, but Batman Begins is not too far behind. You didn't even have to squint too hard at the Evil Plot To Destroy Gotham.
Christian Bale owned the movie, which is only right, because I suppose this is the first movie that was actually front-and-center about Batman.
(Oh, and I also like the New York Times-ish newspaper report that sandwiches a report from the Batman into the middle of the front page, flanked by more important articles.)
Totally aside:
Acquired (legally) the original cut of the original Star Wars trilogy the other day (not the widescreen, but you can't always have everything). Started to record the tape of the original, original movie, and one scene stood out.
Early on, when Darth Vader has captured Princess Leia's ship, an officer is actually challenging the Dark Lord. "Holding her is dangerous! If word of this gets out to the Imperial senate..."
One of the bad guys, yes, but you can't help but respect him a little, if only because it apparently takes some serious onions to tell Darth Vader you think he's doing something phenomenally stupid.