Batman Caped Crusader Is Good.....Just Not Great.
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- You'd think a show comprised of so many big names that've worked on Batman before would make for an amazing show. It's still a solid 7/10, just not particularly groundbreaking like its spiritual predecessor.
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Batman Caped Crusader (obviously)
The Batman (2022)
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Batman Caped Crusader OST: A New Sunrise
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One thing I disliked about Penguin was how well liked she was by Gotham's high society. Normally Penguin gets into crime since he's an outcast and during his career and when he's interacting with other socialites, he's tolerated at best. Everyone liking this Penguin is really weird when there have been less bird looking versions who were still considered an outsider in high society.
As someone who finished the series I did enjoy Caped Crusader but I do feel it was fine. I mean I did enjoy it but besides a few episodes I wasn't completly unimpressed.
I feel because the show had only 10 episodes it had no choice but to follow that formula. I'm sad the series couldn't flesh out more but at least it tried to.
I was disappointed the animation was slightly limited, some of the villains were incomplete, and I do feel the later episodes feel too rushed. Overall while it may not he as memorable as BTAS at least it was different and did its own thing. That's something appreciative and proud of.
So basically this is one the Batman shows of all time
What does annoy me about the show is the stiff animation. Animation is such an exciting medium yet a lot of modern 2D animation, especially Amazon animated shows, do not use cartoons to their limits. I don't want to add stress to animators, but I feel a lack of impact in a lot of the action which classic BTAS did so well in comparison.
It kind of feels like the animators didn't enjoy animating this? Which is a VERY presumptious thing to say, but there's little flair in the animation only in the designs which do all look good imo. For example, you can tell animators have fun adding impact to important Invincible fights but in comparison this show just had a very standard feeling if that makes sense. I don't know, maybe it is a style choice but it just doesn't enthrall me.
I really understand the point about modern sensibilities, if they didn't want to go into that fine, I get it. But I really think a story that involves Gordon fighting bigotry and corruption could've been really good, and the discrimination the Gordons and Montoya would've faced in the legal system would've definitely made Batman's extrajudicial justice that much more vindicated.
I agree with the villain changes. They just seemed like weird choices.
Oswalda is the same energy as changing it to cobblepot to cobb or something dumb like that...
While I wouldn't say this series was amazing or did anything too groundbreaking with he character of Batman, I still had a good time with it and enjoyed all the new interpretations of classic Batman villains and some characters, as it's not trying to be BTAS but still honours the legacy of the show. I liked this shows take on Clayface, Harley Quinn, Onomatopoeia, Two Face, Gentleman Ghost, Nocturna etc...
I do think Hamish Linklater does a pretty solid job as this new take on Batman and while he's not trying to be Kevin Conroy, he's doing his own thing with he character and I can respect that and admire his performance.
I do wish the show better utilised the 1940's era/Golden Age tone more and I do wish the animation was a bit better but despite that I can see a lot of potential with this show and all the new takes on classic characters we're familiar with and to see this Batman grow as a character.
I'm interested to see this show's take on Joker and other characters
Overall Id give it solid 7/10
The attitude is "Vintage style not Vintage Values."
You can make the last point in a way that can't be misconstrued. It's revisionist, it ignores the prejiduice of the time.
The argument against that is that stuff is outside the scope of a batman cartoon. Perhaps they just want to use the aesthetic and not do a commentary.
Good review. Like the focus on the time period in the review. Have you seen My Adventures with Superman? Just thought since had similar history of being revealed several years ago with nothing but an image, then a show dropping. And compared to this show, I think that one turned out much better imo.
Oh I loved MAWS, even made a review for the first season back.....nine months ago Jesus Christ where did the time go.... But yeah, out of these two shows you can definitely tell which one got a decent animation budget.
@@majordisaster Lol. Looking back I even commented then. I guess with season 2 I grew to like show more and had new layers; and forgot the original review.
3:12 Small correction: Gentleman Ghost was a Golden Age villain, he just never fought Batman until the bronze age
Your points make a lot of sense, especially the last major one. I like the show too.
While not yet in the same level as BTAS and Brave and Bold, Caped Crusader was still enjoyable show, with many references to the Golden Age stories while still being a new and well written take on Batman and his mythology, with potential for improvement in the future seasons.
My favorite aspect of this show is the use of Batman supporting cast and how they all play a role in Batman’s development, showing how they help Batman’s grow in different ways: Gordon and Montoya show him that there’s still some good cops who are against corruption, Barbara and her drama with Harley makes Batman understand the importance of compassion, and Alfred teachs Bruce the value of having allies. Much like Batman inspires the people of Gotham to change for better, he’s also inspire by them to become a better hero.
I also like how the Caped Crusader adress Gotham’s corruption, something from previous Batman animated shows lacked. Sure we had corrupt CEOs like Rolland Dagget and Ferris Boyle, but we never saw political figures or cops as evil (they were usually just incompetent). In Caped Crusader, it never let the viewers forget that, despite the presence of villains like Catwoman, Gentleman Ghost and Clayface, the big enemies are people like Rupert Thorne and Flass and Bullock, just people who abuse their privilegie and influence in the city and manipulate the system, which justifies why Gotham needs a vigilante to be it’s protector
Boy, you sure were milking the Spoiler png for what it's worth lol
Why are they so fixated on Batman being a period piece? BTAS already did that.
While i haven't finished the rest of the show, I enjoyed the series but I do think it has its up and down you at least reviewed this show in good faith.
I liked that they didn't make it so 1940s and go all into these social issues and get overly into race relations
I agree it’s good like a 7/10 it’s good but there are dumb things in the show like the reasons for villains being changed like what the heck Bruce timm you wrote for Batman what is wrong with him
When they say it’s more btas than btas it’s not at all
The animation yeah is not like btas and I get why they didn’t go for the original but if you are saying it’s more btas
Then bring in some of the old writers like dini and riba or even also have Matt reeves write one episodes
I know Kevin died before this came out but if you say it’s more btas even tho they say Kevin was never a thought to be Batman in the show then it’s not more btas than btas because Kevin was not Batman
I love the voice actor for Batman
But if they wanted to do more with the show and do something different then don’t keep saying it’s more btas than the original when it’s not at all
I like the different takes on some things in the show but there are big flaws that make the shows writing go down hill at times and I agree I kinda didn’t like Gordon because he felt naive and stupid he’s aware but he feels stupid to me
The animation was so disappointing and YES THE LOREM IPSUM TEXT WAS SO FRUSTRATING! Thats one of those little aspects that makes a show cheap looking. And there's a bunch of little things like that, that wouldn't be that bad if they were by themselves, but there's so many of those things in this show that I just can't overlook. I wanted to love this more but I just couldn't.
It's pretty good . I would say it's as good as the old . There where some awful episodes of the old btas .
It's a good show-but not on the sane quality level as X'men '97.
You know it’s bizzare when people are praising a Superman cartoon over a Batman show which literally never happens
You kind of fell off at the end. You can use historical settings without having to represent how shitty the era was. Other part itsnclear they used the 1940s because they wanted to use the aesthetics of his golden era first apperance
The only reason people were excited about about this series because it seem it was adapting the Bill Finger era comics. Nobody wanted to see Bruce Timm’s fanfiction of Batman.
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