Running Up That Hill - Batman AU Animatic
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- Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2021
- WARNING: Disturbing imagery (depictions of blood, and terminal illness), and flashy colors (epilepsy). Also angst. Lots of angst.
This one was... heavy for me, thats why some parts of this video had some significant drops in quality. Heavy on emotional level, I mean. This one hits hard.
Also after watching full 1 season of Arcane I can only think about Vito being weird fusion between Jayce and (hehe) Viktor. My brain lagged.
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"Think of it Batman. To never again walk on a summer's day with the hot wind on your face and a warm hand to hold. Oh yes, I'd kill for that"
Bullock is a good cop, but he acts without thinking or asking questions. This shows how that can lead to unintended outcomes because he couldn't stop to ask "what is going on?"
to be fair, if I walked into someones basement and saw their wife frozen like a popsicle id probley would assume the worst
@@kajsapennerudmide2174Ochrams razor, after all. Which makes more sense, saving her from her unnamed terminal illness or being a maniac
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@@You-are-definitely-right-but Wasn’t he here specifically because Victor was seeking funding?
I love how you make all of Batman's villains feel legitimately tragic. Most of the time their backstory's just feel like a reason for them to exist, then everything else is just them being evil because they're the bad guys. But I could easily buy that the version of Mr. Freeze you present here is doing everything for his wife, Killer Moth feels like someone who's been chewed up and spat out by a corrupt system that cares more about results than the people it was meant to help, and Riddler really feels like he's wholly driven and consumed by a desire to prove that he's smarter and better than everyone else.
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Depends on the writer honestly. One Mr. Freeze moment i recall being both brutal yet interestingly humane was when the Gotham MCU(Major Crimes Unit) had gotten bad intel so two Detectives tried to bust his lab. He killed one but froze the others hands leaving him with a recovery time and a message that boils down to 'we take much for granted do alot without thinking until we squander it and wish we still had it.' Funny enough that maxim does save the cop later from another villain
And they made ScareCrow seem like a Corrupt Doctor who wants to Exploit Peoples' Fears. Or something along those lines.
I wonder what he'll do to Joker.
Or Bane.
Those are the eyes of a man clinging to the match in a blizzard desperate to keep that warmth from being snuffed out
1:27 i love that reference to the animated series
I swear it must exist a universe where all villans are helped by batman and being good again
If they were all helped, there would be no new comic to sell xD
@@adamf.charles5857 true
But it could be a what if ecenario
Beautiful animatic. Really hammers in that the lesson Victor could never grasp is that something isn't beautiful because it lasts, it's beautiful because you make the most out of the time you have. He ended up losing more time with Nora than he would have if he just accepted the cards they were dealt and spent his time with Nora instead of trying to preserve her
I don’t think wanting to keep her alive until they could find a cure was a bad idea.
@@spongeintheshoe Oh it wasn't a terrible one, I'm just saying Victor got tunnel vision and obsessed over the idea against Nora's wishes, both isolating himself from her for nights on end, and pushing her away by the end. It seemed that Nora didn't agree at the end because she wanted to, but because she knew Victor wouldn't let it go and she figured she'd make him happy since she accepted she was likely going to die anyway
Bullock was always a brute and a pig.
But.. He's also one of the only truly "good" cops in Gotham. Even Batman respects him ( though Bullock will never know).
I wonder how the guilt from his actions here would affect him? This is an interesting twist.
Good work.
If it happens in the sequel to Matt Reeve's the Batman.
Very beautifull backstory of Mr Freeze. I like transition between warm light of home and cold of laboratory.
I think that color symbolism is the best thing in art, thank you very much!
I have to say, I think my favourite detail of this Freeze design is a super minor one but the way his coolant tank or filter or whatever it is dangles on his back like the straps are loose and don’t quite fit. It gives the design this slight air of slapdash ingenuity, like it really is a bunch of equipment buckled to a thermal jumpsuit or whatever he’s wearing, thrown together out of what he had in the lab.
3:05 can we just appreciate this sequences, just leading up to her getting frozen is just brilliant
Line "Come on darlin, let me steal this moment from you know" was the reason I choose this song for Freeze. This scene was the first part of the video I invented!
@@adamf.charles5857 god and it’s so good
This story hits hard, and i will never forgive Netflix for not doing it justice in the Harley Quinn tv show
I mean I really liked Freeze in Harley Quinn but I get why his conclusion might be unliked, esp with how Nora acted later. But hey, she will show up in season 3, maybe they will explore her more!
@@adamf.charles5857 Yeah, i had no problem with him, but with how Nora was acting later on in the season, he deserved better than that
@@adelinpanait7493 I mean I wish Nora the best. I dont think she should grief ethernally over him, just like he was griefing over her. Victor wouldnt want that. And there might be a point of her trying to cope this lack in her heart with... Distractions. Too bad it wasnt explained enough - but at the same time its not show about her
The fact that this is your lowest rated Batman AMV is absolutely criminal. Your others are fantastic sure but this one makes me feel things like nothing else. It portrays a better sense of storytelling than most Hollywood writers and every frame is another masterpiece.
I suspect that Kate Bush isnt as popular singer among animatic watchers as Saint Motel or Will Wood
@@adamf.charles5857 sentences that did not age well
I don't know if it was on purpose but at 4:18 the trails of ice make nora look like she has wings.
The emphasis you put on touch in Nora and Freeze’s relationship makes he scene when he burns himself grabbing onto her chamber in the end more heartbreaking. He can’t ever feel her warmth again.
Also I love ever aspect of this. It’s one of the best Batman animatics I’ve seen, I basically bawled at every single scene after I’ve seen it multiple times. I love your art style. I love how you kept the core of the characters while making the story in your own style.
I hope you keep making these, they’re stunning.
Adding Bullock to the backstory was really good!!! Finally a villain that strikes a personal chord with him!! And of course the song choice is unmatched as always :D
Well, there was also Jane Doe in New52 stealing his identity, but there Bullock was clearly her victim...
@@adamf.charles5857 ohh!! Didn't know about that!
@@cyclopsboxhead5318 bullock actually had a Unwitting connection to Mad Hatter in one timeline.
One of the cold cases he personally tried to find until Gordon finally laid him off
@@Year_of_the_Dell oo another one to look into, thank you!!
My dude takes Batman villains, and just makes a perfect animatic for each of them! This is just beautiful.
Meant to comment on this one forever ago but I guess it slipped my mind. I've gotten pretty bored of Mr.Freeze in the comics and such over the years, but this really made me realize why Freeze is such a good character when handled right again. I know I just commented a little bit ago on your Riddler video that it might be my favorite, but idk man rewatching this again it's hard to tell. I think all your stuff is just my favorites. I like how Nora kinda contrasts Freeze here, with her fiery ginger hair and the fierceness about her. It makes her feel like she stands as her own character, while also making her and Freeze's relationship even more compelling. When she's frozen it really feels like Freeze has lost a kind of light in his life, any firey emotion gone to just cold determination to get her back. Also showcasing how Freeze's efforts to keep her alive meant he had less time with Nora was a really nice but depressing touch lol.
Mr. Freeze has always been a favorite of mine regarding batman Villians, but I'm sucker for sorrowful situations so it's to be expected.
and i really like how you managed yo put such a amount of character and life into Nora that makes the audience understand why he cares about her so much and even care about her just as much as he does
As a carpenter, you never ever use nails to secure metal. You use bolts almost exclusively.
As a guy on youtube, phenomenal work. loved every second, would love to see more.
While I agree and thank you for this information, i must say that knocking down nails with hammer is much more rhytmic and understandable action for viewer.
And you welcome! Next animatic comes up this week!
@@adamf.charles5857 Entirely fair, good sir.
I love how you portrayed Victor and Nora’s relationship.
Saw the Riddler vid and started going through ur back catalog. These are fucking brilliant man!
Same
There hasn't been this much care and thought into the personal motivations of the Rogues gallery since Batman the animated series.
I know you've taken character inspirations from the comics, games and other media, but I can see the love letter to the original series that dared to flesh out these otherwise cartoony villains.
Truly masterful work.
my god, 3:23 legitimately took my breath away.
Like, legit, that's some Beauty and The Beast level dramatic floating!
Damn Charles - leave some talent for the rest of us
No. All mine >:)
if my wife was dying i'd shove her in the fridge too
Thats concerning :)
WAIT YOUD FRIDGE HER 😂
This was beautiful. The relationship between Mr Freeze and his wife here is presented so powerfully, their love for each other and their struggle. The snow globe of the ballerina in the workshop was a great touch.
I've got chills. (...Seriously I do, but I apologize regardless.)
I think your animatics are criminally underrated, this is the most interesting Batman content I’ve seen from another person in AGES.
I know I'm late to commenting on this amazing video, but I really like how the video starts as a warm yellow and progressively gets cooler
Talk about being ahead of the curve, you were about 7-8 months ahead of the curve with this song.
All things important, is that more people know one of my favourite artists of all time!
I love that you used this song for this Animatic BEFORE Stranger Things S4 made it popular again. This shows that your ahead of the trend.
I can officially say that I heard this song before it was in Stranger Things THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SUPERIORITY
Heh... I don’t know why this took me forever to watch... Mr. Freeze is an amazing villain in the Batman’s Rogues Gallery because of this, he isn’t doing this out of power or wealth, but to help what could essentially be the only reason he has left to live. And I think he said it best.
“It would move me to tears if I still had tears to shed.”
After Stranger Things gave this song a bump, I wouldn't be surprised if more people start discovering this animatic.
I love seeing that he's not wearing red goggles but rather his eyes are bloodshot
The redesigns, the story, the animation; You did it again, another beautiful and emotional piece, I loved this short very much.
It's pretty weird that I first heard this bomb ass song here, then a couple months go by and I learn some dungeons & dragons kids made it popular
TBF, It's a really unique song
Something about the way you draw all these characters makes them seem more human, the subtle differences in features and imperfections make them seem real.
This was such a beautiful animatic. Mr. Freeze has such a sad backstory, and this song was just perfect for it
This is amazing, Mr Freeze's backstory was always so tragic to me, and you really captured the emotions of it. Great work :)
I love this so much, how dare you be SO AMAZING WHAT-
After looking through all your animations - I’m just astonished at the quality of the stories you are telling and the amazing animatics you make wit them. I’m not that familiar with these characters but GODS I feel like I understand them after watching these!
you should make a harley quinn one. i bet your interpetation would be so meaningful and angsty and show how far she was manipulated
I have song for Harley, but I still dont have clear vision for the video unfortunatedly
Oh my gosh, he just wanted to help his wife and then the accident happened. You really capture his love and desperation for Nora and it is amazing!
Aw man my brain has been on a mr freeze kick for a week I can’t believe I missed this!
dude, words cant discribe how much im moved by this, but i'll try
When i was a little kid my favorite super heroes were Batman and Spiderman, because of one single aspect they had in common they had the objectively best rogues gallery from each universe and i was absolutely in love with them, i never liked the arch-nemises of each that much, i liked lesser popular villains like Croc, Mad Hatter, Scarecrow and of course my boy Freeze, my favorite childhood villain
My Dad was a geek as well, had the whole dvd collection of BTAS, watched it like a million times over, i didn't understand what clicked so much with me at the time, but it was magical to me, if BTAS was a girl i would've had a hard ass crush on her.
Naturally my favorite episode was Heart of ice, i just loved Mr Freeze, his design, his backstory, his personality, ice gimmick and all, i was obsessed with him for a short while, also watched Batman Subzero a million times as well.
I moved on to obscessing over the other bat rogues, but Freeze always had that special place in my heart, as i got older i understood why i love BTAS so much, it wasn't just the stunning visuals and action, i liked something else, i liked the humanity in their characters, specially the villains, those awfull creatures of darkness and evil, having such troubled and empathetic pasts and emotional complexities made a impact in me i could never predicted
Many years later, im an aspiring writer, i dream of writing my very own comic, about literal demons with the same complexities i loved in the Bat rogues, i been quite jaded from the pop culture scenario of the last decade, and i thought "why dont i do my own stuff? prove that i can do better" a very optimistic thought i know, by those standards me plus some friends wrote one story, a story im even more in love than anything i ever watched, played, read etc.
That was like two years ago, im still working on it, it has never felt harder, personal troubles dont help it too, feeling not good enough has never been such a present thought in my mind, just because i never wanted to something so much in my life, the idea of failing terrifies me.
I had a depressive episode some weeks ago, i decided to give up, things felt like they were never going to work out "you always knew it was too much to you to handle, should've never even tried" my exact thoughts, my best friends in the world, people i love from the bottom of my heart, tried to sheer me up, we went to watch The Batman, we hated it, then we decided to watch some actually good DC flicks, the ones that are animated, mask of the Phantasm was the first, (Phantasm is my favorite villainess btw) we watched like 15 movies in one week, in between those movies was Batman Subzero, my favorite as a kid as well.
It isnt as good as i remembered, bad cgi, some cheesy dialogue, Batman himself is kinda useless and barely appears in this movie, but there was still a lot of good, one single scene remains as good as i remember (actually even better now), one scene untouched by time, fronzen forever, the one scene by the ending, Freeze tearing up and smiling over the news of Nora, she being cured of that disease that ruined their lives, Freeze walks alway smiling, such a tragic and cold villain having such a warm and wholesome ending to his journey.
Of course the New Adventures ruins this ending, but it didnt matter to me, it was a single, simple but perfect moment that incapsulates everything i love about the character, this stories, what i love about storytelling godammit, that broke me, brought me back to my ambitions, more than ever now, i feel im doing what makes me feel the most alive, i have made people cry with my writing, moved someone emotionally, that needs to acount to something, no one cries over something worthless.
Your animatic, your fantastic animatic incapsulates the exact thing i love abot Mr Freeze as a character, tragedy, love, dispair, hope, your take on his and Nora's relantionship brought me to tears, without one single line of dialogue, the song selection is phenomenal fits like a glove, the song has "a cold feeling to it" its on my playlist now lol.
Thank you so much for this, i have watched all the other animatics you made as well, all fantastic, your vision is fresh but keeps the core of each character intact, would love to see an animated series with your designs, Joker looks specially great like holy fuck, he looks better than in the recent comics, but really thank you so much for this, you are very talented and i wish you the best of luck in your future projects
I feel humbled with this life story of yours, I dont know what to say. Im so happy that I could do something that resonate so much with ya!
(PS. I personally loved The Batman but I am interested in what you didnt liked about it, I like to hear differing opinions)
@@adamf.charles5857 Im happy that you're happy, friend. i can only hope my works can resonate so much with someone as yours had with me right now.
ill be very happy to watch more of your animatics.
about the Batman, it particuliary ticked many of my "what i dont like in a movie" boxes to me to like it, even as its own thing.
The writers didn't seem to have a well versed understanding on the characters and the alternate versions created for the movie didn't get me invested at all (for instance, the Tim Burton movies aren't that well versed as well, but i still love them as alternate version and think they stand on their own)
The detective psychological thriller part of the movie felt uninspired and unfocused to me, not that clever or thought out as most people seem to think.
Batman felt more like a parody of himself than a proper representation of his character and values, an emo rich boy with issues and thats about it until the very end of the movie.
He ain't particularly inteligent or skilled, he lacks the mystic thats essencial to his character, he doesn't even fell very ninja-esque or that intimidating, i know this is a more grounded take on the character, but having your character whine and fail constantly isn't more realistic its just patethic, they also completly misunderstood the "I am Vengence, I am the Night" speech, Batman was never about avenging himself, he was about making sure no kid has ever to suffer like he did, to fight darkness with darkness and own your fears not them owning you, thats something the writers seem to have confused, if Batman was about only avenging his parents he would pretty much be a Punisher with an funny costume and thats it
He also fails to save the city from the flood and fails to beat the Riddler and probably let him kill many people as a result and the movie makes it seem it was all worth it because... Batman learned a leason? a Batman who wasn't particuliary likable or competent the whole movie? also the excuse of he being inexperienced doesn't really work as this is year 3 not year 1, one thing is being inexperienced being incompetent
As for Riddler, i absolutly hated his protayal, which sucks cus i wanted to see a proper Riddler done justice, his just an crazy terrorist, his plan isn't particuliary creative or inspired, and he lacks all the energy, charm and condecending attitude of an proper Ed Nygma, the interogation scene was kinda cringey felt like an knock off of the Dark Knight's Joker, my friend that suffers from several mental illnesses thought the scene was quite offensive as well, as makes it seem that all crazy people act the same, sociopaths are generally calm and collected
also the political message the Riddler tried to push was kinda lame and forced, an politicaly motivated villain is interesting when were given depth but his motivation felt superficial and shallow to me
Riddler directly killing people is kinda stupid, he literally is more of a ninja than Batman in those scenes, Riddler should be more of Jigsaw type killer than a Jason Voorhees, you know? Death traps with clever logical puzzles rather than stabing people.
Your take on the Riddler is fucking perfect as well, everything i wanted but didn't get out of that movie, an atention seeking psychotic genius with an love for puzzles
Catwoman being Falcone's daughter felt to me like it took away from her character, she being nobody is an essencial part of her appeal to me at least (hate the BTAS version btw)
Summerising what i love about Batman stories is the balance between extremes, grounded reality and the fantastical, horror and humor, darkness and hope, this movie felt it leaned to much into each side at a time and some it barely touched where other adaptations could keep a realistic protayal of the characters and world while still keeping true to the characters core concepts
This movie feels like an desconstruction of an Batman who never existed outside popular opinion.
(sorry for my bad English btw, not my native language, i admit i was kinda sleepy when i wrote my first comment lol)
:,)
Fuck... cried damn buckets. Honestly this only solidifies my opinion that dr freeze is best as
tragic vilian. May not be that way from the start but is so good. Also I think his relationship with Nora work best like this aka they love each other. Not the biggest fan of making Victor delusional and Nora not existing/hating him. It just doesn't work for me all in all while I get that doing same thing forever is not as fun but sometimes some iterations of character are just best for. them
Heard this song in a comic book store today. Ironically, it was while i was picking up One Bad Day: Mr. Freeze
This needs more views! The song choice, color choice and everything else is just amazing!
You know why I’m hearing this song more often now? I feel I would have noticed it before but I’m hearing it more and more recently a couple weeks after I watched this.
Also great work love your au music video stuff.
This song was in Stranger Things Season 4 and world went "Oh wow, Kate Bush exists!"
@@adamf.charles5857 oh thanks. Keep up the good work
@@adamf.charles5857 kinda thought it had something to do with this at first cause I hadn’t heard it before this and it has decent amount of views. Hope the trend gives you some more you deserve em
Okey!
I love all your videos as they are l such great works of art. The Moth one is still my fav, as i love Drury, but the others are also such wonderful things! Thank you, very, very much for making them.
God Damn it Charles
You're to damn good...
Ale świetne animacje i ujęcia!
Szczerze, nigdy jakoś się mega nie zagłębiałam w lore Batmana, ale twoje animatici coraz bardziej zachęcają! Mega mi się podoba jak przedstawiłeś tutaj historie, niby paru minutowa piosenka ale człowiek się mega wciąga! W tym momencie siedzę i binguję resztę animaticów, bo aż muszę.
Jestem zaszczycony ^^
great animation! I returned here to see if there were any comments about the songs inclusion in stranger things. saw a couple. hope you continue to be successful! these are always good!
I love the character design
It’s basically the origin story of Mr. Freeze.
Well, yes, you dont mess with something already perfect :U
Guess you have to point there.
look, I know we had a victor freeze already in the worst batman movie ever made, but I really feel like we could have GREAT story with him in another movie give him one more try Hollywood
IM GETTING TIRED OF SEEING THE CLOWN ALL THE DAM TIME
Felicidades me hiciste llorar
All I can say is WOW! This was awesome, and gotta admit I got a little bit teary eyed lol
My work here is done, then >:)
@@adamf.charles5857 Not Yet Charles....
It will be once we have an Animatic for Oswald and Basil (You're ship has made my dead heart happy)
i've literally just been watching all your animatics i can't believe how well made they are
My heart is melting, that's how much I love this! TvT
This is pure art and I wish people would get as experimental with Batman as you do!!!!!!!!
Show this to Warner Brothers to bring this to the sequel to Matt Reeve's the Batman, this song will be perfect to use for the transformation of victor fries into Mr. Freeze.
My casting choice should be Alfred Molina.
Absolutely phenomenal work, Charles. This is really well done.
When I first watched this, it blew me.
These are great
its only those who have nothing more to lose that are most dangerous to the world
Awesome! I like this very much. Thank you
Another phenomenal animatic! You keep knocking them out of the park.
Spot on on the Bataman Villains I would look forward on more! Will you do Mad Hatter or Harley Quin next?😄
This guy is pretty good ngl
Thanks to you and this beautiful animatic, I can say that I liked this song before Stranger Things made it a huge fad.
I have no words!
0:38 I immediately thought Edalyn Clawthorne in her 30s.
Such a good video...Comment to boost the algorithm btw, but I think you hit it with the Riddler vid X3
Yeah I am astounded still about it xD
You know, if they ever do another live action of Batman prequel with Mr Freeze, I think Sadie Sink should play Nora. I mean with this song and the fact this Nora kinda looks like her, it would be perfect.
2:48 i feel done at this point
This is absolutely fantastic!!!! You are incredibly underrated!!!!
It’s amazing his follicles weren’t cryogenically singed as that would’ve complete his transformation although that is hardly an excuse for me to use
Fantastic
These are so underrated. Keep up the great work. I think you will make it big
Absolutely beautiful
Love
COME ON MAN I HAVE AN EXAM TODAY YOU CANT DO THIS TO ME NOWWWWWW AUGH
I’m blown away woah
Charles You magnificent bastard 💖
Very nice
Die for you by The Weeknd fits mr freeze too
omg so good
+1 suuub
Always thought they should make a Mr freeze solo movie
This eill probably pop up more due to Stranger Things lol
I wonder what Music you have for Batman Himself. I know you're focusing on the villains but I think Animal I Have Become would hit for Bruce if you ever make one.
Wow wow wow wow wow. holy shit.
How did you predict this songs revival
Magiccc 👁️👁️👁️👄👁️👁️👁️
7686 views... too few, the algorithm has not been nice to you.
Is Victor Italian/Spanish in this one?
Yeah Italian, with some familiy ties to actual mafia - thats why he was seen as suspicious by cops
@@adamf.charles5857 ok, thanks
Which softwares used?
There is a list of programs used at the endcard of the video
@@adamf.charles5857 can you name them?
@@abhiseksarangi6192 Paint Tool Sai 2.0, Windows Movie Maker, Adobe After Effects used for singular, more complex scenes
2:16
Out of this world! 👽!!! Do not get left behind > Promo'SM!!
So, is she dead?
Will you make an animation about bruce' mom (the joker version of her) ?
I usually dont refuse proposition like those, but no, sorry, its a concept too much out there