Michael keaton, jack nicholson, kim basinger, robert wuhl. Jul 18, 2018 the dark knight legitimized comicbook moviesnot with audiences who, after all, made the original batman a huge success in 1989, but with studios. The stories, casts, and designs were all incredibly phenomenal and even won several awards. Oct 22, 2018 you can thank joel schumachers cheezy attempts. The animated series and the first original theatrical film produced by warner bros. Since his first appearance in 1939, batman has been adapted into various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items.
May 03, 2020 the sheer quality of batman begins arguably saved the comic book superhero movie as a viable genre, since up until 2008 the genre at least in the 911 era was defined by wellliked spiderman. Batman begins is a satisfying and mature take on the genre that more often than not gets treated with quantity over quality in mind simply showing that comicbook adaptations are feasible movies for all ages. But in 2005, nolan brought batman out of the shadows and back onto the silver screen with batman begins. Its a gothic, wellacted and expertlyexecuted epic that promises some of. The dark knight of gotham city begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being jack napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal joker. Many of the iconic scenes from the comic carry over. Frank millers batman series had a profound effect and were now reaping the cinematic rewards of a comics trend that began in the late 80s and early 90s. Sep 10, 20 comic book films changed completely in 2005 with christopher nolans batman begins. Christopher nolan successfully creates a mostly believable world for gotham city to inhabit, standing apart from other cinematic adaptations of the source material, yet not so far apart as to rub fans the wrong way. The joker, a crazed psychotic killer with a sinister smile and a comedic flair. The dark knights legacy, 10 years later the atlantic. What bad guys do you think rank among the best to appear in a comic book movie. Feb 26, 2014 my batman comic books based on the movies. While tim burtons 1989 batman movie is incredible and is indeed a classic.
The dark knight legitimized comicbook moviesnot with audiences who, after all, made the original batman a huge success in 1989, but with studios. Mask of the phantasm is a 1993 american animated superhero film featuring the dc comics character batman. A batman film had not been released since the disaster that was batman and robin in 1997. Burtons batman was everything a comic book movie should be. This year in 2019 the comic book world celebrates the 80 th anniversary of the caped crusader, batman. If youre a fan of the comic book genre, i highly recommend batman begins. Batman begins is a moody, gritty, wonderfully flavorful, yet muddled origin story of the dark knight, batman. Exploring modern hollywoods leading genre provides readers insight into the relationships between comic books and their film adaptations. Batman 1989 film comic adaptation batman returns comic adaptation. Like the movie, this has an edgier story of the origin of the dark knight. Batman had several comic adaptations based on his motion pictures. Motion picture 1989 dc comics 3 batman returns the official comic adaptation of the.
Turturro has never acted in a comic book movie before the batman, though he did have a recurring role in michael bays transformers series. Being a world war ii era production, the movie serial like many of this period was used as wartime propaganda and had an antijapanese bent with j. Batman franchise media news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2016 since his first appearance in 1939, batman has been adapted into various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. Feb 08, 2016 batman begins reinvigorated comicbook adaptations. Jun 14, 2005 with christian bale, michael caine, liam neeson, katie holmes. Mar 20, 2018 batman begins is a moody, gritty, wonderfully flavorful, yet muddled origin story of the dark knight, batman. Jun 15, 2005 batman begins by capedcrusader202 on november 26, 2017 batman begins is a loose adaptation of the award winning graphic novel batman year one. Weve seen a renaissance in comic book adaptations in recent years, particularly with the spiderman and xmen franchises. All liveaction comic book superhero adaptations by kamenrider64 created 09 oct 2012. Jun 10, 2015 warner brothers is currently preparing a huge slate of similar comicbook adaptations along nolanesque lines, but trying to emulate batman begins success just by adopting its darker mood wont. Batman begins by christopher nolan christian bale, liam. Batman begins is every batman fans biggest dream come true. Comic book films changed completely in 2005 with christopher nolans batman begins. We take a look back at the start of a franchise that changed the way we looked at comic book film adaptations.
Warner brothers is currently preparing a huge slate of similar comicbook adaptations along nolanesque lines, but trying to emulate batman begins success just. An exploration into batman adaptations and intertextuality. Filmmaker christopher nolans dark knight trilogy has become one of the most celebrated series of comic book adaptations. All liveaction comicbook superhero adaptations imdb. Batman begins after the cartoonesque absurdity of clooneys syndicate threatened to capsize the entire batman franchise forever, one may say nolans job was a comparatively easy affair. Batman begins is a combination of stories from the batman mythos, as well as an original story. The four of them acquire special powers, and decide to form a superhero group called. This batman is truly a frightening figure, an eerie apparition of the night that swoops from the sky and takes. This was the very first comic book adaptation of one of batmans motion pictures with art by jerry ordway, illustrator of the superman comics. This was the very first comic book adaptation of one of batman s motion pictures with art by jerry ordway, illustrator of the superman comics. The spiderman franchise still needs to recover from the third film and redeem itself. A batman movie where the characters in batman are taken seriously and not brought to the big screen as a comic book hero. Seeing this rarely talkedabout background detail in the history of batman on the big screen for the first time thrilled this comic book reader immensely at the time, along with the debut of scarecrow a perfectly cast cillian murphy, one of my personal favorite supervillains. With christian bale in the title role and christopher nolan behind the wheel, the 2005 batman reboot would spawn two sequels.
Alex hydewhite, jay underwood, rebecca staab, michael bailey smith. Jul 10, 2018 as the above pros and cons illustrate, the reasons we love comic book adaptations can be the very reason we hate comic book adaptations. The earnest performances of these superlative actors along with those of supporting players katie holmes, tom wilkinson, gary oldman, and rutger hauer lends batman begins credibility usually absent from comicbook adaptations. Looking back, nolans grittier take has left a lasting impact, which continues influence future comic book adaptations. As the above pros and cons illustrate, the reasons we love comic book adaptations can be the very reason we hate comic book adaptations. Batman begins movie adaptation is a batman origin driven story based on the blockbuster movie batman begins. The complicated legacy of batman begins the atlantic. Through an examination of the recent explosion of the comic book film, liam burkes the comic book film adaptation. In the wake of his parents murder, disillusioned industrial heir bruce wayne christian bale travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. Morgan freeman, cillian murphy, gary oldman, katie holmes, liam neeson, michael caine, christian bale. Sure batman and robin was terrible, but that was more than made up for with batman begins and the dark knight. I own batman begins on dvd, bluray and now this giftset which will remain unopened for some time. In this marvel comic adaption, four astronauts get bombarded with cosmic rays when an accident occurs.
Batman begins by capedcrusader202 on november 26, 2017 batman begins is a loose adaptation of the award winning graphic novel batman year one. Neither of these stories featured ras al ghul, who is a significantly different character than the one featured in the comic. Jim gordon was based on the character from the story batman. With christian bale, michael caine, liam neeson, katie holmes. May 25, 2019 how has batman been so successful for 80 years. Every adaptation of batman, ranked from worst to best. Apr 20, 2017 we take a look back at the start of a franchise that changed the way we looked at comic book film adaptations. Batman begins, released a decade ago in 2005, brought a level of respect and earnestness to liveactionbigbudget comic book adaptations that had never been seen before if anything, the film swung so hard in the opposite direction of appearing campy or cartoony that it robbed itself of some potential visual flair. Frank millers batman series had a profound effect and were now reaping the cinematic rewards of. It captures significant scenes and events from the movie. A good story combined with just the right amount of effects to create a. Viewed by many to symbolise the oppression of the government, the film has many ties to wellknown real and fictitious totalitarian figures.
Definitely a movie i can watch over and over again. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Batman begins isnt just a summer rabble rouser, nor is it a quiet character study. The top 10 comic book hero adaptations page 2 ign boards. Old batman movies now look like theyre from another dimension. Wisely opting to uproot the narrative and start from the very beginning, batman begins was just as the title promised.
In 20 dc comics launched an actual comic book version of the tv series, titled batman 66, as well as releasing a trade paperback of the original issues that episodes were based on. The sheer quality of batman begins arguably saved the comic book superhero movie as a viable genre, since up until 2008 the genre at least in the. The front picture is actually holographic, it comes with post cards,movie tickets to see the dark knight in theaters now useless, obviously, a 16 page comic book of the prologue of the dark knight and an additional 32 page booklet of storyboards, script and stills from the movie. With christian bale in the title role and christopher nolan behind the wheel, the 2005 batman reboot would spawn two sequels the dark knight. My initially hesitation of a new batman reboot film series were quickly extinguished when watching christopher nolans batman begins in. Batman pits the caped crusader against his greatest foe. Motion picture 1989 dc comics 3 batman returns the official comic adaptation of. Directed by eric radomski and bruce timm, it is a cinematic standalone continuation of batman. But we all know that the villains are really what make these movies worth watching. The batman movie spoilers tease a return to the heros. With spiderman 2 being one of the years top films, and batman begins, fantastic four and elektra all due out in 2005, it seems like comic book movies are big business again. Therefore, it appears appropriate to discuss how batman has remained a financially successful franchise and retained its status as one.
Batman official comic book adaptations of the movies 198997 dc comics lot of 10. Easily one of the first, and most iconic adaptations of batman outside of a comic panel, the charming and charismatic version brought to life by the late adam west is an adaptation that lives in the heart of every fan. You play as batman and unleash your terror into the hearts of criminals, battling against foes such as. It takes all the grit and realism that was in frank millers comics and keeps all of the surreal quirkiness to let you know this isnt your world. From the blue fabric suit to the corny dialogue, this is clearly one of the more lovable versions of batman. But the scene also provides a quick reminder of how radically blockbusters in generaland comicbook adaptations in particularhave changed over a relatively short period of time. Buffy the vampire slayer and angel both have sequel comics continuing on from where their shows ended currently being published. According to wikipedia, the starting point for batman begins was a story called the man who falls. Batman begins his fight to free crimeridden gotham city from corruption. Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. The batman franchise is the fourteenth highestgrossing media franchise of all time, having made. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld the batman. Batman begins is a satisfying and mature take on the genre that more often than not gets treated with quantity over quality in mind simply showing that comic book adaptations are feasible movies for all ages. Is batman begins based on any batman comic or was it.
Filmmakers have, in some cases, taken interesting characters from the pages of comics and turned them into nightmarish madmen bent on global destruction. Batman begins explores the origins of the batman legend and the dark knights emergence as a force for good in gotham. Batman 1989 film comic adaptation batman wiki fandom. Driven by tragedy, billionaire bruce wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, gotham city. Animation the film was written by alan burnett, paul dini, martin pasko, and michael reaves. That film was criticized for being way too campy and not taking itself seriously, so warner brothers went in the complete opposite direction. The earnest performances of these superlative actors along with those of supporting players katie holmes, tom wilkinson, gary oldman, and rutger hauer lends batman begins credibility usually absent from comic book adaptations.
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