I'm not talking about the movie when I say you think you should like Batman, Nutty. I'm talking about the character, as depicted in the comics in the past ten years. If you don't like him, why should you like the movie?
It's not the movie's fault you don't like him. It's a pre-existing condition.
The movie hasn't failed the character so much as the character (even before the movie) failed you.
Not that I'm saying the movie's perfect, but a discussion of how the movie failed the character would talk about different things from your objections.
Which Batman title should I read?
From way back: Ali, right now the only title I'm loving is
Batman
and I'll let you know if the others stop sucking.
I think my copy of Kingdom Come has the Elseworlds branding.
Of all the comic book heroes, I expect to care about Batman the most. He's got no magic powers, and he has a tailor-made woobie-worthy backstory.
Sure, he's only human, but in my experience, Bruce/Batman is the comic book hero least likely to strike an emotional chord, because he's as emotionally closed-off as late-seasons Buffy. Of course, on account of baby and schedule issues, I have yet to see for myself how they translated him to film.
I'm now reminded of seeing the Baz Luhrman Romeo + Juliet with a friend. As we left, I asked if she liked it, and she said no, she's always hated the story.
Bruce/Batman is the comic book hero least likely to strike an emotional chord, because he's as emotionally closed-off as late-seasons Buffy
And as such, not much of a woobie.
Cass? She's a woobie, and then some. Batman doesn't have the same footholds.
As we left, I asked if she liked it, and she said no, she's always hated the story.
Did she expect to like it, though?
Did she expect to like it, though?
I think she went in willing to like it, except for the fact that it actually was Romeo and Juliet, and the story pissed her off too much to focus on the cool trappings.
Thanks Ple. I should have moved that over to comic thread.
Wednesday I'm definitly going to the comic book store. Hopefully I can figure out the minimum number of titles I'll be happy reading and stick with that.
Cass? She's a woobie, and then some. Batman doesn't have the same footholds.
Exactly. Batman's not a woobie, he just trains them.
I'm still not clear on what a woobie is.
A woobie is someone you want to hug and squeeze and call him George.
