by king_ghidorah » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:22 pm
An idea for discussion:
Favorite Batsuit, Bruce Wayne and Batman?
Batsuit: I'm partial to the Batman Returns costume myself. Sure, it's a little cheesy, and leather looking these days but its still my favorite even if it isn't super realistic. My ideal costume would be a mix of this and Nolan's I think.
Bruce Wayne: Depends on my mood. I like Bale's...you can see that his Wayne is just a persona, it's an act, and a bad one at times. The real Wayne, when he's at home, is a very interesting character and I'm excited that the new film is apparently going to examine the real Bruce Wayne ala Batman Begins.
BUT, I really like Keaton's Wayne also. I know, that's crazy talk, but he's a good mix of Burton's patteneded blend of dark and humorous. He's probably the warmest of the Waynes, yet I buy that he's consumed with this quest of vengeance, and that he's insanely brilliant as well.
Batman: I think the animated series had the best Batman. He spoke with an authoritative voice, was menacing, but just human enough that you could feel for him.
And a very close second, would be Bale's Batman. Totally different take on Batman, but each different take on The Dark Knight works for its respective universe.
Bale's has the best intimidation voice out of the three by far. "Swear to me!!!!" is iconic, but so is the over-exagerated, barely comprehensible gibberish he spoke in TDK. Bale's Batman is the scariest by far, and that's saying something because Keaton's Batman kills people lol.
BUT, in much the same way that Craig's Bond is one bad mofo, yet I still think Brosnan was cooler; I think that Keaton's Batman had a little more going for him in the cool dept.
Anyways, those are my thoughts, what are your takes?