tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22685400.post115060830962780202..comments2022-11-09T07:25:19.062-05:00Comments on Culture Vulture: Batman Beginsculture_vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14889586883861913766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22685400.post-1155706393628335712006-08-16T01:33:00.000-04:002006-08-16T01:33:00.000-04:00Are you kidding? Batman Begins was incredible and...Are you kidding? Batman Begins was incredible and saved the franchise from falling into some cartoonish hell. Bale gave the character the strength and borderline insanity that was missing from all of the others that have donned the cape and cowl.<BR/><BR/>Daredevil, however, was awful.Whithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818211552756821661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22685400.post-1155241943332486832006-08-10T16:32:00.000-04:002006-08-10T16:32:00.000-04:00Good point. I suppose the question is how much psy...Good point. I suppose the question is how much psychological depth a superhero movie can sustain. I mean, Spiderman does a decent job, but it walks a fine line. I could see Aaronofsky balancing it well, but still, I think that superhero movies are ultimately going to be about watching some asswhooping, not exploring tortured psyches. The character's interiority is probably always going to take the back seat. In the Batman case, it's all the more difficult, because Batman just isn't a sympathetic character. A guy who does great things despite being a prick is rather unappealing, because one likes to believe that doing good things makes you a good person.culture_vulturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889586883861913766noreply@blogger.com