DC’s line of
animated movies have been a joy over the last few years, but have varied in
quality. Superman unbound is probably the least favourite of the ones I’ve
watched, Batman: Under the Red Hood being one of the best. But after a few
years of making mostly decent adaptations, they started bringing a new 52 vibe
to their adaptations. Justice League: War, and adaptation of the opening arc of
Geoff John’s Justice League series is somewhat a guilty pleasure of mine, it’s
far from seamless, it makes a mockery of Wonder Woman, ignores Aquaman in
favour of Shazam (or Captain Marvel), and is all action with very little actual
story...
Batman is a seller for DC, no question about this. It's the main reason he’s in the sequel to Man of Steel, and it's the reason the majority of DC adaptations feature Batman in some way. In 2014 (perhaps down to it being the Dark Knight’s 75th Anniversary) all 3 of their adaptations feature Batman, with Batman being the star of 2 of them. Whilst the third film, set to bridge a gap between Batman: Arkham Origins and Arkham Asylum isn’t due for release yet, the latest DC animated Batman adaptation is Son of Batman.
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This review contains lots and lots of spoilers, you have been warned
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