The Batman Takes One Villain Idea Much Further Than A Classic B:TAS Episode
The Batman is a compelling analysis of the Dark Knight and his societal impact. Through his perspective, the audience is shown the cause and effect of a masked vigilante doling out violent "justice" in the streets of Gotham City. Yet nowhere is this more apparent than in the relationship between Batman and this film's antagonists. It's an idea that's been around for ages, but was perhaps best represented in a classic episode of Batman: The Animated Series. Yet it's this live-action interpretation that takes the idea of that episode the farthest.
Batman: The Animated Series is a universally beloved masterclass of entertainment. Inspired by Batman (1989) and the old Fleischer Superman shorts of the 1940s, the acclaimed cartoon first graced television screens in 1992. The show was responsible for many of the most iconic interpretations of Batman rogues to date, with many of these reimaginings spilling over into the comics, such as the origins of Mr. Freeze and Clayface. Of course, the most iconic rogues to come from the show were Mark Hamill's specific iteration of The Joker, along with the original character, Harley Quinn.
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The villains and their thought-out characters were a massive part of what made Batman: The Animated Series work, and that understanding likely led to the episode with the most rogues appearing at one time — «Trial». In it, Batman is kidnapped along with the new hotshot District Attorney and put on trial by just about every major villain he'd fought, up to that point. There he's charged with creating the very villains he spends most of his time fighting, a point that the DA had been trying to make herself earlier. However,
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