Rebooting the Batman is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, from picking up after the disaster of Batman & Robin, to the multiple failed projects of Batman Unchained (Joel Schumacher), Batman Beyond (Boaz Yakin) Batman: Year One (Darren Aronofsky), and the original Batman vs. Superman (Wolfgang Petersen).
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Holy Live Action Batman!
01:49 - Reimagining Batman with Frank Miller & Tim Burton
02:50 - The Fallout of Batman Returns
03:31 - Joel Schumacher’s Tenure at Bat
05:05 - Villains Up Next: Scarecrow & Harley Quinn
06:19 - Batman Unchained: Most Expensive Film Never Made
07:15 - Batman & Robin Kills the Franchise
09:12 - Batman Forever? The Dark Knight’s Unknown Future
09:58 - Batman Goes to Television
10:42 - Boaz Yakin Takes Batman Beyond
11:48 - The Poorly Titled Batman: DarKnight
12:48 - Making Bruce Wayne the Main Character
13:22 - Darren Aronofsky’s Batman: Year One
15:00 - A Nihilistic Unproducable Batman
16:13 - Alan Horn Revives Batman… and Superman
17:26 - Dumbing Down Batman vs Superman
18:43 - BvS Died So Catwoman Can Fail?
19:52 - Christopher Nolan Pitches Richard Donner’s Batman
21:17 - David Goyer Helps Flesh Out Batman’s Origin
23:15 - Christian Bale: Fatman
24:40 - Easy to Produce, Difficult to Market
26:15 - Batman Begins Releases June 15, 2005
Sources:
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Rotten Tomatoes: bit.ly/3jfFpHe
Superman Vs Hollywood: bit.ly/3v0ebtl
Tales From Development Hell: bit.ly/3v5GV4d
Variety: bit.ly/3DXSAWM
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Featured Footage:
American Psycho (2000)
The Aviator (2004)
Batman (1943)
Batman (1966-1968)
Batman: The Movie (1966)
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)*
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman & Robin (1997)*
Batman Beyond (1999-2001)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
Batman Begins (2005)*
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008-2011)
Batman: Year One (2011)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Batman: Hush (2019)
The Batman (2022)
Casino Royale (2006)
Catwoman (2004)
The Dark Knight (2008)*
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Face/Off (1997)
Harley Quinn (2019- )
Insomnia (2002)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Iron Man (2008)
Joker (2019)
The LEGO Movie (2014)
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
The Machinist (2004)
Masterpiece: Frank Miller's the Dark Knight Returns (2013)
Pi (1998)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Se7en (1995)
Superman Returns (2006)
Troy (2004)*
*and special features
College Humor
Graham Norton Show
Hey U Guys
IGN
Music:
Danny Elfman - Batman OST
Elliot Goldenthal - Batman Forever/Batman & Robin OST
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - Batman Begins/The Dark Knight OST
Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight Rises OST
Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL - Batman v Superman OST
Kristopher Carter - Batman Beyond OST
Neal Hefti - Batman Theme
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
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This was a really great video. Well put together and perfect editing! Makes me want to have a Batman movie marathon.
Thank you! I love it when someone points out the editing.
It's impossible to get through Batman & Robin.
Yes i had to rewind to make sense of it all
Dragonball Evolution was the worst movie ever made.
80s kid here. Not really, I was like, okay cool.
This proves that Batman's greatest villain has and always been Warner Brothers.
And their sister, Dot.
@@Launchpad05 Also a certain drug addict.
@@Launchpad05 tiny, toony and all a little loony Your comment made me laugh so hard I spat out my tea 😂
Tell me how?Warner has a better studios than Marvel which is owned by Disney 😝
@@Thespeedrap Now what brought that up? 🤨
The interview clips with Joel Schumacher really help me gain a new respect for him. He OWNS everything, apologizes, takes responsibility, and realizes his mistakes. That's a class act.
100% agree!
Same with George Clooney, I remember the old legend that he'd offer people a refund personally if they approached him on the street saying they watched Batman and Robin in theater.
RIP Joel. A great film-maker and a lovely guy (I've spoken to people who worked for him and they've said that).
I mean to be honest he's actually a really good filmmaker and made some really dark films that NO batman movie has touched yet. 8mm and Falling Down are really good.
That's how it is with the director's commentary for the movie, too
Having grown up with “Batman Begins” I cant imagine experiencing the shift from the 90’s Batman movies to the Nolan series.
Jack Nicolson's joker will always be my favorite
Oh it was wild. It really was a whole new thing. It's almost like the old 90s films didnt exist anymore. Batman was truly reborn
Having gone through the early Batmans … Batman Begins was life-saving.
Michael Keaton was my first batman
@@ryanhare8919You never forget your first Batman
To be honest, my fav part in begins was the equipment explanations and introductions, especially with Morgan freeman
Me too. I always wondered how they organized all that stuff. Really scratched an itch for me.
Morgan Freeman makes everything great to listen to. The Lego Movie proved it when they made Morgan Freeman read from a phone book.
The only problem I can find with Begins is that they dont make Batman much of a detective story and he comes off as pretty damn smart but not a genius sadly like in the comics but its still a great movie and I loved it as a child.
Morgan freeman said that he never does commercials to sell products, as people tend to believe him. This was one case where I bought everything he sold on screen.
Among other aspects, it makes the entire premise seem plausible. The strength of Nolan's Batman was that it seemed as if it could actually happen, especially Dark Knight.
Joel Schumacher seems like a shockingly genuine guy. The fact that he said that he can’t fingerpoint or blame anyone else for losing control of his project to money grabbers because he was a full grown adult with agency and should have been better is like…crazy big of him, especially because it would be anyone’s first instinct to be extremely defensive with how much hate he gets. And then apologizing for any fans of Batman Forever and saying he didn’t intend to let them down is also pretty big of him. I’ve never actually heard him speak on it, only ever hearing people criticize him and his work. I was definitely expecting a way bigger douche from hearing all that, so it was nice to see how genuine he was in that interview. He may be a miserable asshole outside of those clips, I dunno, can’t judge someone from a clip that short. But it was surprising and stood out to me how humble he seemed there.
4:24
My thoughts exactly!
He’s actually a pretty good director too. I love Phonebooth.
@@piperian3962 Falling Down is brilliant too
@@avnub66 Wait he made falling down? Oh shit that’s great
God, Nick Cage as Scarecrow would've been a sight to see. Jim Carrey and Nic Cage both being Batman villains in the same universe.
That would've been believable insane.
He'd make a good Clayface
I don't think the world could handle them both in the same movie. Their combined forces would make a second big bang
“Created in 1939 by Bill Finger, and only named by a complete fraud” Instant respect
It's not right to disrespect Bob Kane though. Let's give everyone involved in the creation of Batman and his Rogues Gallery respect.
@@anthonycameronnajera8471 No. He got way too much credit in the first place
Interesting that people don't react the same way with Stan Lee, despite him doing almost exactly the same thing on a much, much larger scale.
@@omegashinra7672 i mean, yeah that’s a totally valid point. Granted, my fairly limited comic knowledge is almost entirely limited to DC, but as far as I’m aware Stan had bit more creativity and integrity than Bob did in his time. Feel free to correct me though, I’m only fairly new to the in depth comic world.
@@anthonycameronnajera8471 no
I think it's important to mention two films that made Batman Begins even possible. Unbreakable showed that a superhero origin story could be a serious film drama. X-men from 2002 showed that comic movies could still do well at the box office.
This is Blade erasure and I will not stand for it!
X-men is from 2000... X-men 2 from 2003.
Spooder-Man was 2002
X-men tried first, but Spider-man ultimately proved what happens when you do something *right* and just stick to the guns of the source material and just give the people a solid story and good acting. Batman Begins was simply DC's version of this. And for those that mentioned Blade... naw son. Blade movies were bad. REAL bad.
Clint Eastwood as an old Bruce Wayne in a Cyberpunk, Rated R, Batman Beyond movie written by Paul Dini and directed by Yakim actually sounds fucking sick.
I would kill to see that
They already made a decision on who old batman is going to be. It is going to be Michael Keaton.
@@matthewrenault7839 source?
@@dragons12375 easy by looking it up. He is suppose to play old batman in Flashpoint and has signed up for the batman beyond series on HBO max.
@@matthewrenault7839 it’s the batgirl series, not Batman beyond. That was never announced at all
Bruce Timm's animated series is the perfect adaptation, the evidence of this is the fact that Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill have continued to be cast in their iconic roles as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Joker for decades afterwards
Facts
True Story
Mask of the Phantasm is arguably the best Batman movie period
@@joogullae3456 and it was effectively a movie length Batman the animated series episode, like Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, right down to the exact same voice cast.
I think it’s amazing and a classic but it’s not something that I could say was flawless. The BTAS characterizations were often great but at times they definitely had drawbacks. Catwoman having Batman arrest her in her first adventure was a huge mistake (it made her eternally disadvantaged as she had to deal with the world knowing her secret identity limiting the freedom her character normally has). Nightwing was too brooding and sulky with little in common with the comic Tern Titans leader who enjoyed working with other heroes and whose relationship with Bruce is less strained (and I’m not even touching the love triangle bullshit that Bruce Timm forced in). Harley never had ANY real lasting character growth despite being focused on a lot. Bane was effectively Rupert Thorne’s goon rather than a criminal mastermind in his own right with physical and mental strength. But I will say that the good far outweighs the bad with BTAS and the DCAU.
Nolan's Batman Trilogy is an all time classic and game changer in the superhero genre.
Game changer in the worst way, now we've got every director and studio still attempting to make "dark" and "realistic" versions of colorful comic book characters so they can capitalize of the sheep like you that have seen a total of 16 movies, calling shit like the dark knight a game changer is beyond laughable
…and the DCU has tried to replicate its dark and edgy tone, and has failed every time since
@gregbors8364 Because they don't understand that tone is not the end all/be all of filmmaking. Different characters require different tone, but what matters most of all is story and character. Nolan's Batman had both in spades.
they make the MCU look like a joke
Masterpiece
I like how Chris Nolan proved that darkness doesn’t come from violence, Batman doesn’t need to be an R rated violent bloodbath. I respect Nolan for that a lot.
Very good video. As one of the co-writers of the unfortunately named “Batman DarKnight”, I appreciate you including it in the history. A few details were not quite accurate, but it got the gist of what happened. I’ll be following your channel.
Whoa! If this is really you, I would love to pick your brain about the whole situation. If not... I've always wanted to be catfished!
Yooooooo
"where's Rachel. " Was my favorite line . Did you help with this? Because if yes Ily 🤟
Ayo? That's crazy
Yeah the kind of glossed over the 70’s with Denny O’Neils ”back-to-the-roots” Batman which was well over 10 years before the overrated Dark Knight Returns, and it was that version that is the definition of Batman. The animated series leaned heavily on that run. And the whole ”comics were for kids” wasn’t really true even in the 30’s and 40’s - adults read comics and loads of comics were shipped to soldiers overseas. When Marvels glory years was, during the late 60’s, it was a mixture of kids and adults that read comics. Hell adults started reading more in the 70’s when Batman returned to his roots and Marvel had Daredevil on it’s high point. Dark Knight Returns in turn feels much more cartoony and silly than Batman in his regular runs around that time. Mostly due to the extreme edgelordness of the writing and fundamental misunderstanding of who both Batman and Supes are. It certainly has done more damage than good to the characters portrayals over the years. I’d argue much more than Adam Wests did.
A core memory of mine was my dad coming home from work early so he could take me to see Batman Begins in the theaters. I was 12/13 at the time and my family had a hardcore "no TV on school nights" policy so it was a big deal for him to do this, but he knew how hyped I was for it to come out. At the scene where Bruce is on the plane with Alfred he leans over to me and goes "I am really digging this movie". To this day it's one of my favorite memories of going to the movies. Years later he and I went to see Justice League and I noticed a father and son (son looked about 12/13) in line as well and the son was wearing a superman t-shirt, I couldn't help but think they were about to create a similar memory for themselves.
This is so damn wholesome
halfway through I thought you were gonna say you were about to get a superhero origin story. Thank goodness that wasn't the case.
:)
too bad they went to see justice league and not a good movie tho
@@ShadowMentor LOL, it was a great story but ended in tragedy..... 😂
"the darkness would come from conflict not violence" is a great quote!
Something that Snyder didnt get.
14:54 "Warner countered with Freddie Prince Jr.!" ... "Aaronofsky quickly realized he and the studio would never see eye to eye" LMAO 😂😂😂
You have to feel for Joel Shumacher. He did as he was told by Warner Bros and made films that will market to kids and sell merch. But he never seemed to get the respect back from fans until around the time of his death it seems, because other than the Batman films, he was a great director. Falling Down is one of my all-time favourites.
That's what Zack Snyder did for superman as well. He made what Warner asked for. Then Warner threw him under the bus. I see a pattern here.
I'm not so sure if his filmography is all that great TBH. He's made more than just one bad movie, i'd say. With that said, 'Phonebooth' is one of his better ones, and one of my personal favourites due to its unique bizzareness 🤨.
The Lost Boys was his best for me
@@VeerMaharaj Zach Snyder can't write. He is a hack and should stick to directing only. He is as much to blame as WB.
@@VeerMaharaj Zack Snyder didn't make Superman kid friendly at all. He snapped someone's neck in the movie, not to mention that Zack Snyder writing for superman sucks.
This video shows us just how Warner Bros meddles with the creative process from a position of incompetence. WB should not own these properties.
Fuckin eh right. Jude Law? Joaquin Phoenix (for anyone other than Joker??!!)? Colin Farrell? Josh Hartnett? What’s next Robert Pattinson?
@@dutchvonrichardson Joaquin Phoenix was actually Darren Aronofsky idea; Warner Bros wanted Freddie Prinze Jr. And from what I read, Josh Hartnett was one of Christopher Nolan's first choices, but Hartnett turned him down. Oh wait, that last line makes me realize I may have misunderstood
I don't think WB will ever sell off DC if only for Batman and Superman alone.
well, with the Michael keeton Batman they got really good at cross merchandising and marketing. at the time they seemed invincible, but in retrospect, pride cometh before a big fall.
with discovery hope this is no longer the case
I remember seeing The Nolan Batman in 2005. I had zero knowledge of a reboot at the time and was asked on a date to go see it. I was blown away by it.
yea idk where he got that 'the studio went to efforts to promote it as a reboot' because I watched that entire film thinking it was a prequel. it wasn't until it was out on DVD that i realized oh man, this was a reboot.
"Does it come in black" was such a lovely line
I don’t blame Clooney. I think if given the right script he could’ve killed it. Especially as an older more brutal Batman.
This does not convince me that he might have deserved to be Wayne from Batman Beyond
Clooney definitely has the face for Bruce Wayne and looks killer in a Batman suit, which especially makes it a shame that he might never get the chance to wear the cowl again
@@nestorsifuentesaguirre2722 "deserved", huh
It was decent, good movie, a bit of fun.
Batman and Robin is like PS1 Lego Batman
I love Batman Begins, I remember seeing it in theaters and loving the way Gordon and Batman worked together in the climax
Created by Bill Finger is the absolute best opening to any Batman video ever made. Very well done, but you absolutely had me at respecting the real creator.
Hear me out, okay, but the Batcard actually makes sense. Like what if Batman does actually need to buy something while he's out & about. His normal card would reveal his identity. I guess he could use cash, which is also fitting for him considering that oldddd iconic Justice League episode where he gives superman cash for his birthday 😂
Hmmm I guess you're right; it makes sense since you put it that way
You got me. I stand corrected!
Suddenly I'm thinking how the batcard is made, is batman going to the bank or some financial company own by Wayne provide it. Or maybe Gotham City issued an unlimited card for Batman 🤔
@@bluesound666 i like the last theory 😂
I didn’t think of it this way. I never thought Batman would need to buy anything while he’s out but sometimes there may be a thing or two on the occasion that you need but you don’t have handy.
To be honest.. for me, Batman is the James Bond of the DC World. 1. He’s got the gadgets 2. He has a famous high tech car 3. He’s a playboy, he dated a lot of women.. Talia, Lois, Black Canary, Wonder Woman and Catwoman etc. 4. Master of Mixed Martial Arts 5. Numerous of Actors played Batman just like James Bond
Hmmm wow
Only difference is he's not balanced in persona as James Bond always was.
6) And each generation has their version of Batman in their mind.
@@ItWasAShtShow Yes. Yes.
He's not rich anymore and barely has anything
I’d forgotten that ‘Dark Knight’ was 2008. I took my daughter, then barely 10yrs old, to see it at the cinema. Her favourite scene? “wanna see a magic trick?” … she loves that bit, bless ‘er.
Who doesn't love That scene! 👀😀
You took your 10 year old to watch dark knight? Come on dawg
That’s a tough girl. Frankly, that scene made me flinch as a kid.
@@artxhema2844 Yeah, I hear ya. But, I remember begging my folks to let me stay up late for ‘Hammer House of Horror’ as an 11yr old (back in ‘75) and grew up on Omen, Evil Dead, Fri 13th, Hallowe’en, etc. My daughter’s now 25 & worryingly well-adjusted. We’ve enjoyed watching the likes of both High School Musical AND Texas Chain Massacre in the past. (I even took her to see ‘Attack of the Clones’ when she was 4, I think - I’ll have to check. She was thoroughly bored!)
@@artxhema2844 imagine a kid knowing the difference from a movie and real life. Retard level commenting
seeing batman and robin at the age of 9 in theatres was a magical experience. joel, dont apologize for my childhood
That was me for batman forever. Good times
I can watch it now as an adult n somehow be entertained. Obviously i know what kind of movie it is, n the acting is ...not acting. It's almost like a parody now. It's like a rare symbolic sign of the times like a limited edition coin thats rusted but worthless. Only those who picked one up n held onto it can appreciate what it once was.
I saw it twice and got all the toys so he did his job well. I loved it
I feel the same exact way my friend
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. What you said is the equivalent of "I ate 💩 as a kid and now I love eating 💩! Thank you for feeding me 💩 as a kid!"
25:25 A few years before Batman Begins the word "reboot" was actually extremely common, largely because of the horror genre.
Oh yea, I think Texas Chainsaw Massacre was one of the first reboots that made 13 year old me aware of that trend back then, and then it just kept going...and going...and going...and going.
@@adamcrain8913 I was also around 13 when I realized it. I kept watching The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) trailer saying “why are they calling that Andrew Garfield guy Peter? That’s not supposed to be Peter Parker.” And I watched Hulk (2008) a bunch of times saying “that’s weird that there’s another Bruce Banner. Guess there’s two hulks. Wonder when they’ll meet.”
I remember A nightmare on Elm Street was not well reviewed, with what’s his name hot off the success of watchmen
Boots to Reboots is the finest series on KZhead, a criminally underappreciated jewel -- if you haven't seen the Andys in action, you're seriously missing out. I am not kidding.
It was actually Charlie's Angels back in 2000 that started this whole trend. That was a huge hit and starred all women. Mainly because they realised they could base a film off a known older property and have it be profitable. Also means less advertising because its an established brand. Beginning of the end!
Wow. Even Schumacher wanted to do a serious batman movie too with the dark knight returns in mind. That speaks volumes right there.
Doing the research for this video, I came away with a lot of respect for Joel Schumacher.
@@ItWasAShtShow Personally I'm still disappointed Warner Bros can't see it in their hearts to release Batman Forever: The Original Cut. The 170 minute edit sounds darker and more fascinating. Especially the so called "Man-Bat Red Diary scene" where Bruce remembers who he is.
All those scenes are online. No amount of "darker" Bruce stuff would have changed the absolute insanity Carrey and Jones were doing.
@@ItWasAShtShow Nonetheless I still want to see the cut anyway because those scenes actually looked they would significantly improve the film, and there was more that still hasn't been released. Paramount Pictures just released the 4K version of the 2000 director's cut of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and that movie's Theatrical version was far worse than Batman Forever was, but the director's cut turned out to be the complete opposite and amazing, and they've even gone back and recreated the effects shots in 4K now. If Paramount can do that after so many decades, there's no reason for Warner Bros not to restore and let us see the Batman Forever Original darker 170 minute cut.
I wish Schmacher had scrapped Batman and Robin movie from existence.We could had seen the DC universe started early.🤔😄
The line from batman begins when hes speaking to alfred about why he dresses like batman is so simplistic straight to the point and badass. no whining or long told explanation. nolan is on another fuckin level
My grand uncle used to work as the props guy and as the pyrotechnican in the Batman and Robin movie, and he said it was the best and fun movie he ever worked in. He also said Joel Schumacher was the most kind and understanding director he ever met. But the toys director/producers are kinda strict. As the former props guy, he said they were very specific and careful when it comes to shooting the vehicles. Because most of the vehicles are made up of cheap metal supported by pipes and woods and it can easily get dent when it got hit. Understandably, so they can sell more toys from the movie. It was all fun and games and celebrated after the release of the first week of the movie, until the 2-3 weeks it kinda bomb 😂 Great video man keep up the good work!
Even though it wasn't his fault that his version was poorly written. You gotta appreciate Clooney for being open and apologizing for his portrayal of Batman.
Dude I don't think he gave a flying f tbh.
Clooney is still the best Bruce Wayne so far, though. He nailed the charm and charisma and self-assurance that define BW.
@@MickMcGarnackle i like clooney but billionaires most often don't have charm when they aren't self-made. a more wealthy, i-do-what-i-want/cold attitude is something that bale absolutely nails on the head, and the- i can get everything i want except the girl leaves you interested in what happens next
@@brianpark2564 That's what makes Bale such a perfect young Bruce. Clooney is more like Bruce in his 30s, more experienced at reading people and laying on the charm.
It's funny how far audiences have come. From being possibly confused by the concept of a reboot to telling multiverse stories with characters from different continuities interacting.
I think the studios underestimates their audience.
I don't think audience are ever "confused by the concept of reboot". They are just sick of rewatching the same stuffs again and again, and studio executives just reword it as "audiences get confused by reboots" to the higher management to stop them keep pressing the reboot button on every show.
I already like this video because it begins by naming the actual creator of Batman.
Really learned a lot about the history of Batman Cinema despite thinking myself a huge fan. However, the ending is really the best part of this video. Thank you for your work.
The animated series was phenomenal. Even watching today, it holds up. All you have to do is watch the introductory sequence it to the mr. Freeze storyline, and you're instantly hooked. Mask of the Phantasm was also an excellent film. Not just an animated film, but an excellent film in general. The animated series is one of the greatest animated achievements of the modern era.
Agreed. Also, some of the Animated movies that followed are excellent, like the two-part The Dark Knight Returns.
Fun fact about the Adam West show: Bill Finger wrote at least one episode. which technically makes it the most canonical of all the adaptions.
I learned that as well in his documentary.
Bob Kane was on the set as an advisor to the 89' Batman. That trumps his assistant.
@@captainjefferies9047 Bob Kane stole all the credit from Bill Finger, so him being on set for a movie means jack shit…
@@christianbjorck816 He can't steel something from Finger that Finger never had. Kane invented Batman before Finger knew he existed. Bob Kane is the soul creator of Batman and he only worked on one movie.
@@captainjefferies9047 Incorrect. Kane only had a the shadow rip-off. Bill Finger created the suit, the gadgets, the supporting cast, the origin, the bat-cave, the batmobile, most of Batmans classic rouges and wrote the stories. He is the creator of Batman. Not the hack Bob Kane.
That guy that realizes he stumbled into the shot at 9:47 lmao
everyone knows the perfect ending to the trilogy was Alfred sitting down ordering his Fernet-Branca and looking around only to stop, and as a smile crosses his lips he nods. Everyone heard him tell Bruce the story so I think it stands to reason that everyone would know what he saw and since he was the emotional backbone of the series it's evident important, he gets the final shot of the film.
I love how he gave Bill Finger the credit he deserved.
Damn right!
@@ItWasAShtShow Bill Finger was to Bob Kane and Batman what Steve Dikto was to Stan Lee and Spider-Man.
Bob Kane fingered Bill Fucker.
Who DOESN'T hate Bob Kane at this point?
He also gave [collaborator who only came up with a name] the credit he deserved too!
The Arkham games are the only ones to make a truly great and semi believable Batman and Batman universe come to life with the video game adaptation and they are expertly done. Truly great work put into it
The Arkham games also featured the best-looking Bat-suit out of most versions where the live-action actors can barely turn their heads in the mask.
As an enormous BTAS fan, the Arkham games were probably the greatest version of the character (and Joker).
Agreed! Arkham Origins was especially awesome, seeing how they retroactively "set up" the other games and solidified the narratives. It was fascinating to see The Joker not really having any specific interest in the Bat at first, seeing him as a distraction to his current goals. I especially liked the little detail of the street thugs having no idea who Batman even was and saying things like "who are you? What do you want?? Why are you attacking me??" as he beats them into jelly.
@@stevewik2280 Arkham origins is underrated. People give it such a bad rep but the story and atmosphere are incredible and the combat is what we all know in love. You really can’t even tell another developer made it and even though it reuses assets it still does not get the credit it deserves. I will always have a bias towards Asylum since it was my first Batman but realistically the combat in origins is a better revamped version and I would argue the atmosphere especially setting of the origins rivals Asylum in very close fashion. I still like Asylum more but Origins is actually my second favorite in the series. I had so much fun with that game
I dunno, the new film did a pretty good job of establishing a sort of believable Gotham City that's very true to the comics too imo.
You put a ton of time and effort into making this. Really awesome stuff.
Thank you for noticing!
It never ceases to amaze me…the incompetence of major studios dropping the ball. It’s like these corporate suits are so out of touch with cinema, art, and the human race.
This makes me appreciate batman begins even more
Just getting into it. Batman's popularity didn't continue to soar from the 40s to the 60s. The character had taken a serious hit in the 1950s and was basically on his way out before the 60s TV show revitalized his popularity. I think it's also fair to say that the 60s TV show is really not all that different from the Batman comics of the day. They were all incredibly silly and toothless and the thing the series did was make that funny and fun to watch instead of dumb. Batman fans should be grateful for the Adam West show because without its short-lived phenomenon, Batman comics might well have been canceled and the character forgotten. Of course, it is important to note that Julius Schwartz and Denny O'Neil had to again work to resurrect Batman's popularity and redefine him after the TV show ended.
The 60s show gave him a jump in popularity, the 70s gave us the Dark Knight before Frank Miller did.
Adam west will probably always be the only truly comic accurate Batman. He encompassed everything the character was in the 60's. They even lifted a few episode plots straight from the comics. I don't understand the hype around the dark knight returns. Sure its a good comic, but I think it's overexposed and given way too much credit. Batman started to darken up again in the 70's in the comics, it was slow but he was definitely returning to being a creature of the night. The dark night returns was by no means the first comic to do so.
@@EronPlaysRocknRoll TDKR is famous because of what it did with the comic form and its intelligent satire. Miller's art was incredibly unique for the time and the book's political commentary was seen as something unusually sharp and unexpected for the time. That Batman is depicted as dark and gritty and violent may be its most prevailing legacy, but that's not the only reason it deservedly became a huge landmark. You have to consider context before you say something is overrated or overexposed. This is a mainstream comic doing crazy stuff that you usually only saw in indie comics, that's why it became a big deal.
@@EronPlaysRocknRoll You'd have to be completely ignorant of comic books to not realize how revolutionary Dark Knight Returns was. Not just for Batman but Comics as a whole. Miller and Moore and the only reason any comics are counted amongst great literature
The character took a hit in the 50's because the entire comic industry was under attack by Dr. Frederick Wertham, a psychiatrist who wrote a book called the "Seduction of the Innocent" in 1954 , which alleged that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. People took it seriously, so the Batman character and tangential characters became goofier.
The '60s TV show was a letter-perfect rendition of Silver Age Batman, right down to the crazy camera angles. The most faithful adaptation of source material to this day.
I think you've got a point there. I mean it aged like milk, but it was perfect with the comics of that time.
@@highcollectoryou gotta be kidding me. The 60s series is still hilarious to this day
Ikr when he said that the producers probably never read a comic because they made the show slapstick irked me a bit. At the time Batman comics where just as silly and slapsticky as the show.
Pi is an amazing film. I believe he made “Requiem for a dream” too. Super underrated artist!
Darren Aronofsky isn't an underrated artist at all. He's one of the most prestigious directors and writers in all of cinema.
Actually, the Bat-card scene is the only part of Batman & Robbin I unapologetically love lol
You mean that one scene where it made the Nostalgia Critic have a postal breakdown?
A lot of the jokes in Batman and Robin did not seem nearly as fun or enjoyable as those in the 1966 series, but that one feels like something Adam West's caped crusader would have said. It's amazing, but also disappointing, that they played it so tongue in cheek yet wouldn't go all out on the camp to match that classic series.
Well I mean nowadays the jokes are really all those movies are good for. You can still have a great time with those movies. But there’s actually people who think they’re genuinely good movies
@@MR.GOAT. yeah, and it’s sad
the production of this video was absolutely nuts, deserves more subs
No kidding! Who do we need to talk to about that?!
@@ItWasAShtShow How long did it take to make this video?
@@RickDistance I'm really bad at tracking that, but I'd say around 100 hours (researching to editing).
@@ItWasAShtShow 100 ÷ 24 = 4 days. You sleep 8 hours? 16 hours a day. 6 days. 8 hours a day 12 days. Two weeks, right?
@@RickDistance Two weeks x Full Time Job (carry the laziness) = months +-
Even tho Schumacher didn’t make the best batman movies, he is such a nice guy that I still love and miss him so much. May he rest in peace
And, hey, he actually apologized and took responsibility for what he'd done. Most directors would either pretend it never happened, blame someone else, or gloss over it.
Yeah. Just made them a bit too fruity
I gotta say, the editing in this video is great. Awesome content.
I absolutely HATED the idea of Batman Beyond - there's a new Batman, and he's a character we just made up, and it's THE FUTURE! Then the show turned out to be an endlessly re-watchable masterpiece. What more can you say?
I liked it.
@@Tethloach1 So did I!
I hated Batman Beyond when I was a kid and didn't give it a chance. I really need to go back and actually watch it
Lolwat then it might be time for me to watch it. Always rejected it. Love the Animated series from the 90's though.
@@LundinSebastian nah, don't bother. Life is pointless.
I remember being a kid and watching this film feeling so respected as an audience member. It had big words and discussions about justice, corruption, class, fear, and all being delivered very seriously, everything in it felt so much bigger than the movie and the characters. I didn’t understand shit obviously, but it felt really great watching somethig that was always looked down as for kids interpreted with so with such importance, and it wasn’t just me, Nolan and Goyer clearly put a lot of thought in the themes and the story they put on screen. Also I always felt that it portrayed the character as if it was desconstructing an urban myth, with the comics being a mythologized version of something that really happened and the movie showing what inspired all of it. This is why the batmobile wasn’t an enhanced car with a paint job and some bat ornaments, but a tank that served particular purposes, the bat suit was made of kevlar instead of it being a pijama, the reason behind the bat being chosen as a symbol, etc.
Making the Batmobile an actual tank doesn’t really feel like a Batmobile anymore
Tanky, jumping, barricade-ramming batmobile with rockets is exactly the thing a guy like Batman should use. It's way more usable than just a tuned up car with a rocket engine, when his targets try to lose and outmaneouver him, block his way etc. With just a fast batmobile the movie has to rely more on plot devices like a car transporter that shows up just in time to allow him to jump up the barricade, when Tumbler just smashes it to pieces or jumps over it, because it's purpose is to be able to do such things.
I actually really like the chaotic, fast-cut fight sequences. I feel like that's what someone would experience actually fighting Batman. Just a few seconds of blurred movement and you're on the ground wondering why you feel like a truck just hit you.
I agree with you. But there's one more thing. Fight choreography was much better in Batman Begins, if you watch the fight scenes in slow-motion.
@@nithulnath9331maybe I need to rewatch Begins… I recall the whole Nolan series looking like Tae Bo. I loved the Batman’s fight choreography because it really looked like he could fight. And they even implement moves from different fight styles.
@@heregoesfranklin5962 I really wished that the fight scenes on the sequels were also the same way
@@nithulnath9331ye the 2nd and the 3rd movie makes it seem like Batman is holding in his shit while fighting whereas the 1st one wasn't like that especially with its fast cuts that were done well and i also loved hoe brutal Batman Begins was... batman legit just made a criminal shoot his own foot... and Batman Begins had a very good art style especially Gotham itself and they seemed to completely deviate the art style in its sequel and onward
@@godzillazfriction I believe that the new suit was an issue. Because if we see the fight at the beginning of the dark knight with scarecrow and team, he's wearing the first suit and the fight was much more fast and vicious. The new suit was heavier by 4 kg of I'm right and I think it took away some of the movements because of the armour plates.
11:51 K was clearly meant to be used as a start and stop but if D-A-R-K was written horizontally then the K-N-I-G-H-T vertically it would've made sense a lil bit maybe.
When I saw this in my recommended, I had no idea that it was gonna be this well edited, written, and voiced. When I saw your subcount, I was flabbergasted. This stuff is amazing and you deserve thousands of subs, you're doing great work! Keep it up!
Wow. Thank you! That means a lot. I'm glad you found us!
bro was flabbergasted💀
I love this video so much, you pointed out basically the history of Batman cinema in such a clear and immersive way. I’ve never saw this side of Batman’s journey on the big screen and now I appreciate it so much more. From the pitch of Chris Nolan, filming on Iceland as the ice was just about to melt, the batmobile jump and train crash is actually real like holy moly I’ve never seen this on the bts of Batman begins. This is truly the perfect video about the birth, fall, and rise of Batman. Everyday I find reasons to appreciate the caped crusader even more, and this video adds up to that. Earned yourself a subscriber!
Ah, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
He missed Batman v Superman and The Batman
I didn't know you had this whole other set of videos. These are truly entertaining. Bravo my friend!
The Dark Knight Rises was a great film too. it provided a great end to the trilogy, though the making of it was a little rushed towards the end.
Wow… what a bummer we never got the “Hard R” Batman Beyond movie with Clint Eastwood as Bruce… just wow
I would have loved to see a Batman in the style of Sin City.
Would've loved to see a batman constantly saying the N word with a hard R
@@corningt0n That would be the best movie ever
Man i would love a live a action batman beyond movie , basically if you combine spiderman homecoming and blade runner 2049 you get the basic elements for a beyond movie
I’m really surprised they haven’t done it yet Terry’s Batman is very Spider-man ish and with a cyberpunk setting it would sell like crazy
I honestly don't know why Warner bros hasn't just focused on a batman universe instead of trying to copy Disney & marvel,
Thank you SSSSOOOO MUCH for giving Bill Finger the credit he so richly deserves. I used to argue to support Bill finger way back in the 90s. Before the internet, but people just said Bob Kane and called me a fool. Good job sir.
Great video. These flicks were masterpieces and took Batman to another level.
I respect Joel Schumacher for apologizing. May he rest in peace.
@M M He actually "owed" the world for his mistakes
0:14 How could that not be considered the best shot of a live action Batman ever? I loved Ben's Batman as well but damn that looks dope af.
The Forever One?
Because it's made by Snyder. If it was made by some other overrated/overhyped director, it would have been considered the best and get talked about by everyone.
@@marcosassari5603 my guy, he is talking about the shot of Keaton. by Burton. 💀
What is lost in a lot of the Batman movie franchise lore is that Michael Keaton was a comedian before the movies and a lot of ppl didnt get how he fit into a superhero like the batmans.
So Seinfeld could have been Superman?
This is a comprehensive and most enjoyable video i have ever seen. Thank you so much. The ending was hilarious! 😂😂😂
You're very welcome!
Another awesome video! Thank you for all your hard work to give us such top notch content. Seriously the writing, editing, and research are fantastic. Your podcast is a blast too. Best wishes for both endeavors and can't wait to see what's next!
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@@ItWasAShtShow You should've inserted The Nostalgia Critic's 'BAT CREDIt CARD' tirade.
I always forget George Clooney played Bruce Wayne. The craziest thing is that he was the closest in theme to a big budget, then contemporary version of the 1960s Batman show.
I just saw this vid has hit over two million reviews, so just dropped in to say congratulations on your well deserved success. Keep the hits coming!
Crazy right?
27:50 badman is hilarious
3:50 It was nice of you to mention that Schumacher wanted to make a darker adaptation since he pretty much refuses to pass the buck for all the goofiness in Batman and Robin. Even if any adaptation would have his obvious flair, Batman Forever did show glimpses of how Schumacher would pull off a dark Batman
Too bad Schumacher wanted to make a gritty movie AFTER he drove off Keaton by saying, "Why does everything have to be so dark?" Smh.
That Aronofsky adaptation sounds awesome. I guess it's cool that we eventually got a Travis Bickle-inspired Joker played by Joaquin Phoenix. But that's a little more predictable: you expect the Joker to be dark. It's more interesting if you give that story to Batman.
Great video! I loved the bit at the end too. 😂
Bro!!! You instantly won a new sub with the flowers you gave to MISTER Milton "Bill" Finger and the finger you gave to that crook Robert Khan, alias "Bob Kane".
FUN FACT: Lee Shapiro, one of the two screenwriters for the unmade DarKnight movie, was my screenwriting teacher at my film school! He told us that several scenes he and Stephen had written actually carried over in Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins"... So freaking cool!
Interesting that you say that, because of this video Stephen reached out and I interviewed both him and Lee. Sh*t Show Interview: Batman: DarKnight (Unproduced) kzhead.info/sun/f7lwcsVpiZapZ4U/bejne.html
@@ItWasAShtShow That’s so awesome! I’ll check it out! 😄
Came across this-here shit-show channel. I love how these mini-docs are so informative and way behind the scenes. Even when the doc is about a film that wasn't in my viewing wheelhouse I'm still captivated and still absorbing massive quantities of profound info. Finding this channel will allow me to kick my addiction to Sovereign Citizen videos. For that, I am truly grateful.
Welcome! And enjoy!
That was an excellent video, very well done!!
I love coming back to this video. Highly rewatchable and entertaining to see the history of Batman
I've always imagined Clint Eastwood playing Bruce Wayne in a Batman Beyond feature. It's such a self aware but tongue in cheek choice. It's the type of decision you could see Tarantino making. It's amazing to hear it almost happened. All your videos are really intelligent and interesting. Thanks for the work.
yeah sad the dude lost interest in it. batman beyond would have been cool to see in live action... my fav batsuit. and especially with clint as old bruce.
Nice research! I missed George Miller's Justice League Mortal and the Sandy Collora's Batman Dead End (fan film), which in 2003 proved to Warner that a "realistic" Batman was entirely possible and profitable.
Great vid. Loved it
13:47 basically the batman by reeves lmao
The Joel Schumacher films were basically a meta parody of the excesses of Hollywood action films during the 90's. Everything was overproduced from the costumes to the sets to the characters to the performances. Both films were almost like a 2 hour SNL sketch
Exactly what happened to Love and Thunder
Basically, How Nolan saved Batman, WB and also revolutionated modern cinema.
If Batman it's what it's today it's thanks to Nolan. WB should be forever grateful for what he did for them
If by "revolutionized" you mean destroyed it. Then sure.
The dark knight changed the game. Begins was serviceable, but not best of all time. Rises is good for a third sequel, and it was profitable, and memorable, but not as good as dark knight. All the prestige is from that film.
It didn't need to be saved from Batman Returns. That's by far my favorite Batman movie
I don't understand how Nolan can make an awesome film like The Dark Knight, then go and make the shittiest movies of all time (Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, that other shit one). Especially Oppenheimer.
I want part 2 of this video of how it gone from origin to rises and then turned into man if still and ended up as justice league and reboot of entire failed dc universe!!!
Such a good video thank you!
Thank you for giving Bill Finger his dues. So glad to see him get widespread credit for his contributions
Nolan's Batman trilogy is cinematic masterpiece
Except for the last one
@@hamman_samuel it’s over hated
I liked The Batman(2022) much better than the Nolan films. It instantly became my favorite batman movie.
@@hamman_samuel Last one was a perfect end to the trilogy.
@@kroneexe The Batman is not a game changer while Nolan's Batman Trilogy is a game changer.
Great in depth video like always.
i'm mowing down every one of these. i love your show man it's incredible this content is free
Glad you’re enjoying them so much!
I know we’ll never see Aronofsky’s year 1 but I thought the script was pretty cool and unique. I hope they make a graphic novel adaptation. I wouldn’t be surprised if Matt Reeves took inspiration from it.
13:56 I was sold as soon as I heard the Travis Bickle comparison. I checked out the script and honestly it was pretty good. A lot of parallels to Reeves Batman in terms of how unhinged, obsessive, and rage filled Bruce is in this version. Also in terms of how DIY this Batman is, also the more subtle batmobile, and his interactions with Catwoman were pretty similar. Wouldn't be surprised if Reeves read this script.
Christopher Nolan's version in my opinion is one of the greatest, most epic sequences of movies ever, and I don't even watch super hero movies...
Great video Made spectacular by the last 20 seconds!!!!
It's a pity the Batman Beyond movie didn't work out, I would loved that!
So much information has been put into this video. Amazing job brother!
Great Video essay on the movie history of batman. Man LMAO to the outro. Nice one though.
This is probably the best retrospective of Batman I've ever seen, subscribed!!!!! Pls do James Bond
Already did!