Batman Villains

[rickygaddo]

is it just me or has anyone else noticed Batman's on screen villains always out shadow Batman, for example Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer are more captivating in their roles compared to Michael Keating, Jim Carrey and Arnold Schwarzenegger capture the comedic value of the next two films which is good going on the laughable performances of Val Kilmer and George Clooney (nipples on the bat suit REALLY). fast forward to the era of Chris Nolan, Liam Nesson oozes charm and villainy and basically makes Bruce Wayne into batman and the performance of a life time by Heath Ledger, to do what all actors aspire to do and have a character that will never be forgotten. If my theory is right and going on past performance, Tom Hardy's going to take the Batman franchise to new levels........I say bring it on

[MikeyRix]

Hah, that's true, actually! Never noticed that. Although I suppose it's something to do with the characters themeselves - Nicholson's Joker (and to some extent, Ledger's) was a flamboyant man (the float scene, anyone?) whilst Batman, no matter the incarnation, is a shadowy, drawn-in figure, thus it can make it quite limiting re matching/ outshining the villains.

[TomBeasley]

Originally Posted by MikeyRix

Hah, that's true, actually! Never noticed that. Although I suppose it's something to do with the characters themeselves - Nicholson's Joker (and to some extent, Ledger's) was a flamboyant man (the float scene, anyone?) whilst Batman, no matter the incarnation, is a shadowy, drawn-in figure, thus it can make it quite limiting re matching/ outshining the villains.

Exactly. It's the same reason that Christian Bale was always going to overshadow Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter. His character is just so much bigger.

[Jonesy]

Villains are always more interesting than the heroes in any genre. Good usually equates to boring.

[thedude]

Originally Posted by Jonesy

Villains are always more interesting than the heroes in any genre. Good usually equates to boring.

We need more "grey" villans. 'Puter games have plenty of them, badly written true, but some ideas could be plundered.

[MikeyRix]

Originally Posted by thedude

We need more "grey" villans. 'Puter games have plenty of them, badly written true, but some ideas could be plundered.

"Grey villains"?

*not a computer/ videogame player*

[morris]

Originally Posted by rickygaddo

the laughable performances of Val Kilmer and George Clooney (nipples on the bat suit REALLY).

How else is Robin supposed to know where to attach the Bat clamps?

[CaptainCrazy]

The villians will always be larger than life and we have a tendency to gravitate toward them if they are played right (see: The Hitcher, Hans Gruber, Justin Bieber)

Saying that Batman Begins put Batman front-and-centre, and Bale didn't disappoint. He really carried that film - did you really care about
!!SPOILER!! Ducard?

[FBADhakal]

Originally Posted by rickygaddo

is it just me or has anyone else noticed Batman's on screen villains always out shadow Batman, for example Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer are more captivating in their roles compared to Michael Keating, Jim Carrey and Arnold Schwarzenegger capture the comedic value of the next two films which is good going on the laughable performances of Val Kilmer and George Clooney (nipples on the bat suit REALLY). fast forward to the era of Chris Nolan, Liam Nesson oozes charm and villainy and basically makes Bruce Wayne into batman and the performance of a life time by Heath Ledger, to do what all actors aspire to do and have a character that will never be forgotten. If my theory is right and going on past performance, Tom Hardy's going to take the Batman franchise to new levels........I say bring it on

When I watched The Batman Rises and The Dark knight, all other batman movies were shadowed, those movies were good at their times, but now if I watch it, damn I can't help laughing. And Seriously, nipples on bat suit, freak comedy show. Talking about the villians and batman, i once tried to write something about them in my one article. The Psychology of the Dark Knight I have tried to highlight all the psychological traits of batman and all the villains involved. And yeah, just checked the third trailer of The Dark Knight Rises, seems awesome. Can't Wait.

[FBLPerry]

Originally Posted by FBADhakal

When I watched The Batman Rises and The Dark knight, all other batman movies were shadowed, those movies were good at their times, but now if I watch it, damn I can't help laughing. And Seriously, nipples on bat suit, freak comedy show. Talking about the villians and batman, i once tried to write something about them in my one article. The Psychology of the Dark Knight I have tried to highlight all the psychological traits of batman and all the villains involved. And yeah, just checked the third trailer of The Dark Knight Rises, seems awesome. Can't Wait.

Just read your piece -- very well done. The flawed nature of Batman/Bruce Wayne is one thing that's kept me to fascinated by Nolan's Batman movies. I don't want a perfect superhero...I want a 'real' one. And I agree w/others who've said Heath Ledger's Joker was THE performance of a lifetime. It still chills me to watch. The Joker forces Batman to make decisions that go against his nature...

(Quote), the Joker: "I took Gotham's white knight and I brought him down to our level. It wasn't hard. You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!"

Source on this was The Dark Knight Movie Quotes, a pretty nice list of lines that help to explain things.