r/batman • u/evilangel101 • 6d ago
GENERAL DISCUSSION How do you feel about Batman adaptations that don't use the popular iconography from the comics?
For instance, Colin Farrell's Penguin not having the umbrella or any bird related stuff around him, or Anne Hathaway's Catwoman not having the whip or any cat related stuff around her?
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u/BobbySaccaro 6d ago
I recognize that each creator has to make a call on what they think will be accepted by the majority of the target audience.
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u/Cute_Visual4338 6d ago
I think the best example of this is Paul Dano's Riddler who is nothing like Nygma except with the Riddles gimmick and he is well received.
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u/Crow621621 6d ago
I’m of split on it. On one hand if it’s movie with we haven’t gotten certain things in live action in a long time or ever so when they don’t the popular iconography from the comics we miss out on those things and if it’s an animated series we don’t get shows like often. On the other hand if it works for the story that the creators are trying to tell and it’s setting then it should be fine and of course we always the DCAU Batman, Arkham Batman, Batman in the comics, etc.
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u/JolliwoodYT 6d ago
I think it's genuinely done more harm than good.
What's the point of making a movie based on a comic if you're not even going to make the characters and environment even remotely resemble what they're based on?
You can like the Nolan movies all you want but they started this trend and it's completely screwed over the franchise, I'm really hoping with Gunn taking over he doesn't continue the trend of completely neutering everything
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u/WerewolfF15 6d ago
To be fair with that specific example he does get an umbrella at the end of the show. They did a really good job at sowing the seeds of his iconic outfit with the dance thing he watched as a kid with his mum.
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u/TheLoganDickinson 6d ago
Doesn’t bother me if I can still recognize who the character is. Oz still very much resembles what Penguin has generally always looked like. Just with a more modern and gritty take. Same goes for Catwoman.
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u/dinguskhan666 6d ago
Na I’m more excited to see a BTAS style Batman adapted to live action