Disclaimer: Before I get on a rant I just want to point out that if there is anyone out there who love the film then power to ya,there is something about the movie that you like. Hell, I commend you for it. But I'm not one of them. So respect that.
I'm not what you'd call a fan of The Killing Joke but I appreciate the impact that it made in comic culture. Especially as it was the comic that made Batman stories evolve to what it is right now. The comic is the epitome of love it or hate it.
So when I heard that it was going to be made in animated format, I was intrigued. Sure I didn't want to instantly buy the animated movie but, when hearing about the participants involved, I was curious as to where they were going to go with it. And boy did it go somewhere. Right in the toilet along with the rest of the fecal matter.
In the beginning, I had nothing but apathy when I heard about the controversy surrounding the movie. Because I had a rather meh reaction. Cause after what I went through with Dawn of Justice I figure, it couldn't be worse. And I was hoping that perhaps the film could be surprisingly good despite the controversy and end up like Ghostbusters where it didn't deserve the controversy behind the film. Yet it manage to achieve my expectations. It manage to be a movie that was worse than Dawn of Justice. At least with Dawn of Justice I can point out a couple of things that I liked in that. Wonder Woman and the Superman vs Batman fight. And I would at least acknowledge that Dawn of Justice was made by people who had no idea what they were doing and produced a cluttered mess. But I'd take that over people who knew that they were baking a cake made out of fecal matter because they were curious how a shit cake would look.
They took one of the most iconic characters and managed to make him unlikable. Batman had flaws but some good writers would at least acknowledge that there is a good person who'd strive to fight in the name of justice while trying to hold onto his humanity. That was one of the things I felt the Nolan Batman films did well. Other than the shitty ending in The Dark Knight Rises. They turned Batman into an asshole who toyed with Batgirl's emotions just so his agenda could be fulfilled and he ended up having sex with her and have little to no hesitation or regret.
People may shit on Watchman but I honestly felt that it played a good homage to Alan Moore's comic and I felt that the movie version of the ending made sense. And I liked the animated version of For The Man Who Has Everything. Cause it was soo good that it didn't felt like an adaptation to me. It felt like a stand-alone Justice League Unlimited episode. But this animated movie felt like it was made by a guy who wanted his Batman/Batgirl wet dream to be produced in animated format rather than paying homage to Alan Moore's work. And it wouldn't surprise me if Bruce Timm was jerking off during that roof top sequence. And he pretty much turned Barbara into a sex symbol. Which I found more insulting than Whedon's portrayal of Ultron cause at least with Ultron I was more confused on if I were watching a Transformers movie than an Avengers movie.
As someone who have read the comic, the shooting scene was nightmarish and ugly as fuck. Meanwhile, the animated movie took its sweet time to provide a close up of Barbara's breast while panning down in a manner that anime shows would when they're doing a fanservice scene. Before Joker proceeds to do the unthinkable.
Then the movie closes out with the debut of Oracle but after all that I just gave zero fucks because the heroes in that movie were so unlikable. They could rival the characters in Arrow when it comes to unlikability.
So overall I give The Killing Joke a F++. Because this movie is so bad that it deserves two pluses.
Don't waste your time with this fan fic or the comic. Instead, I'd personally recommend Whatever Happened To The Man of Tomorrow if you want a comic written by Alan Moore. A good comic that caps of Silver Age Superman.
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