tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post5339094476859380951..comments2024-03-19T07:27:06.216-04:00Comments on VOTARIES OF HORROR: Good Bad GuysKatherine Woodburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364517253667798449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-76158192303040299042009-06-16T10:08:59.629-04:002009-06-16T10:08:59.629-04:00I think Batman definitely falls into the category ...I think Batman definitely falls into the category of anti-hero. He is an interesting dark shadow to Superman. While Superman restrains his powers in order to protect truth and justice (the process), Batman uses his cunning (no super powers) to circumvent a process that he considers mostly corrupt. (Frank Miller explores this contrast in his graphic novels: <i>Dark Knight Returns</i> and <i>Dark Knight Strikes Again</i>; the second recent Batman movie has a <b>very</b> Frank Miller feel.) <br /><br />Consequently, most Batman stories tend to occupy a fine line between action and ultra-Ultra-ULTRA-angst. I quite like <i>Batman Begins</i> and the cartoons, but I admit, when I want upbeat and entertaining, I go for my <i>Lois & Clark</i> (Superman) DVDs!Kate Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276977170991272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-90751472455520553192009-06-16T04:03:07.244-04:002009-06-16T04:03:07.244-04:00I love how you break things down! It has never occ...I love how you break things down! It has never occured to me (even as a writer) to disect what makes a good bad guy. My baddies usually walk onto the page and I just let them get on with being nasty, but I love your list of good bad guy attributes. I'll write them down and keep a check on my bad guys to make sure they're good bad guys not damp squibs. I totally agree with you on the Joker. I love Batman, but I just don't like this latest series. I watched the first movie and I left the theatre feeling slimed and creeped out. The second one was also visually stunning, but I won't watch it again. Heath's joker really was truly disturbing, but for some reason I find Bale's Batman almost more disturbing because he's supposed to be the good guy, but I don't get the feeling that Bale's Batman was being good to be good. Bale somehow makes the good guy feel like being a different kind of bad guy.<br /><br />Your blog always reminds me just how much I don't think or question. Thinking is good...Cari Hislophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717398455999202660noreply@blogger.com