Still, the shorts establish or re-emphasize their relationships to Batman, and for Gordon and Fox, this is valuable as material leading into The Dark Knight since they only just made allies out of the Batman in Batman Begins. The other characters that make appearances, Gordon, Fox, Ramirez, and Cassandra, get even less time for development than Batman, so it makes sense that they don't really get any depth. The nature of the shorts - basically, the fact that they are indeed short - limits the depth of exploration they do okay with what they're given, but they had so much more potential that it just ends up being a little disappointing in the end. Batman has always been a great character, but the real question is whether Gotham Knight do him justice.
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It's incredibly interesting to see him in conflict with everything that stands in his way - criminals, the police, Gotham's society, and of course, himself and his own mind. Sure, his backstory is one tragedy in a world of many, but the determination he has to both make up for his weakness as a child and to grow up past the sadness is admirable. The complexity of Batman's character is one of the main reasons I've always been a fan. Each of the six shorts meet at least one of these two goals, though I'd venture to say that none of them do it particularly well. Bruce's line at the end of Field Test is especially memorable: 'I'm willing to put my life on the line, but it has to be my life.'ĬHARACTER - There seem to be two central goals in Gotham Knight: one, describing Bruce/Batman's progression as a character in between the two live action movies, and two, detailing the public's perception of the Batman as he rises in both fame and infamy. Working Through Pain and Field Test are runners up because they contribute at least a little bit to Batman's very complex personality and psyche, and as morality and the mind in general are very prevalent themes in Batman, those two shorts felt rather necessary in helping to further develop and prepare the character for The Dark Knight. The final short, Deadshot was probably my favorite, if only because it had all the elements of a classic Batman - action, mild suspense, and a demonstration of Batman's awesome skill (though he is never without weakness). At best, they were just decent episodes, not good enough for real praise, but not bad enough to trash. Each story is self-contained, but vague, and even though it was possible to draw connecting threads between some of them (always nice), such as In Darkness Dwells and Working Through Pain, I wasn't really wowed by any of them. Each short sort of reminded me of a summarized version of an episode of Batman: The Animated Series, especially the first one, Have I Got a Story For You, which I swear was the exact premise for a TAS episode. To take place in between the events of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight to that end then, they work okay, avoiding major villains and touching on various lesser themes within the Batman franchise. The shorts collected within Gotham Knight are supposed
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STORY - It's kind of hard to review six standalone works all at once while simultaneously trying to be succinct, but I don't think I have the attention span right now to detail each one individually (and I'm long-winded enough as it is).
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then again, considering it's to lead into The Dark Knight, that may be a good thing.
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While fun to watch though, this series of shorts kind of left more to be desired. As a big fan of Batman and an obvious fan of anime, Gotham Knight was definitely something I had been looking forward to.