Is Batman a little TOO dark

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 10-15-2016, 12:39 PM

http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/ente...ader-Adam-West

I know Adam West played a portrayal based on the Silver Age but I can sort of see where he's coming from. There was a certain point where Batman did have a bit of balance.

I refer back to thr 1989 film and TAS. Batman was dark but he knew when to have a sense of humor at times. He smiled while acting cool in the 89 film. In a few episodes of TAS, he traded a few jokes with Alfred (like Alfred compared him to Man-Bat), laughed at a joke some guy played on Joker, smiled while deciding to save Joker from falling, and amused when Alfred was having trouble with a kid.

I know he is dark at his core but I sort of miss those times where he had those moments. He had balance to me. He was cool and calm but knew when to be serious. Now it feels like he needs to be very dark and angry for the sake of people seeing him as the cool superhero.

He is a dark figure but I feel he lost a bit of balance.

What do you guys think?

10-15-2016, 12:39 PM	#1
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	Is Batman a little TOO dark http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/ente...ader-Adam-West I know Adam West played a portrayal based on the Silver Age but I can sort of see where he's coming from. There was a certain point where Batman did have a bit of balance. I refer back to thr 1989 film and TAS. Batman was dark but he knew when to have a sense of humor at times. He smiled while acting cool in the 89 film. In a few episodes of TAS, he traded a few jokes with Alfred (like Alfred compared him to Man-Bat), laughed at a joke some guy played on Joker, smiled while deciding to save Joker from falling, and amused when Alfred was having trouble with a kid. I know he is dark at his core but I sort of miss those times where he had those moments. He had balance to me. He was cool and calm but knew when to be serious. Now it feels like he needs to be very dark and angry for the sake of people seeing him as the cool superhero. He is a dark figure but I feel he lost a bit of balance. What do you guys think?