Bliz-O-Vision: I want a Batman movie.

Remember when you saw Tim Burton's Batman movies for the first time? They were perfect! Exciting...pure Batman. At least that's what most people told me, anyway. I didn't like them. I loved Batman, but those movies were trash. What was the difference that made me not like them so much? First off, it was the fact that I knew how good Batman could be. He's the best of the heroes, because he never gives up and always finds a way to win, no matter how difficult it is. He won't kill, because he knows the value of a human life and despite being a very dark and cynical personality, he has moments of true warmth. Tim Burton didn't give a shit about this. He saw what Batman looked like, decided that he had to be dressed in black, and made him into a killing machine who shouts at Joker about "getting nuts".

Years went by with people sucking on the Burton Batman movies' teet, some even calling it the best superhero movie, until Christopher Nolan came along and set things right. He understood that Batman isn't a killer. He kept Batman in black, but at least he was able to turn his head, so he had improved on the status quo, and best of all, he put a good story to his Batman. Batman Begins was a great Batman story, despite minor issues, entirely overshadowed by it's sequel, the Dark Knight.

The Dark Knight, really isn't a perfect Batman movie. Remember how I said Batman never gives up? Well, Nolan's Batman can't stop crying about how he has to give up. He's a lousy detective (though better than Burton's) and doesn't have the first clue about sciences. Batman is better than this. With Batman Begins, I give a free pass, as he was becoming the Batman that he would go on to be. Apparently with the new one, The Dark Knight Rises, he has been retired from being Batman for a few years. Nolan's Batman trilogy is that of a weak, pathetic Batman. I never knew such a thing was possible.

The simple point that I'm trying to make is this. Despite Nolan's excellent film making abilities and wonderful eye for action, and looking past the forced dialogue lessons ("It's not who you are on the inside but what you do that defines you" and "you always fear what you don't understand") this Batman series will be overshadowed in time by a better one. We'll look back and see the flaws of the Nolan Batman trilogy. These movies are good. I make no claim against that. It's just that Batman deserves better. It's the best we've gotten, but it's not the best we should be asking for. For those of you who think Ledger's Joker is awesome...you should the Joker from the comics!