Batman Begins Batman Begins vs Batman: The Animated Series

[TwilightPro101]

I can't choose.

 

[Morgoth]

The Animated Series was way better than Batman Begins. BB was faithful but not completely, not like the cartoon is.

I love the series more so than any of the movies, for the look and stories and the faithful stories to the comics and in some cases better than the comics.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

Begins because it achieved more under difficult conditions. Its always harder to be faithful in a live-action movie than a cartoon.

 

[El Payaso]

The Animated Series was way better than Batman Begins. BB was faithful but not completely, not like the cartoon is.

I remember Two Face being born in an explosion, not Boss Moroni throwing acid to his face. I remember Selina Kyle being a blonde millionaire. I remember Penguin being like in B Returns more than once.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Batman Begins here.......wasn't easy though. I grew up on BTAS......but I just think Batman Begins was IT. my 2 cents.

 

[Galactical]

I love the cartoon. It's arguably the best american cartoon of it's kind.

 

[TheGrayGhost]

It's the cartoon for me. But I would also like to add that when I watch Batman Begins, I felt like I was watching a live-action rendition of the DCAU Batman. Just more intense.

 

[Mr. Socko]

I'm saying TAS because there's about 50 hours of it which was all pretty good compared to a good 2 hours and 20 mins of Batman Begins. Now once Nolan creates 10 Batman movies, it wins over TAS.

 

[Whack Arnolds]

Are you kidding me? This is an easy one...

Batman Begins.

Either way you cut it, B:TAS was a cartoon made for little kids. Batman Begins as a story, is one of the best all time Batman stories told through any medium. It's a better origin than the comic, Year One for christ sakes.

B:TAS is too corny at times for my tastes. And it deviates just as much from the comic book as BEGINS does. Both are completely faithful to the essence, but BEGINS is the more grown up and edgier version.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Well, in defense of BTAS.......it was made for Bat-fans.....not exactly for kids only.

Yeah, I get what you mean about the corniness of BTAS....its there, but it's also evident in BATMAN BEGNS too.....it's a part of the character, really.

But, yeah....in the end....Begins gives me the grown up version, edgier.....and no tights. Close call though.

 

[I_Hate_U_All]

I hate you all but i love Batman TAS.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

I remember Two Face being born in an explosion, not Boss Moroni throwing acid to his face. I remember Selina Kyle being a blonde millionaire. I remember Penguin being like in B Returns more than once.

Nevermind that Begins's two villians have their origins changed aswell. I don't follow the comics, but I know Jonathan Crane wasn't a psychiatrist in a business suit and a potato sack. And I also know that Ra's wasn't some vigilante who trained Bruce to become Batman.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

But Begins was better

 

[El Payaso]

Nevermind that Begins's two villians have their origins changed aswell. I don't follow the comics, but I know Jonathan Crane wasn't a psychiatrist in a business suit and a potato sack. And I also know that Ra's wasn't some vigilante who trained Bruce to become Batman.

Ok, my point wasn't that changes are bad, just that the Animated Series wasn't faithful the same as the movies.

I even like the Joker being Waynes' killer and the mutant Penguin, go figure.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Nevermind that Begins's two villians have their origins changed aswell. I don't follow the comics, but I know Jonathan Crane wasn't a psychiatrist in a business suit and a potato sack. And I also know that Ra's wasn't some vigilante who trained Bruce to become Batman.

Who didn't love Scarecrow's potato sack lmao. Ok, I'll be the first to admit it. Scarecrow was kinda lame in Begins, he was a pathetic low henchman who was in the movie for about 15 minutes if you count all his screentime and put it together.

Oh and I love the tights look from the comic and TAS.

 

[El Payaso]

Ok, I'll be the first to admit it. Scarecrow was kinda lame in Begins

Me being here makes you the second one.

 

[ToddIsDead]

I actually thought the Scarecrow was rather cool in Begins. For what little time he had on screen, I thought Cillian Murphy turned out a pretty good performance. Not how I would do Scarecrow if I were writing and directing a movie with him, but I though he was cool none-the-less.

 

[Two-Face]

I thought Murphy was good as Crane/Scarecrow

Crane: "He's here"

Thug: "Who?"

Crane: "The Batman"

 

[El Payaso]

I felt he had the hots for Batman in that scene.

 

[I_Hate_U_All]

Ok, my point wasn't that changes are bad, just that the Animated Series wasn't faithful the same as the movies.

I even like the Joker being Waynes' killer and the mutant Penguin, go figure.

so do I. Fans need to stop the whole Change = Bad, thing. It annoys me.

 

[I_Hate_U_All]

I thought Murphy was good as Crane/Scarecrow

Crane: "He's here"

Thug: "Who?"

Crane: "The Batman"

Lol I liked him in the movie too. But the quote's wrong. He says "The Batmannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn." extra emphasis on the last sylable there.

 

[El Payaso]

so do I. Fans need to stop the whole Change = Bad, thing. It annoys me.

In the end it's just an excuse to show the world the 'infinite knowledge'.

 

[Warhammer]

DCAU Batman above all else, of course.
DCAU will always be the best portrayal of Batman above all others.
But Batman Begins was close.

 

[ToddIsDead]

Are you forgetting about the comics?

 

[Super_Ludacris]

I think he means best potrayl FROM the comics. Every adaptation will be judged from orginal source it seems