SF to become Gotham for Make-A-Wish

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I almost started crying when I saw this story yesterday.

 

[Raiden]

Kudos to the City of San Francisco for help making a little kid's dream come true.

 

[Silvermoth]

Check out that walk!

You know, if they ever need a Damien Wayne...

 

[Pink Ranger]

Henry Cavill should have showed up as Superman, so the kid could passively-aggressively insult him.

 

[Morg]

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/b...mbs-up-to-batkid-best-batman-ever-1200842910/

 

[bullets]

This is one of the coolest things ever to happen. I had a friend named Steve who sadly died of leukemia at the age of ten. Make a wish is one of the best things going today.

 

[terry78]

Now that is a cool thing to do.

 

[Anita18]

This is probably my favorite photo of that day:

https://path.com/p/PY0rT

I know, it doesn't show BatKid, but it shows how so many people were out to support him and believe in a little magic themselves.

 

[The Guard]

First, why is he called "Batkid"? It's like they printed out signs waiting for this to happen, and it happened to be a boy. Why not Batboy? Is that trademarked by the cult musical?

Second, this is touching. It does help restore some faith in humanity.

Third, not faith in humanity as artists. Given that an entire city was involved...the production values on this kind of suck. They couldn't spring for a quasi legitimate Batsuit for Batman? For gloves for Batkid? Leggings for his costume? Boots? I mean, the kid has custom made body armor, gauntlets and a cowl. They couldn't give him gloves? Did they blow the budget on the Batmobile's decal or something?

 

[terry78]

He's got cancer, so I seriously doubt he's nerd raging about authenticity.

 

[georgec]

Batboy sounds dumb, plus it would confuse people and make them think of this:

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

They end up getting to call him Riddler? Or did they stick with The Puzzler and Mr. Penguin?

 

[roach]

They end up getting to call him Riddler? Or did they stick with The Puzzler and Mr. Penguin?

They went by the correct names

 

[Sawyer]

First, why is he called "Batkid"? It's like they printed out signs waiting for this to happen, and it happened to be a boy. Why not Batboy? Is that trademarked by the cult musical?

Second, this is touching. It does help restore some faith in humanity.

Third, not faith in humanity as artists. Given that an entire city was involved...the production values on this kind of suck. They couldn't spring for a quasi legitimate Batsuit for Batman? For gloves for Batkid? Leggings for his costume? Boots? I mean, the kid has custom made body armor, gauntlets and a cowl. They couldn't give him gloves? Did they blow the budget on the Batmobile's decal or something?

"This helps restore my faith in humanity..... but I'm going to ***** about stuff anyway."

 

[georgec]

They should have hired Snyder and Goyer to write and design the whole event.

Bunch of hacks in Make-a-Wish and San Francisco. Go big or go home on the production value.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

They should have hired Snyder and Goyer to write and design the whole event.

Bunch of hacks in Make-a-Wish and San Francisco. Go big or go home on the production value.

 

[StarLord]

First, why is he called "Batkid"? It's like they printed out signs waiting for this to happen, and it happened to be a boy. Why not Batboy? Is that trademarked by the cult musical?

Second, this is touching. It does help restore some faith in humanity.

Third, not faith in humanity as artists. Given that an entire city was involved...the production values on this kind of suck. They couldn't spring for a quasi legitimate Batsuit for Batman? For gloves for Batkid? Leggings for his costume? Boots? I mean, the kid has custom made body armor, gauntlets and a cowl. They couldn't give him gloves? Did they blow the budget on the Batmobile's decal or something?

You have some serious problems.

 

[Octoberist]

After reading what Guard said.. it's funny only because boy oh boy, some people are so tempted by their 'nerd' urges to say stuff like that…and they just cave in. And I guess even if it's positive, it has to be something backhanded, so they can still say their piece.

It's the "That's cool and heart-warming and all…....BUT" attitude and it's a little upsetting. I'm not mad or anything, but I just expected a little bit more out of some folks like him from time to time. Not just a stereotype.

 

[Sawyer]

It's as irritating as the people who used the event to voice their displeasure with Affleck's casting or DC's direction with their films.

This is a very un-cynical event... lock down your ****ing cynicism for ONCE.

 

[Slushy]

He's the hero Gotham deserves.

 

[georgec]

You have some serious problems.

LOL that was more or less my reaction, too.

He's the hero Gotham deserves.

 

[The Guard]

You have some serious problems.

Why?

Because I'm not parroting what everyone else is and because I care about attention to detail?

Look, it's touching as all get out. I'm sure the kid loved it, and that it's one of the best things that will ever happen to him.

But there are many angles to something, and the emotional component is only one of them. I think discussing the artistic merits of such an endeavor is legitimate.

I'm a theatre guy. I, and most other artists I know, care enough when I go into something artistic to pay attention to detail and make it look decent and complete. This is MAKE A WISH. This is the kid's dream. This is arguably THE event of his life, yes? And more to the point, from a publicity standpoint, this is going to be seen by the world.

Why half ass it in any respect?

And hey, maybe the kid had gloves, and his hands got sweaty, so he took them off.

Just making an observation.

If it was really a nerd thing, I'd be complaining that black rubber armor movie Batkid is dealing with something more akin to comic book/TV show versions of The Riddler and Penguin.

 

[StarLord]

You're right, it has been seen by the world.

But guess what? They didn't go on about how Batman didn't have the appropriate utility belt or why the kid didn't wear the correct boots or that he wasn't climbing buildings via a grappling hook because it's about his story, a child who was battling an illness and the effort of those who made the day special for him.

As a human being, I am utterly embarrassed by your comments.

 

[Anita18]

After reading what Guard said.. it's funny only because boy oh boy, some people are so tempted by their 'nerd' urges to say stuff like that…and they just cave in. And I guess even if it's positive, it has to be something backhanded, so they can still say their piece.

It's the "That's cool and heart-warming and all…....BUT" attitude and it's a little upsetting. I'm not mad or anything, but I just expected a little bit more out of some folks like him from time to time. Not just a stereotype.

The Guard has been here how long? I wasn't surprised seeing who that post came from.


I think the folks at Make A Wish were busy making sure the right streets were closed and getting the guys in charge in SF together to make this work. San Francisco is NOT a small town. It normally takes ages to get anything done in a city that size. The fact that it went so well speaks to how much effort they put in. Just because the costume could have been better doesn't mean they did a crap job. The costumes are really just the tip of the iceberg.

In the big scheme of things, costume production values are the LAST thing on the list. But according to The Guard, community theater productions (or even Broadway productions, but let's be real here, you likely are not on Broadway) are TOTALLY on par with a production involving one of the largest cities in the country.

 

[georgec]

The point of this event was not to impress comic nerds with grade-A Hollywood production values.

The point was to make a wish come true for a young boy. His wish was "to be Batkid".

Thousands of people didn't line the streets to see some level of "artistic value". They were there to support the effort and the kid.

That's not to say there's any validity in The Guard's rants. Maybe he should make his own wish for the production values he needs but doesn't deserve.