This greatness from Bruce Timm belongs in here;
TIMM: I said that? Well, its realistic in this sense, because I think the Nolan movies are kind of a deliberate stab at grounding the movies in a kind of more believable reality than say the Schumacher or the Tim Burton movies. For instance, in Nolans films, Gotham city looks like a real city. However, there is still a kind of larger than life element to his movies even just in terms of what the Batmobile does or some of the gadgetry or even the sequence in Batman Begins where Batman goes to Tibet to learn, you know, the skills to become Batman. To me, thats like already a step removed from the gritty, down to earth realism of Batman: Year One because Year One takes place entirely in an urban environment, theres very little gadgetry, theres no Batmobile, theres no larger than life villains, the villains are just mob guys, you know, like crooked cops. So, thats what I mean by saying it is even more realistic than the Nolan movies. When I say that, its not a slam at those movies. Im in awe of them. But again, its the difference between a medium budget animated feature and a mega budget summer tentpole movie. For years people were saying, Oh, Batman: Year One, they should just turn that into the Batman movie for live-action, and I thought it really wouldnt work because people expect more from a superhero movie in a theater. For a summer tentpole movie they expect bigger, crazier action sequences. They expect bigger explosions and larger than life superheroes and super bad guys. So, I totally understand that, for a live-action movie, the source material is kind of commonplace, its more like a cop movie than a superhero movie which is perfect for us because its a lower profile, its a lower budget movie, its not as big of a gamble. I think its awesome in its own way, but its not a big, spectacular superhero adventure.
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Love that side of Batman and want to see more of it in this trilogy!
