Review of Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) by Apple G — 14 Nov 2010

Yet another Batman arc: Under the Red Hood.

I've always loved "Batman". I remember Saturday morning cartoons in my childhood, waking up extra early for 'older' cartoons - mainly, "Sailor Moon", "Batman", and "Superman". Also, "Batman Beyond". That was good stuff.

The only thing I don't like about the Batman franchise is just how massive it is. I read the wikipedia pages for everyone's favorite dark knight for a whole afternoon, and still wasn't done with all the different story arcs by all the different authors and artists. Characters die, are revived, die again, are revived again - it gets tiring after a while.

But back to Batman! He is my favorite superhero! "Under the Red Hood" was a look into his relationship with the second Robin, how he took his death, how he dealt with it. The Joker was again a main villain, and I never seem to get bored of how he is everything we don't expect. I think I've discussed this with several people - the Joker represents the ultimate villain. He is dangerous, incredibly so; his madness knows no bounds. How is the villain in "Dark Knight Rises" going to stand a chance following Heath Ledger's legendary Joker??

Overall, the movie wasn't bad, although Orion protested nonstop through our viewing that "everything was different in the comic". It at least provided a short, pleasant respite from the other heavy dramas I've been perusing.

It's available on Netflix, so all you netflixers out there can check it out!

Best regards,.

Apple.