DC fans overlook parts of Burton's Batman movies.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Tim Burton's Batman movies remain beloved even decades after their release, and there are many things that fans simply won't admit about the director's two movies centered on the Dark Knight. Batman is undeniably one of the most popular and recognizable heroes in pop culture, and his iconic status has transferred over to the big screen on multiple occasions.
In fact, Burton’s movies place more focus on the antagonist than they do on the hero himself. More time is spent exploring the characterization and motivations of the villains than on the hero, skewing the movies in the antagonists’ favor. Though it may have been an intentional choice by Burton, it ultimately undermines the overall feel of his two Batman movies.
The use of sillier set pieces - such as the Joker’s Smilex commercial or the Penguin’s car shaped like a large rubber duck - come across more as gimmicks than anything else. The extravagant nature of Burton’s villains works to undo some of the more serious elements of his two movies, with the antagonists’ heinous crimes all but forgotten after their ridiculous behaviors.
Burton’s take on the Penguin is characterized as utterly cartoonish and almost inhuman, having been raised by penguins in Gotham Zoo. The villain’s unpleasant and unhygienic habits involve eating raw fish and drooling black goo, which, combined with the decision to push his design into gothic monster territory, make him a truly uncanny villain. Rather than attempt some semblance of comic accuracy, Burton opted for pure shock, and the resulting character hasn’t aged as well as many fans believe.
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