Review of Batman: The Killing Joke

I hear a lot of mixed emotions about this one. Some people loved it. Some people hated it. While others are on the fence about it. I read the book, but it's been awhile. Seeing it in motion and how they do things here kind of makes me nervous. I'm not entirely sure if I'm ready for this. Especially seeing as the characters are played by the ones who I grew up with in the animation. Brian Azzarello has only written one other Batman film that was pretty damn good. Sam Liu has done a lot of the animated films. I have only seen his Hulk Vs film besides this though. Anyways this is a fairly short one compared to most. Actually wasn't sure how it would start, but I am glad it's on a fairly peaceful note. Ah well I get what's going on here. It's always kind of sad when people don't take someone seriously because of looks or something. Yeah this guy makes me uncomfortable. Damn I didn't see that coming! Well okay then! That was quick and unexpected. I mean it kind of makes sense, but it's also pretty awkward. Wow chill haha. Damn this is some intense action. Uh oh something is amiss. That is some good dialogue there! Oh man that is not good. Huh never thought I would see that story. Wait what exactly just happened. That's a cool shot and homage! You will know when you see it! I was wondering if we would only see Batman or get some Bruce Wayne in there. Oh no! That's just messed up. I kept thinking of the Shame scene from Game of Thrones when that happened. Ah and I was expecting some genuine compassion there. That was cruel! These flashbacks are actually pretty interesting. Yes finally I was waiting for that! I'm sorry but if it was me I could not do it that way. They are really hitting this acting on money! That ending was absolutely incredible and well done! This is not your childhood Batman. I mean do not watch this with your kids. I mean some people don't pay attention to ratings, but they really should. It's even a rough watch for adults. At times I did feel a little uncomfortable, but I got over that. It's really well done with the story it's telling. It does start off a bit slow and different, but the last half more than makes up for it. I do recommend it as long as you know that there is some strong themes involved.