tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post2374143180723241519..comments2024-03-28T04:14:30.305-04:00Comments on Thoughts on Stuff: The Failings of 300 and the Dangers of Comic AdaptationPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702965396185870813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-10008213736645102902007-03-19T20:29:00.000-04:002007-03-19T20:29:00.000-04:00Keaton was great in Returns, the stuff with and Se...Keaton was great in <I>Returns</I>, the stuff with and Selena/Catwoman is reallly layered and complex. The thing I love about the film is the way that it makes Batman out to be just as disturbed as all three villains he's facing. They each represent an aspect of his psychosis, and when he defeats them, he winds up even more alone. I don't think there's ever been a more somber, cold summer Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483689490186954593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-62378807407850812402007-03-19T04:11:00.000-04:002007-03-19T04:11:00.000-04:00Excellent post, and I completely agree about Batma...Excellent post, and I completely agree about <I>Batman Returns</I> (I also think Burton's Keaton is the only actor to bring the necessary ambivalence to Bruce Wayne to stop him being a cardboard cutout).<BR/><BR/>You might find this funny: Miller has an introduction to one of the <I>Spirit</I> Archives, where he talks about how Eisner ripped him a new one for comparing comics to storyboards--David Goldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988083380983768496noreply@blogger.com