Honestly, the guilt Bruce feels over being happy in this movie is some of the most complex and interesting emotion work I've seen in a movie bar none. It's actually crazy. How does a team of writers make the decision to make a character whose whole thing is misery, miserable because he is happy. It's both true to the character and a complete inverse of the expectations of that character. Seriously one of my favorite lines of all time.
I think TAS Batman is the best incarnation of Batman. Not only did they do an excellent job of developing Batman but they gave him a depth of empathy and compassion rarely seen in other interpretations of the character. TAS Batman genuinely wants to help everyone, including his worst villains. Because Batman understands how just one bad day can ruin someone's life, he wants all the criminals and villains he fights to have a chance to overcome their trauma, so they can one day redeem themselves.
Because of your talk, I paused the video and went to watch the movie. Spoiler: I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man, the movie is so deep, for once batman feels like a human being and not just an angry lonely guy great video,
Oh god, the premise of this video, of "I'm gonna go up to my parent(s) and ramble about how amazing and thematically complex this nerdy thing is" is WAY too real for me.
-Mask of the Phantasm is the best Batman movie -The 90's X-Men and Spider-Man cartoons don't hold up -Mark Hamill is the best joker This video drops a whole lot of truth bombs and is amazing.
+The Man Who Belches Indeed, both have aged horribly but X-Men at least tackled some very ambitious stories and deep themes, whereas Spider-Man today is just unwatchably cringeworthy.
And Conroy is the best Batman by miles. They're the definitive versions of Bats and Joker. Also, I see JLU holding up really well. It still looks better than most cartoons today.
Yes, if the video mentioned Conroy being the best Batman I would have included that on the list, though I think that statement is less controversial since none of portrayals of Batman are nearly as well regarded as Heath Ledger's Joker. And yes, Justice League Unlimited is one of my favorite shows ever, cartoon or otherwise. Almost all of the DCAU is worth revisiting.
What you know now that the new Batman movie will adapt some parts of Batman ego and the director of that this movie Matt Reeves is now currently developing new Batman animated series along with the main architect and visionary of Batman mask of phantasm and entire DCAU in general Bruce Timm. I'm definitely sure Matt Reeves would have discussed with Bruce Timm regarding some story elements of The Batman. Finally after so many years, we finally going to see some form of adaptation of Batman the animated series in live action. Nolan's Batman movies are also great, they belong in totally different categories compared to Batman the animated series vibe.
Geahk Burchill To be fair MOTP was poorly marketed back then for some reason, so not many people would have heard of it. I hope that the movie would gain mainstream cult following though and force Warner Bros to release an HD remaster.
I never feel as connected to an animated figure as with an real actor. I can never really sink into this world. I know, it is my problem and most people don't feel like this but it is the truth. Btw. it is the same with Game-characters. It is too unreal. Too wooden. I still enjoy a lot of games and can also watch an animation film and have fun with it, but I could never put any animation batman over one of the Nolan or Burton movies. No way. Sorry.
That I will definitely agree on. I think Shirley Walker's score gets to the heart of the character more than any other, as fond as I am of Elfman and Zimmer/Howard's music.
It’s tragic because whenever my friends ask me “what’s your favorite Batman movie” I always say “mask of the phantasm” and they always are like “what’s that”
what I also love is how the subtle way they make the Phantasm a part of the DCAU by showing her in the Justice League Unlimited episode Epilogue, as the assassin that was hired to kill Terry McGinnis' parents after they left the theater, only for her to refuse.
Conroy and Hamill are THE definitive versions of Batman and Joker, period. The score for this film is also insanely good. Something I hope they recreate for Ben's later on.
I honestly despise you, because you are everywhere and because you are an MCU shill who has Ledger's Joker on his avatar, even tho he has no respect for Nolan. Fuck MCU.
My personal favorite is the one in Return of the Joker right after Bruce throws a knife at him, or the one in Justice League when he's pouring out the bag of rocks. But hey....they're all Hamill.
Dude, you're speaking my language. The animated series is one of the best animated cartoons ever and It's aged like a fine wine. Also, this movie is a masterpiece and I'm glad it's getting the attention it deserves.
Imagine the move without it. The fight has just barely started, and The Joker just lodges this cleaver deep into the side of Batman's ex's head. I imagine there's a moment of silence as Batman and Joker just stare at the collapsed corpse, spewing blood and fragments of skull all over the floor. You can tell they're both just thinking, 'holy shit. I can't believe that just happened. That went bad so fast.' Then Bruce falls to his knees, mourning the fact that from the moment they both became obsessed with the deaths of their parents, their love was on a slow moving train with this as the only destination. Bruce doesn't go over to her, just stares at the ground and weeps. As the screen fades to black, we hear The Joker start to laugh.
Bruce's guilt over being happy is my favorite thing ever done with his character. The Nolan movies show shades of it but not in the right light. The sadness, grief, and all that entails as the driving factor for his origin is almost a choice. It's comfort, it's familiar. Sometimes pain is the only thing a person has, or what they cling to the hardest. Letting go of it means that you truly lose everything about the loss. Not having the pain means they aren't with you anymore. Wasn't really a fan of the movie "Manchester by the sea" but that exact thing is one of the ideas explored in the movie and this kids movie did it in better form and in a much more compelling but equally somber way. Wholeheartedly agree. Hamill will always be my favorite. I think because it's a cartoon alot of people can ignore specific things about the animated character but that joker is truly the most terrifying to me.
One of my favourite scenes in this film is the mugging that Bruce attempts to stop during his date with Andrea. The moment he meets an oncoming motorcycle with a focused, icy stare is chilling. No utility belt, no body armour, no costume, and he's still about to take on a chain wielding goon on the back of a bike. One of the moments in the film that just affirms "My god. This motherfucker is CRAZY"
It's good to see another love for this movie. This movie up until know is among my top 10 best superhero movies of all time. I even dare to say this movie triumphs all MCU movie imho. Just that scene at the grave where Bruce is confused on how he should live his own life is just tragic.
"This Joker is probably the best version of the character ever. Even better than (beat) the Jared Leto one." /sips drink and waits for several seconds You can cast that line all you want, but I know bait when I see it.
More needs to be said of Shirley Walker's score. It's stunning. And I think it's the finest use of Elfman's theme and motifs AND it's use of the Russian choir is so damn inspired. Genius!
I've been preaching this message for well over 20 years - I once threw a party where I made my friends sit and watch it. There was only one note I missed in your video - the very heavily implied hook-up where Andrea is only wearing Bruce's dress shirt. Totally flew over my head as a kid but I can't help but wonder who was approving their content back then!
The part at the World's Fair where Bruce finds the car that he makes into the Bat-Mobile has stayed in my mind in such detail since seeing the movie in Cinema's as a child all those years ago, such a great part
Best part is Alfred being genuinely terrified by Bruce in the Batsuit for the first time. Like I know that had more meaning to it, but rly he’s just witnessing a guy dressing up in a bat costume
Love how you incorporated your parents in your video at the end. Legends of the Dark Knight and the Detective comics were some of my favorite on-going storylines. I am also a fan of the movie Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Batman the Animated TV Series. The art, voice-over casting choices, the emotion in their voices, the music, the writing -- by far one of the best animated shows I have ever seen. To me, Kevin Conroy set the standard for Batman's voice.. and Hollywood should look at the Animated Series as something to emulate and adapt to the big screen for a live action film. Not mentioned nearly enough, Dana Delany is a fantastic voice-over actress for Bruce's love interest, but she also did the voice for Lois Lane in Superman. I also like the character style and voices of Batman in the Arkham games with new guy Roger Craig Smith, and Tell-tale series games with Troy Baker as Batman's voice. In my opinion, Baker did good as both Batman and the Joker, but it's a hoot to watch Mark Hamill do his Joker voice-over lines live - he is so animated himself. As for the live actions movies, I prefer fins on the bat mobile too, it just looks more like a "bat" mobile. However, I think the military pod fit into the concept that Chris Nolan was going for - realism rather than feeling comic book-y. I like Batman movies that are comic book-y, just not campy. The Tim Burton's movies were very well-done, even though the setting was not modern-day. As far as the feeling of a Batman movie, I like realism with fantasy that has a noir feeling, but not too much, where the bleakness of the environment overtakes the heart and soul within the hero. What I am not a fan of is the campy 60's Adam West, and the Batman and Robin movie. Though many people think of Adam West as the original or the standard, Batman actually began in the forties with Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery.
The Batman movie where Bruce Wayne apologizes and feels utterlty guilty for feeling... Happy. Absolutely genius and it always puts a lump in my throat. "I never expected to feel happy." Great analysis, very well produced. I am subscribing.
Thank you Patrick for making me revisit all those wonderful emotions that swept over me even when I first saw it as a 12-year old! For me, it was the already first 5 seconds of Shirley Walker's score as the camera moves through Gotham that made this movie feel special beyond expectations! I love that you made a this movie about how great Mask of The Phantasm is! Thank you again!
All the points you bring up about The Dark Knight are spot on. I've always felt The Dark Knight is a great thriller...but not such a great Batman movie. I've always thought Batman Begins was much closer to capturing the feel of a Batman comic. And yes, Mask of the Phantasm is brilliant.
Dude. Duuuuuude. I am in love with this. The writing. The performance you give. The editing. It's laid back, it's cool, and it's perfect. I love this so much.
oh man, are you going to make this whole "Patrick passionately explains something to his unsuspecting parents" a series? ...cuz I'm totally cool with that.
As a child of the late 80s and early 90s, I must say that I watched A LOT of The Animated Series. I absolutely loved it, I remember watching the Mr Freeze story line and thinking, "Wait, why I am kind of on his side and bit Batman's?" while also just loving the visuals of the snow and the ballerina. O man, things are getting nostalgic!
I was 11 when this was in the Theater. My grandmother took me to see it. I loved it then and have talked about it for years. It blows my mind how many "Batman fans" don't know about it. I am surprised you didn't touch on how this was originally going to be for TV and then got bumped to a Theatrical Release. P.S. How timely was this, as it is finally on Blu-ray.
I always remember Joker saying, "True she's a real home-body but you can't help who you fall in love with" after pinching the animatronic woman's cheek and a piece comes off.
Can I make a request for a long form content? Avatar the last Airbender's character arc analysis. Love that show, such good characters and would love to learn from you about character development!
Embarrassing confession: I still haven't watched that show. I'll get to it, I promise. But some kind of video on long-form serialized storytelling is something I would love to do.
I'm so glad I actually got to see this in a movie theater! It was breathtaking to see that animation and hear that soundtrack (and those voices) in a theater! I'm so glad to continue to see people discover this film and to see more and more reviewing it as the BEST Batman film ever. Which it is. For every point made in this review one can't help but agree. Well done, good sir!
omg ur parents are adorable NEXT TIME: "It's time to dissect the cinematic greatness that is the 2008 Wachowski masterpiece SPEED RACER" (now with TWO bottles of Jameson!)
i want someone to explore the implications behind the reveal in jlu that someone dressed as the phantasm is responsible for terry mcginnis actually turning out to be bruce wayne's biological son
The scene where Batman masks for the first time has to be the greatest scene in cartoon history. The parent's portrait, the music, staring at the mask before he puts it on, the narrowing of the eyes, Alfred's reaction, and Batman walking past him to destiny. It's so brilliant.
I had this o VHS, loved the series and still remember playing the game and having the toys of the show. Now I have to watch it all over again. I fell lucky to have been raised with shows like this and games like metal gear solid, such rich and bold memories...
Only thing I think that makes what your saying a little off is the fact it was not a kids show when it started... The series started off on Fox Sunday night programming six central time and I'll never forget the first episode it was amazing it didn't move to a kids show until 3 years later...
Man, not a second is ever wasted in this film now that just illustrates some damn good storytelling and pacing. I love how this film does not throw any punches and actually uses blood unlike the animated series. You always wonder after so many punches and injuries how Batman and his rogue gallery result unscathed. There's also genuine tension in this film. I love it! I also adore the soundtrack so much as it just such a beautiful testament to Elfman's '89 score but even better!
I came back to this video a year later for the sole purpose of giving it a thumbs up thinking I had forgotten. I was wrong. I just can't give it another like.
I've known about this movie ever since it came out but never had much interest in watching it till I saw this review. I loved the animated series and still think its great even now. And so I watched this movie recently and wow, you are right this is now my favorite batman movie! Truly a hidden gem. I wish I'd seen this sooner. Thank you.
Retro Fudger I second tge motion. Ben Affleck was outstanding as both Batman and Bruce Wayne, I think he would be great for a live action version of Mask of the Phantasm
yes, and given how much MoTP does in 75 mins expanded to like the general 2hr+ movie would be amazing. AND affleck does good with those emotional, subtle type of character movies!
One of my favorite movies as a kid. For all the same reasons you praised this movie and more I consider Batman Begins the best Live action Batman movie. You've earned a subscriber.
But I do applaud them for trying to keep with the "grown-up" feel of the film by giving it a song like Batman Returns had (Siouxie and the Banshees) and Batman's Prince soundtrack. It's not a bad song, but it does stand out as odd when compared to Walker's amazing score!
Love the video! I like that you always add just a little bit of a premise or context as to why your making a case for something rather than just "I like this and here's why" For me my favorite Batman movie is The animated feature Batman: The Dark Knight Returns based on the Frank Miller comic featuring an aging Bruce Wayne in a world where Superman is the only sanctioned super hero. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend!
a detail that i really appreciate is the honest implication that andrea actually succeded in killing the joker he obviously survives, but in the context of a self contained batman story it makes a big impact i think It means that she'd completely succeeded, and now that her chance to have a life with bruce was over, effectively every part of her old life had been erased and just killing the joker off in service of another characters arc like that comes off as a bit bold
Really like your thoughts on this movie... I go back to what I said before... it didn't start off a kids cartoon and this wasn't a kids movie!!! I think it was even read it PG or even PG-13...
6:05 Bruce bangs his hand on the threshold and you pay attention to detail, you can see Bruce shake his hand because he's just recently gotten the cast off that hand. It's that level of detail that gives Bruce Timm awards.
The award for best supporting cast goes to Patrick's Mom and Dad.
They appear to be cool as f*ck!
Well well what do we have here
I saw this comment before the video loaded so I thought you were referring to Spongebob and I was so fucking confused.
Absolutely Superb!
Honestly, the guilt Bruce feels over being happy in this movie is some of the most complex and interesting emotion work I've seen in a movie bar none. It's actually crazy. How does a team of writers make the decision to make a character whose whole thing is misery, miserable because he is happy. It's both true to the character and a complete inverse of the expectations of that character. Seriously one of my favorite lines of all time.
This make Joker really complementary person to Batman.
ULGROTHA yes! The forgotten. Explores Bruce’s psychology- sadly like the title suggests it is often forgotten.
"I know I made a promise but it just doesn't hurt so bad anymore."
This movie made the batman mantle seem like a curse or a dark prophecy.
I think TAS Batman is the best incarnation of Batman. Not only did they do an excellent job of developing Batman but they gave him a depth of empathy and compassion rarely seen in other interpretations of the character.
TAS Batman genuinely wants to help everyone, including his worst villains. Because Batman understands how just one bad day can ruin someone's life, he wants all the criminals and villains he fights to have a chance to overcome their trauma, so they can one day redeem themselves.
KingOfMadCows half of it is like that the other half is rubbish
KingOfMadCows and they perfectly introduce sidekicks
ah this man gets it. this might be my favourite TH-cam video now. thanks Patrick.
TAS Batman?
The Animated Series
Because of your talk, I paused the video and went to watch the movie.
Spoiler: I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, the movie is so deep, for once batman feels like a human being and not just an angry lonely guy
great video,
Muaz Osman it’s great. Saw it when I was younger and thought it was cool
WOW same with me, I immediately went to watch it when I saw the "major spoilers ahead"
dude! me too!
Muaz Osman let's hope we see that in later Batman movies
Great decision watching the movie, what took you so long???? :o
I already know why it's great. I just love hearing other people give this great movie attention.
Same. And hearing someone else point out the beautiful things in this movie that you thought only you noticed feels awesome.
Same.
Oh god, the premise of this video, of "I'm gonna go up to my parent(s) and ramble about how amazing and thematically complex this nerdy thing is" is WAY too real for me.
-Mask of the Phantasm is the best Batman movie
-The 90's X-Men and Spider-Man cartoons don't hold up
-Mark Hamill is the best joker
This video drops a whole lot of truth bombs and is amazing.
SwedginSanFrancisco Neither hold up that well but compared to Spider-Man the xmen cartoon holds up to some extent-particularly the first 2 seasons
+The Man Who Belches Indeed, both have aged horribly but X-Men at least tackled some very ambitious stories and deep themes, whereas Spider-Man today is just unwatchably cringeworthy.
SwedginSanFrancisco I think they hold them up pretty well
And Conroy is the best Batman by miles. They're the definitive versions of Bats and Joker.
Also, I see JLU holding up really well. It still looks better than most cartoons today.
Yes, if the video mentioned Conroy being the best Batman I would have included that on the list, though I think that statement is less controversial since none of portrayals of Batman are nearly as well regarded as Heath Ledger's Joker.
And yes, Justice League Unlimited is one of my favorite shows ever, cartoon or otherwise. Almost all of the DCAU is worth revisiting.
Mask of The Phantasm is simply the best example of a character study on Bruce Wayne ever, alongside Batman: Ego in the comics
Batman: Ego is terribly overshadowed.
What you know now that the new Batman movie will adapt some parts of Batman ego and the director of that this movie Matt Reeves is now currently developing new Batman animated series along with the main architect and visionary of Batman mask of phantasm and entire DCAU in general Bruce Timm.
I'm definitely sure Matt Reeves would have discussed with Bruce Timm regarding some story elements of The Batman.
Finally after so many years, we finally going to see some form of adaptation of Batman the animated series in live action.
Nolan's Batman movies are also great, they belong in totally different categories compared to Batman the animated series vibe.
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You're wrong, it's about batman's feeling of guilt about what he lost
Wait, there are people who DON'T know that Mask of the Phantasm is the best Batman movie?
I dunno. Batman: Heart of Ice is a masterpiece in my opinion :)
Lvl1Shield Heart of Ice wasn't a movie, or are you referring to Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero, because if you are then I completely agree with you
Geahk Burchill To be fair MOTP was poorly marketed back then for some reason, so not many people would have heard of it. I hope that the movie would gain mainstream cult following though and force Warner Bros to release an HD remaster.
Red Hood is god damn close
its hard for me to pick between the two
I never feel as connected to an animated figure as with an real actor. I can never really sink into this world.
I know, it is my problem and most people don't feel like this but it is the truth. Btw. it is the same with Game-characters. It is too unreal. Too wooden. I still enjoy a
lot of games and can also watch an animation film and have fun with it,
but I could never put any animation batman over one of the Nolan or Burton
movies. No way. Sorry.
I kinda love that Mask of the Phantasm is ultimately a tragic love story before it's a superhero story.
This film has the best score in any Batman anything. Hands down.
I just spent the last four minutes trying to come up with a witty rebuttal to that... the results were inconclusive.
That I will definitely agree on. I think Shirley Walker's score gets to the heart of the character more than any other, as fond as I am of Elfman and Zimmer/Howard's music.
Almost the best score in any movie period.
As much as I ADORE the Mask of the Phantasm score, I still believe Elman's is also worthy
Just finished watching it for the first time. Wow, just wow. you're right.
It’s tragic because whenever my friends ask me “what’s your favorite Batman movie” I always say “mask of the phantasm” and they always are like “what’s that”
You're doing the lord's work here.
Derek Didear LOL. Indeed.
i am going to somewhat disagree! somehow, i doubt knowing a great batman movie is a significant part of the lord's plan...
what I also love is how the subtle way they make the Phantasm a part of the DCAU by showing her in the Justice League Unlimited episode Epilogue, as the assassin that was hired to kill Terry McGinnis' parents after they left the theater, only for her to refuse.
Conroy and Hamill are THE definitive versions of Batman and Joker, period. The score for this film is also insanely good. Something I hope they recreate for Ben's later on.
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Batman - The Animated Series is a Masterpiece of a TV Show.
I honestly despise you, because you are everywhere and because you are an MCU shill who has Ledger's Joker on his avatar, even tho he has no respect for Nolan. Fuck MCU.
RIP Shirley Walker :(
Ok, Ñedger scophant.
@@antona.1327 Not everyone who hates the shitty DCEU movies is an MCU schill
"you still following your dad's orders?"
"the way I see it, the only one controlled by his parents is you"
[MLG music with air horns]
that movie has the best joker laugh ever.
oh and that guy, laughing to death in hospital
The one in Return of The Joker when Terry and Bruce witness the Joker transformation is pretty damn good as well. Fucking terrifying
My personal favorite is the one in Return of the Joker right after Bruce throws a knife at him, or the one in Justice League when he's pouring out the bag of rocks. But hey....they're all Hamill.
Shock Vox I like the laugh at the end of return of the joker when he's choking Terry and he's laughing like he's finally won.
I swear that guy shares a relation to the schizophrenic officer Harvey Dent was threatening in The Dark Knight.
Ha ha ha ha ohhh nooo!
Dude, you're speaking my language. The animated series is one of the best animated cartoons ever and It's aged like a fine wine. Also, this movie is a masterpiece and I'm glad it's getting the attention it deserves.
That stick of bologna is the real hero here.
It's the cold cut we need, but not the one we deserve right now.
HAhahahahaha
Imagine the move without it. The fight has just barely started, and The Joker just lodges this cleaver deep into the side of Batman's ex's head. I imagine there's a moment of silence as Batman and Joker just stare at the collapsed corpse, spewing blood and fragments of skull all over the floor. You can tell they're both just thinking, 'holy shit. I can't believe that just happened. That went bad so fast.' Then Bruce falls to his knees, mourning the fact that from the moment they both became obsessed with the deaths of their parents, their love was on a slow moving train with this as the only destination. Bruce doesn't go over to her, just stares at the ground and weeps. As the screen fades to black, we hear The Joker start to laugh.
One of my favorite moments in Batman film history
@@TheManTheMythD That would've been horrible.
Bruce's guilt over being happy is my favorite thing ever done with his character. The Nolan movies show shades of it but not in the right light. The sadness, grief, and all that entails as the driving factor for his origin is almost a choice. It's comfort, it's familiar. Sometimes pain is the only thing a person has, or what they cling to the hardest. Letting go of it means that you truly lose everything about the loss. Not having the pain means they aren't with you anymore. Wasn't really a fan of the movie "Manchester by the sea" but that exact thing is one of the ideas explored in the movie and this kids movie did it in better form and in a much more compelling but equally somber way. Wholeheartedly agree. Hamill will always be my favorite. I think because it's a cartoon alot of people can ignore specific things about the animated character but that joker is truly the most terrifying to me.
Your parents are pretty awesome actors, man
Carlos H I found it funny that he's talking to his parents but says "my sister bought me these toys"
Carlos H Love the parents, love how they were included!
And they get even better!
"I didn't count on being happy" my favorite batman line of all time. glad to hear someone else sing the praises of this movie!
I love everything you make, huge fan here ~ JP
HellthyJunkFood so when the next batman inspired junk coming ?
Thanks, JP! That's so cool of you to say. Loved the Simpsons food video. Please make a Krusty Partially Gelatinated Non-Dairy Gum-Based Beverage.
HellthyJunkFood make some bat cookies please
@@patrickhwillems my man that bottle of tea is going down fast...
14:01 "Knives are too quick. With salami, you get to savor all the little moments"
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June 19, 2017- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm has been announced that it will be released on Blu Ray! Finally Warner Bros. WOKE THE FUCK UP!
Every point made in this video just had me going "RIGHT???"
ZimMan2 PREACH!!!!
Same
Batman mask of the phantasm was a master piece. It made my day when I saw it in theaters back when I was like 8.
One of my favourite scenes in this film is the mugging that Bruce attempts to stop during his date with Andrea. The moment he meets an oncoming motorcycle with a focused, icy stare is chilling. No utility belt, no body armour, no costume, and he's still about to take on a chain wielding goon on the back of a bike. One of the moments in the film that just affirms "My god. This motherfucker is CRAZY"
It's good to see another love for this movie. This movie up until know is among my top 10 best superhero movies of all time. I even dare to say this movie triumphs all MCU movie imho.
Just that scene at the grave where Bruce is confused on how he should live his own life is just tragic.
"This Joker is probably the best version of the character ever. Even better than (beat) the Jared Leto one."
/sips drink and waits for several seconds
You can cast that line all you want, but I know bait when I see it.
More needs to be said of Shirley Walker's score. It's stunning. And I think it's the finest use of Elfman's theme and motifs AND it's use of the Russian choir is so damn inspired. Genius!
I've been preaching this message for well over 20 years - I once threw a party where I made my friends sit and watch it. There was only one note I missed in your video - the very heavily implied hook-up where Andrea is only wearing Bruce's dress shirt. Totally flew over my head as a kid but I can't help but wonder who was approving their content back then!
I'm honestly so happy to have found PHW's channel! paused the video to watch Mask of the Phantasm, will be back for my brain cells to be tickled
The part at the World's Fair where Bruce finds the car that he makes into the Bat-Mobile has stayed in my mind in such detail since seeing the movie in Cinema's as a child all those years ago, such a great part
Best part is Alfred being genuinely terrified by Bruce in the Batsuit for the first time. Like I know that had more meaning to it, but rly he’s just witnessing a guy dressing up in a bat costume
Love how you incorporated your parents in your video at the end.
Legends of the Dark Knight and the Detective comics were some of my favorite on-going storylines. I am also a fan of the movie Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Batman the Animated TV Series. The art, voice-over casting choices, the emotion in their voices, the music, the writing -- by far one of the best animated shows I have ever seen. To me, Kevin Conroy set the standard for Batman's voice.. and Hollywood should look at the Animated Series as something to emulate and adapt to the big screen for a live action film. Not mentioned nearly enough, Dana Delany is a fantastic voice-over actress for Bruce's love interest, but she also did the voice for Lois Lane in Superman. I also like the character style and voices of Batman in the Arkham games with new guy Roger Craig Smith, and Tell-tale series games with Troy Baker as Batman's voice. In my opinion, Baker did good as both Batman and the Joker, but it's a hoot to watch Mark Hamill do his Joker voice-over lines live - he is so animated himself.
As for the live actions movies, I prefer fins on the bat mobile too, it just looks more like a "bat" mobile. However, I think the military pod fit into the concept that Chris Nolan was going for - realism rather than feeling comic book-y. I like Batman movies that are comic book-y, just not campy. The Tim Burton's movies were very well-done, even though the setting was not modern-day. As far as the feeling of a Batman movie, I like realism with fantasy that has a noir feeling, but not too much, where the bleakness of the environment overtakes the heart and soul within the hero. What I am not a fan of is the campy 60's Adam West, and the Batman and Robin movie. Though many people think of Adam West as the original or the standard, Batman actually began in the forties with Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery.
The Batman movie where Bruce Wayne apologizes and feels utterlty guilty for feeling... Happy. Absolutely genius and it always puts a lump in my throat. "I never expected to feel happy."
Great analysis, very well produced. I am subscribing.
I love that your parents are so cool with being in your videos.
The graveyard scene where Bruce is talking to his parents’ gravestone is why it’s still the best Batman movie
Thank you Patrick for making me revisit all those wonderful emotions that swept over me even when I first saw it as a 12-year old! For me, it was the already first 5 seconds of Shirley Walker's score as the camera moves through Gotham that made this movie feel special beyond expectations!
I love that you made a this movie about how great Mask of The Phantasm is! Thank you again!
All the points you bring up about The Dark Knight are spot on. I've always felt The Dark Knight is a great thriller...but not such a great Batman movie. I've always thought Batman Begins was much closer to capturing the feel of a Batman comic.
And yes, Mask of the Phantasm is brilliant.
Dude. Duuuuuude. I am in love with this. The writing. The performance you give. The editing. It's laid back, it's cool, and it's perfect. I love this so much.
That scene when he puts on the mask gives me chills every single time.
Mask of the Phantasm is an amazing flick!! Shirley Walkers score is next level too!
oh man, are you going to make this whole "Patrick passionately explains something to his unsuspecting parents" a series?
...cuz I'm totally cool with that.
I bet you're really happy these days.
As a child of the late 80s and early 90s, I must say that I watched A LOT of The Animated Series. I absolutely loved it, I remember watching the Mr Freeze story line and thinking, "Wait, why I am kind of on his side and bit Batman's?" while also just loving the visuals of the snow and the ballerina. O man, things are getting nostalgic!
Awesome analysis. This is the best Batman movie.
Just saw the movie yesterday... how haven't I seen this in my 21 years of life?
and hey this video was posted on my birthday!
Do this with Into the Spiderverse please xD
This, 1000 times
You have struck Gold with this style of review or retrospective. Please keep them coming
Wow I just literally watched this yesterday.
YES! Revisited it last night due to this review. Such a classic. Even the opening with the buildings and the operatic score... so good.
It's coming to Blu-Ray!!!!
When?
It’s in Blue Ray right now and is included in the BTAS Deluxe blue ray collection
I was 11 when this was in the Theater. My grandmother took me to see it. I loved it then and have talked about it for years. It blows my mind how many "Batman fans" don't know about it. I am surprised you didn't touch on how this was originally going to be for TV and then got bumped to a Theatrical Release. P.S. How timely was this, as it is finally on Blu-ray.
I always remember Joker saying, "True she's a real home-body but you can't help who you fall in love with" after pinching the animatronic woman's cheek and a piece comes off.
Lol and then doesn’t he put it in his pocket?
@@msVanessajay YES! Iconic.
Your "Loving but baffled and slightly alarmed parents" gag will never not amuse me. Great video!
DUDE YOU ARE GONNA GET THAT SILVER PLAY BUTTON DUDE!
DUDE I'M SO EXCITED
Can I make a request for a long form content? Avatar the last Airbender's character arc analysis. Love that show, such good characters and would love to learn from you about character development!
Avatar the last airbender, yes pleasseeeeeeee!!!
Embarrassing confession: I still haven't watched that show. I'll get to it, I promise.
But some kind of video on long-form serialized storytelling is something I would love to do.
I am going to unsubscribe until you watch avatar the last airbender. I am also removing your geek and nerd card. You are bad and you should feel bad!
I'm so glad I actually got to see this in a movie theater! It was breathtaking to see that animation and hear that soundtrack (and those voices) in a theater! I'm so glad to continue to see people discover this film and to see more and more reviewing it as the BEST Batman film ever. Which it is. For every point made in this review one can't help but agree. Well done, good sir!
omg ur parents are adorable
NEXT TIME: "It's time to dissect the cinematic greatness that is the 2008 Wachowski masterpiece SPEED RACER" (now with TWO bottles of Jameson!)
DeadVirus0 I want his parents to be in that one too.
HOLY CRAP. I had almost forgotten about this, but I LOVED it back when my 11 year old self saw it. THANK YOU for this video.
i want someone to explore the implications behind the reveal in jlu that someone dressed as the phantasm is responsible for terry mcginnis actually turning out to be bruce wayne's biological son
I really love these videos with the parents, they might not show up much in the videos, but they add a bit of flavor to it :)
The scene where Batman masks for the first time has to be the greatest scene in cartoon history. The parent's portrait, the music, staring at the mask before he puts it on, the narrowing of the eyes, Alfred's reaction, and Batman walking past him to destiny. It's so brilliant.
You bloody nailed it, Patrick. Mask of the Phantasm transcends all expectations of animated cinema.
(On The Dark Knight) "Batman is maybe the third most interesting person in that movie" LOL perfect
Just seeing the title of the video made me extremely excited. Grew up watching this movie! I just know this video is going to be freakin great.
I feel like they could have done a similar story of this for the dark knight rises
I had this o VHS, loved the series and still remember playing the game and having the toys of the show. Now I have to watch it all over again. I fell lucky to have been raised with shows like this and games like metal gear solid, such rich and bold memories...
I'd love to see Mask of the Phantasm, shot for shot, as a live action movie.
i'm genuinely impressed by the quality of your work. kudos
Only thing I think that makes what your saying a little off is the fact it was not a kids show when it started... The series started off on Fox Sunday night programming six central time and I'll never forget the first episode it was amazing it didn't move to a kids show until 3 years later...
Couldn't agree more. This is definitely my favorite portrayal of the Joker and as a kid I loved seeing batman's origin.
I love your parents. Subscribing.
You have convinced me to watch this movie.
Also, this is a really entertaining format for a video essay.
“I didn’t count on being happy “
This movie is brilliant. I'm so glad I grew up being able to watch Batman TAS with my dad.
Batman just proposed to her in the comics. I'd consider that a future with Batman.
In what number was that?
Would love to see more Patrick Explains. The execution is awesome and its much more nuanced than a review of a new movie or a list of "best ofs".
*For a kid's movie, this was DARK AF.* This film is one of my favorites.
Loved this movie as a kid, love that your parents are so cool with being in this video lol
Don't curse in front of your mother.
Man, not a second is ever wasted in this film now that just illustrates some damn good storytelling and pacing. I love how this film does not throw any punches and actually uses blood unlike the animated series. You always wonder after so many punches and injuries how Batman and his rogue gallery result unscathed. There's also genuine tension in this film. I love it! I also adore the soundtrack so much as it just such a beautiful testament to Elfman's '89 score but even better!
They could have made it into a live action film in the 90s, and they wouldnt even need 21st century technology to make it all that great.
I came back to this video a year later for the sole purpose of giving it a thumbs up thinking I had forgotten. I was wrong. I just can't give it another like.
I AGREE WITH YOU
I've known about this movie ever since it came out but never had much interest in watching it till I saw this review. I loved the animated series and still think its great even now. And so I watched this movie recently and wow, you are right this is now my favorite batman movie! Truly a hidden gem. I wish I'd seen this sooner. Thank you.
OK PETITION TO MAKE THIS THE NEXT BATMAN MOVIE!
Retro Fudger I second tge motion. Ben Affleck was outstanding as both Batman and Bruce Wayne, I think he would be great for a live action version of Mask of the Phantasm
yes, and given how much MoTP does in 75 mins expanded to like the general 2hr+ movie would be amazing. AND affleck does good with those emotional, subtle type of character movies!
One of my favorite movies as a kid. For all the same reasons you praised this movie and more I consider Batman Begins the best Live action Batman movie.
You've earned a subscriber.
Anyone else remember that Tia Carrere song at the end of this movie?
Yup. It's...an odd choice.
But I do applaud them for trying to keep with the "grown-up" feel of the film by giving it a song like Batman Returns had (Siouxie and the Banshees) and Batman's Prince soundtrack. It's not a bad song, but it does stand out as odd when compared to Walker's amazing score!
Ballroom Blitz?
I NEVER EVEN TOLD YOU!
Love the video! I like that you always add just a little bit of a premise or context as to why your making a case for something rather than just "I like this and here's why"
For me my favorite Batman movie is The animated feature Batman: The Dark Knight Returns based on the Frank Miller comic featuring an aging Bruce Wayne in a world where Superman is the only sanctioned super hero. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend!
Great... FANTASTIC ANALYSIS!
And yes, of course it's still the best Batman movie.
a detail that i really appreciate is the honest implication that andrea actually succeded in killing the joker
he obviously survives, but in the context of a self contained batman story it makes a big impact i think
It means that she'd completely succeeded, and now that her chance to have a life with bruce was over, effectively every part of her old life had been erased
and just killing the joker off in service of another characters arc like that comes off as a bit bold
Really like your thoughts on this movie... I go back to what I said before... it didn't start off a kids cartoon and this wasn't a kids movie!!! I think it was even read it PG or even PG-13...
This was one hardcore PG movie. Like Jaws, Gremlins, Poltergeist, Raiders of the lost Ark and Beatle Juice
Agreed completely. Loved this film as a boy to the point of running my VHS in to the ground then refunding it on DVD
How often do you get drunk in front of your parents and talk about Batman? 'Cause I do that a lot.
everytime i look at Patrick's profile picture, i think it's John Cena
This is definitely the first and only time in my life I will be confused for John Cena.
Patrick (H) Willems Another great video!
now you have inspired him to make a JOHN CENA video
but, you can't see him
6:05 Bruce bangs his hand on the threshold and you pay attention to detail, you can see Bruce shake his hand because he's just recently gotten the cast off that hand. It's that level of detail that gives Bruce Timm awards.
Nice your parents were really funny.
I can't click the thumbs up hard enough. You spelled out so perfectly everything I have liked about this movie for years.