While Tim Burton uses cartoonish elements to his advantage (his Dark Knight films are, after all, based on funny books aimed at general audiences), Schumacher goes full cartoon.
In this poor excuse of a PG-13-rated sequel, Batman (Kilmer) must battle Two-Face (Jones) and The Riddler (Jim Carrey) with help of an amorous psychologist (Nicole Kidman) and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin (Chris O'Donnell). Directing the movie as if it's a music video with quick edits, tilted angles, and garish sets, Joel Schumacher presents the gaily dressed heroes and villains such that they're always ready to break into a song and dance routine.and, sadly, not even the Batusi. In Batman Forever, this same tone just plays out like a cartoon aimed at grade schoolers.
BATMAN FOREVER MOVIE REFERENCES TV
Granted, the Caped Crusader's '60s TV adventures hold a special place in pop culture but this trippy production was a White Buffalo in the Zeitgeist.
And then Batman Forever follows Batman starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Americans keep saying some historic gaffes will never happen again. As for whether Hush himself shows up in a future movie, Matt Reeves has yet to comment on that possibility, but anything is possible.Regressing superhero flicks back to the days of candy-colored camp, the slapsticky and recast Batman Forever sports a title that's quite apt seeing as it begins a once-edgy franchise's slow demise.
However, it’s possible that this Edward Elliot is intended to be the father of Tommy Elliot. The name Edward Elliot belongs in the comics to a distant ancestor of Hush, featured in the Batman: Gates of Gotham miniseries written by Scott Snyder. Riddler specifically refers to the bribe as “hush money”, while the video shows a picture of Thomas Wayne with the word “HUSH!” written over it.ĭie-hard Batman fans will likely recognize that this is a reference to the comic villain Hush, aka Tommy Elliot - the same surname as the reporter involved in the Wayne cover-up. At one point, it’s noted that Thomas Wayne attempted to bribe a reporter named Edward Elliot in order to protect his family’s image. In one of his videos, the Riddler reveals the dark secrets of the Wayne family, including their connections to Carmine Falcone - itself a plot point borrowed from the Batman video game by Telltale Games. While Riddler, Catwoman, Penguin, and Falcone are the only comic villains to appear in the film, there’s a subtle reference to another Batman rogue who has yet to make his film debut. This too is another reference to Falcone’s Long Halloween appearance, which features some distinctive claw marks left by Catwoman in the events of Batman: Year One. However, director Matt Reeves instead chooses to explicitly confirm their familial connection, leading to a tense face-off between father and daughter that ends with Catwoman clawing Falcone’s face and leaving some nasty scars. Loeb and Sale never explicitly confirmed whether Falcone was Catwoman’s father, choosing instead to leave the answer ambiguous. This very scene, exactly as Falcone describes it, was depicted in a flashback in The Long Halloween.Īnd speaking of Falcone, the reveal that he’s the father of Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, is another element borrowed from The Long Halloween and its sequel, Dark Victory. For instance, at the mayor’s funeral, Carmine Falcone (played by John Turturro) recounts the story of when Thomas Wayne saved his life, operating on him on the dinner table while a young Bruce Wayne watched from above. But aside from the central plot of the film, The Batman features plenty of subtler references to The Long Halloween.
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