reverse reviewed Batman. by Frank Miller
Review of 'Batman.' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Oof. Can I simultaneously feel this was masterfully executed and disgusting at the same time?
Interestingly, I read the second book when I was a teenager and found it too grimy for my tastes. So I picked it up again now, to determine whether it was my immaturity that made me dislike it.
It was not.
The ultra-violent world that is described, with disgustingly and inexplicably violent characters throughout feels to me to be simply a justification for the macho vigilatism of all the protagonists (the Batman, Gordon, the new Robin).
The fact that the story just reiterates how right that conclusion is by having the next, young, idealistic police commissioner change her mind on that macho vigilantism within a few days of taking the post, is just the writer patting himself on the back. "Look how right I am, even she agrees with me". Yeah, well said, also shut …
Oof. Can I simultaneously feel this was masterfully executed and disgusting at the same time?
Interestingly, I read the second book when I was a teenager and found it too grimy for my tastes. So I picked it up again now, to determine whether it was my immaturity that made me dislike it.
It was not.
The ultra-violent world that is described, with disgustingly and inexplicably violent characters throughout feels to me to be simply a justification for the macho vigilatism of all the protagonists (the Batman, Gordon, the new Robin).
The fact that the story just reiterates how right that conclusion is by having the next, young, idealistic police commissioner change her mind on that macho vigilantism within a few days of taking the post, is just the writer patting himself on the back. "Look how right I am, even she agrees with me". Yeah, well said, also shut up.
Pretty good idea, pretty terrible ideas, nice art. Now piss off.
