Batman: Hush

This wasn't even a proper adaptation of Batman Hush there was so many differences but was still good surprisiingly.

Solid story with some flaws and good consistency. The 2nd half was much better than the 1st half. Very good music composition and visuals. Decent dialouge/writing and excellent voice acting. But what I liked most about this movie was the dynamics between Batman and his allies especially Catwoman which was potrayed excellently.

Overall an enjoyable movie and a recommend watch if you haven't seen the comics cuz otherwise you might be pissed as to how they ruined the adaptation.

Memorable: No. Rewatcable: Unlikely..

Here's my review of Batman: Hush. So 'Hush' is the new addition in the DC animated universe or whatever it's called these days. People say that Hush is one of the greatest Batman stories ever told . I strongly disagree. Hush is one of the greatest stories ever told . But did this adaptation get it right ? NOPE. Why ? Because it's not an adaptation like it was marketed to be. For those of you who've been following the animated Batman movies in the dcau, you know that the movies take inspiration from the source material but don't adapt them entirely unlike standalone movies such as Under the red hood and dark Knight returns which adapt the books entirely . For example one of this movies prequels 'Batman v Robin' borrowed heavily from Scott Snyder's book 'Court of Owls' . This movie does the same but unlike 'Batman v Robin' it was marketed as an adaptation of Hush when it was just another movie in the Batman continuity of the dcau . However there were a lot of things I liked in this movie , like the animation which is very fluid for something handdrawn , been a fan of it since Son of Batman. Jason o Mara reprises his role as the voice of Batman and I've been a fan of the voice since the first one . Selina Kyle voiced by Cameron from House Md was great. Never been a fan of the older incarnations of the animated Catwoman , but this one was great and had amazing chemistry with Batman as well. Speaking of animated incarnations , the joker in this movie has the worst art design ever ! And I was really dissapointed , because ever since they started adapting the new 52 artstyle for animation I was always looking forward to how the Joker was going to look and they screwed it up . He even sounds Scottish in this movie , they could've gotten Mark Hamill's or at least Troy Baker or John DiMaggio for the part to save the character. In the end , Hush is not the adaptation it was marketed to be , and if you're someone who hasn't read the book and has been following the animated DC movies , you might actually enjoy it !

A different story arc this time. Execution of the story was good, the characterization was good, casting was fine, the direction was cool. The villain was quite fitting. And the ending of the movie was not purely satisfying but fine. An overall entertaining flick. DC animated universe never let's me down.

One of the reasons I enjoyed the comic book was the story. Jeph Loeb does a fantastic job of showing Batman as the world's greatest detective as well as delving into his relationship problems and issues. This Batman is an intricate character. Though Batman isn't the only complicated thing in the story. Loeb keeps the reader turning the page by constructing a complex and interesting epic.

What the film does is stick to the basics of the story - well it does have to fit into an hour and twenty-one minutes. It also appears that writer, Ernie Altbacker was given instructions to bring this into the DC Universe at this time. So to tie it in with the Tim King story run on Batman a few scenes have been altered. The major trouble with this is that the Batman King writes isn't the world's greatest detective. Removing the deductive elements from the story hurts it. It might not have been too bad if it had been replaced by the logical-minded combat statistician Batman that King writes. Though it wasn't. He just kinda stumbles onto the solution.

The alterations to relate the story to what's happening in today's DC Universe is particularly evident in the changes to the characters in the story... though this doesn't always work. Killer Croc becomes Bane, the relationship between Batman and Catwoman is expanded upon (in the build-up to the Batwedding), But Clayface, as a bad guy, is a major element to this story, as is Ivy and Harley - though all of these appear to be wearing a white stetson these days. Batman, himself, even has a change of costume as he does in the ongoing King story arc. Though it's the ending I disliked the most and this is because I do not like the new version of...

Well I can't spoil it for you can I(?)

I will also warn you that there are a few expletives, though these are not required when an "Oh, Crap!" or a "Damn!" would have done. I could understand it in the Suicide Squad flick, but here it feels like a cheap gimmick just to say, "Look we're adult!"

I cannot fault the animation. This is done to the same standard of recent DC animation movies. Which, unfortunately, doesn't have the same power as Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair. The director does a good job of giving the audience a fast action-packed kick-ass face-pounding slice of entertainment.

Where it does fall a little flat is in the acting. For me, the actors and actresses who voiced Damien Wayne, Richard Greyson, Harley Quinn / Batgirl, and Joker stood out. This is a shame as, apart from Richard Greyson, the rest were bit-players. Both the leads Jason O'Mara (Batman) and Jennifer Morrison (Catwoman) sounded unemotional and bored for the most part, The rest of the cast glided through on the plane of averageness.

This is not the best of the DC Animation films but if you like what's happening at DC today then you should enjoy this film. However, I would highly recommend you buying the HUSH graphic novel and see how the story really should be told.

First I'm going to say that I have read the Batman: Hush comic and really like it. So, after seeing the animated movie I thought it was just ok.

(I'll try not to spoil anything major about the comic or movie just in case someone hasn't read the comic or hasn't seen the movie.)

Also there were many scenes that were added in or changed making me notice it more and comparing it to the comic.

But when I saw the scenes play out just like in the comic I found them awesome to see. Batman and Catwoman's relationship is well done like the comic and Bruce's friendship with Thomas Elliot was also nice seeing but it wasn't built up that much.

I liked how similar to the comic Hush looked and how he sounded but I hate that they changed who Hush's real identity is from the comic.

I recommend reading the Batman: Hush comic, I think the comic is better than the movie.