Le fils de Batman

Son of Batman is a weak movie because of one simple problem which makes you lose interest in what happens. The writing of the characters is lacking and makes them either one-dimensional or annoying.

Most actors acted their charaters fine like Jason O'Mara as Batman and Sean Maher as Nightwing and I got a chuckle or two from David McCallum's Alfred. The animation was also well done in the usual dark and atmospheric fashion along with some exciting incidental music.

But the biggest pain is Damian Wayne, and that's just sad, because we're supposed to care for him and his harsh upbringing, but he's just such an arrogant and impulsive jerk towards everyone. At best the movie is incosistent and it gets a little better by the second half. If you decide to watch Son of Batman, don't get your expectations too high. Not as obnoxious as Justice League: War, but still not strong enough to be more than okay.

Initially when I sat down to watch this 2014 DC animated movie titled "Son of Batman" here in 2020, I was thinking that it was just going to be another run-of-the-mill animated "Batman" movie that come a dime a dozen. But still, I hadn't already seen it, so of course I ended up sitting down to watch it.

And color me impressed. This DC animated movie is actually among some of the best of their animated movies set in the "Batman" universe. Sure, it was a bit cliché with the son and the title and all, but believe you me, the storyline was actually rather good and entertaining.

"Son of Batman" also make use of a good art style that is very reminiscent of the 1980s cartoons, such as "G.I. Joe" for example, so that was definitely something that appealed to me, as I grew up watching the 1980s cartoons. And the animation was very smooth and natural, making the animated movie look rather good.

With this being an animated movie, having a proper voice cast is very crucial to the success of the movie. And that they did have. I was impressed to hear the voices of talents such as Morena Baccarin and Giancarlo Esposito in this animated movie.

All in all, "Son of Batman" is quite worth taking the time to sit down and watch. I am rating it a seven out of ten stars.

Probably "Son of Batman" isn't the best nor the most memorable animated flick of Batman, but that doesn't mean that it isn't important, you know? Because it's a story definitely worth to make a film adaptation, I mean...when I first knew about the existence of this movie, I tough to myself: "Wait! Batman has a son? WTF??? I have to check this out!"

I haven't read the graphic novel this movie is based on (Batman and Son), but something tells me that almost all the hate towards this film is because it's not truly faithful to it. But, as I haven't read it, it's something irrelevant for me.

But this doesn't mean that the movie has no fails. For example, a huge part of the movie is full of bloody battles, the cold attitude that Talia has even tough her father Ra's had just died (Batman fans will agree with me about the fact that Talia is truly faithful to her father and that if something happens to him, she wouldn't just throw it away).

In spite of its fails, it is a highly underrated and worth to watch, because it portrays in a very decent way the paternal side of Batman that we have never seen before.

The things that some characters do are so ridiculous you can't really get into the story. The story itself is all pretty rushed and there's hardly any emotion or connection between characters and plot events. Could have been so much better.

Animation was pretty decent. Nightwing, as always, is awesome.

I feel the first thing I should mention in my user comments for this movie is that I am not a big fan of Batman - I haven't read the comics in years, and I only have a basic knowledge of the character of Batman and the other characters in the series. So I thought I might not understand what would go on in this movie. As it turned out, my basic knowledge was enough to make me understand everything that went on in this particular story. But while I found the story coherent, to some degree I was disappointed with it. The main problem I had was the whole father/son angle. It's hardly touched on at all. You would think that both father and son finding out all of a sudden that the other existed would lead to some interesting drama and character development, but that simply doesn't happen at all. The script seems more concerned with action than anything else. Now, some of the action is fairly well done, with some surprisingly violent moments that got my attention. (There is additional adult material that makes the movie probably unsuitable for younger children.) As for the animation, it is a little stiff and jerky at times, but it's well designed and catches your eye. In the end, the movie is kind of mediocre, best suited when you are in a really undemanding mood.