Son of Batman

Son of Batman was an enjoyable film filled with amazing action scenes. However, this movie falls into the trap of so many other animated movies with characters who are seemingly invincible and immune to enemy attacks. In addition, the storyline was weak and simplistic without a lot of depth as it was clichéd and unoriginal. With that being said, if you are looking for a fun movie to watch that isn't too heavy or complex, this is the movie for you.

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.

Son of Batman is certainly less epic than the preceding two Justice League animated movies, but it does a fine job of introducing Damien Wayne as the new Robin. There is nothing special here and the stakes are somewhat low, but it is still a solid 80 minutes of entertainment.

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.

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.