Batman: Silêncio

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 !

I'd have to say that this is one of the better Batman animated films I've seen - and I've seen most.

The story seemed more "adult" (without trying too hard and being too much so), with a more serious tone, but it also had a good balance of darkness and humour. I haven't read the comic or graphic novel so I can't compare it to that, but on it's own I'd have to say that it was well done. The characters were fleshed out enough for me, and the ending wasn't the predictable one I thought it was going to be.

Off the top of my head, the only one I can think of that tops it is Under the Red Hood.

I knew the character but never read the hush comic. Never even read the sinopsis of the plot before. That made me reaaally like the movie. Even though I was surprised with the reveal because, like I said, I knew the character.

If you are in the same position as me, I really think you'll enjoy it too.

Now for all the people giving 1's and 2's: There is no gray area for you right? If you likey likey one thing is a 10 and if you dont is a 1. Just try to enjoy it without trying to compare it with the comic and enjoy the comic separately.

This whole universe of movies are really good.

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.

I'm really late to the Hush party having just got the novel/collection recently.

Having read the whole thing and really enjoying it (especially the art! Jim lee is still a badass artist!), I found out this movie existed.

Then I watched it.

Wow. What in the actual eff? How do you change the story so drastically??

Sure, marvel has twisted some of the stories in their films, but dc has just gone crazy and not followed anything. And this is why dc will never be as good as marvel because they eff up something that was at their disposal to simply take page by page and simply animate it.

If you haven't read the storyline, do yourself a favor and go buy and read it. It's WAY better than what was portrayed in this film.