Stories That Never Were: the Harvey Dent we DIDN'T see in Tim Burton's "Batman" movies

[about_faces]

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There's a lot more to Billy Dee Williams' portrayal Harvey Dent from Tim Burton's Batman (1989) than you might have suspected. I know that I certainly didn't think there was much to say, which is why it's taken me this long to finally write about one of the most famous portrayals of Harvey in pop culture.

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[akselavshalom]

I didn't grow up with the Bat-movies of the nineties generally, no matter if I focus on the characters or anything else.
I honestly don't know what to make of either of them, be it Burton or Schumacher. Burton's design style I half-way doubt resembles the Batman-universe of any period, for better or for worse. Shumacher took the neon-lights from comics to the n'th degree, and as a result the movie became excessively colorful. The movies themselves are far from dark enough for my tastes (I would've prefered to see more subtle, psychological 80's/90's movie presentation à la... Manhunter? Does that make sense?), but going dark would probably mean ruining every inch of fun still left within the franchise at that point for an entire generation. And knowing what that line of thinking did to comics, I think it's a good thing

[about_faces]

I honestly don't know what to make of either of them, be it Burton or Schumacher.

I hear you. Even speaking as someone who has grown up with them, my opinions on all of them have changed so many damn times over the years, all the way up to this very week as I was writing this post! Thing is, I don't think any of the films gets enough credit for being fun, especially the Burton films, and ESPECIALLY Batman Returns. Even prominent bloggers like Chris Sims fully embrace and adore Batman & Robin while trashing the Burton films for reasons that... well, many reasons which I used to agree with, but not anymore

[martin_l_gore]

Count me in among those who wants to see that Returns review! I stand up for that movie all the time, as it's one of those flicks who just works so well withn it's own framework (and not in a Batman & Robin way, Returns oozes with mood and atmosphere as well as looking god damn gorgeous!) that you don't mind the whimsical writing and weird choices.

[akselavshalom]

Oh, and Joker defacing the Lady Gotham?
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/the-batman-episode-12-the-rubberface-of-comedy
Go to 4:25. You don't need to see much. Just see what Joker does with the statue.
Here's a hint.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad6hk73bAPM&feature=player_detailpage#t=12s

[akselavshalom]

...how did I manage to mess up that first sentence so bad? The others are passable, I suppose, but still, what the heck?