Nitpicking The Dark Knight Returns- Stupidity and Strawmen
The Dark Knight Returns is direct-to-video movie adaptation of graphic novel of the same name and is one of the best direct-to-video animated movies out there but I just have one complaint- the depiction of liberal and conservative strawmen.
They suck! I mean there's extremism which takes an idea to its logical conclusion with disregard for common sense and then there is rank idiocy. The liberal strawman is really way beyond stupid to compare to liberals but is vaguely consistent with liberal ideals. The conservative strawman- an expy of Reagan. This is where the Strawman becomes absurd as Reagan apparently sics Superman on Batman. Why does he do this? 'Cause Republican or something. Now since when do Conservatives despise vigilantes like Batman for being tough on crime or at all for that matter. Seriously, this is quite possibly the most idiotic strawman ever, second only to Carlos Mencia's skit where George Bush demands Carlos be more P.C. (nevermind that political correctness is one of the things that conservatives hate the most about leftists). It doesn't make sense from either side of the political aisle- leftists caricaturize Reagan as a warmonger with a black and white view of morality. None of those perspectives remotely resembles that characterization.
Stupidity in general is rampant. I think the Joker does have a superpower- the ability to make anyone who isn't Batman act completely idiotic. First, they invite the known mass murderer to a talk show. Second, they send cops to guard the Joker from Batman because of course it makes perfect sense to ignore a known mass murderer in favor of a vigilante who never killed anyone- brilliant! Third, they hunt down Batman for finally putting the sicko down. Is Gotham corrupt or just too dumb to live?
That's it. It's a good movie I would recommend to casual and hardcore fans alike.
They suck! I mean there's extremism which takes an idea to its logical conclusion with disregard for common sense and then there is rank idiocy. The liberal strawman is really way beyond stupid to compare to liberals but is vaguely consistent with liberal ideals. The conservative strawman- an expy of Reagan. This is where the Strawman becomes absurd as Reagan apparently sics Superman on Batman. Why does he do this? 'Cause Republican or something. Now since when do Conservatives despise vigilantes like Batman for being tough on crime or at all for that matter. Seriously, this is quite possibly the most idiotic strawman ever, second only to Carlos Mencia's skit where George Bush demands Carlos be more P.C. (nevermind that political correctness is one of the things that conservatives hate the most about leftists). It doesn't make sense from either side of the political aisle- leftists caricaturize Reagan as a warmonger with a black and white view of morality. None of those perspectives remotely resembles that characterization.
Stupidity in general is rampant. I think the Joker does have a superpower- the ability to make anyone who isn't Batman act completely idiotic. First, they invite the known mass murderer to a talk show. Second, they send cops to guard the Joker from Batman because of course it makes perfect sense to ignore a known mass murderer in favor of a vigilante who never killed anyone- brilliant! Third, they hunt down Batman for finally putting the sicko down. Is Gotham corrupt or just too dumb to live?
That's it. It's a good movie I would recommend to casual and hardcore fans alike.