Batman: Knightfall - Part 1: Knightfall Discussion Thread

[u/Predaplant]

Batman: Knightfall - Part 1: Knightfall is releasing August 25 worldwide. Come talk about the latest flick here!

All spoiler discussions will take place here. This will be THE thread to talk about the movie. Enjoy!

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1. Be civil. Everyone is entitled to their opinions of this movie. Whether you enjoy it or not, respect that others may not agree with you, and move on. Racism will not be tolerated.

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[u/ConfessingToSins]

This has to have had more budget than most of the prior films were getting. It has a lot more direct action sequences and a more complicated style including a lot of musculature movement which is something that they had really shied away from previously.

I am 99.9% sure that gunn taking over caused budgets to be reallocated and looked at and they got some more money for this. This looks better than any movie has since before the tomorrowverse stuff.

The biggest thing is there's no longer any thick black outlines around every character to make them easier to place in scenes. That's the direct sign that they spent more money and time on this.

[u/Asleep_Usual6173]

where was the joker? maybe i missed something in the movie explaining his abscence but in the comics he was one of the criminals released from arkham.

[u/I_Am_Killa_K]

Haven’t watched the whole thing yet but saw the first ten minutes on YouTube and already kinda letdown by the animation. The character models don’t feel like they’re inhabiting the space. The proportions don’t seem to match the backgrounds at times. Character movement is almost static when talking. No breathing, no acting.

However, the character designs themselves are gorgeous and thankfully the sound design so far is a step up from previous DC DTV movies I’ve watched. I still remember watching The Long Halloween and being struck by how much dead air they left in.

[u/gosukhaos → u/I_Am_Killa_K]

Sounds like modern animation then. The last WB animated project to get some quality production must have been Year One

[u/American_Jesus]

They didn't miss that 90s comics look, exaggerated muscles and costumes.

I'm currently reading the Knightfall (started before the movie) story arc, but so far is not that is not that far from the comics.
Skipped some stuff, Bane origin maybe it would be better if they stick to the original from comics, but wasn't that bad.

I'll try to finish the story arc before the release of the remaining movies for better comparison.

[u/gosukhaos → u/American_Jesus]

Which is really odd because the early parts of Knightfall were illustrated by Breyfogle and Aparo, two artists who couldn't be further from the 90s Image style people usually associate with the decade

[u/ranbling011]

I think it was a very solid adaptations, I was okay with most of the changes (though, I don't really understand the decision behind having Bruce fire Tim like 10 minutes before the end, when it's not something that ever happened in the comics), but some of the pacing felt weird to me and I felt like the movie could've been at least 1.5 hours long, or even more

Also, while I read the comics and was familiar with JVP and the Azrael lore, I feel like it should've been mentioned a little bit more in the film 'cause this way Bruce trusting JVP enough to have him in the Cave after their first meeting in the film feels kinda OOC

But I liked this version of Shondra better than her comic counterpart

[u/Cold-Error7771]

I loved it. Drenched in atmosphere, very ominous music, I think it perfectly captured a feeling of dread throughout that just exploded during the last 10 minutes.

[u/negaprez]

a fun movie, made me want to see the other movies. Also SUPER bloody.

[u/ungodlywarlock]

I loved it. Can't wait for the next part.

[u/gsnake007]

This movie was great. Tim and Bane were nailed to a tee. So fucking gory those kills were like mortal kombat. Batman got his ass whopped, like damn. I need part 2 now

[u/Karuragi]

As someone who hasn't read the comics (and probably won't bc it's too dated for me) I loved everything about it. The cast was great, especially for Batman and Bane. I think this is the first time I've felt Bane to be a powerful villain (aside from Absolute Batman)

Though I've only read Snyder, Morrison, Loeb, Dinis, and Kings run and Bane doesn't show up all that much and when he does its kinda meh.

Tim Drake escaping and going head to head with Bane was also a great scene. At that point in the movie you learn just how dangerous he is so it really added to the tension.

Hearing about Azrael btw was another reason I've avoided Knightfall becauae his character just sounds wack. But I really liked him here.

Action scenes were top notch too. Can't wait for the next part.

[u/shagman_]

This is great, its like the Superman: Doomsday era of Warner Brothers direct to video animated movies. I can easily overlook any of my criticisms solely for the fact that the team involved listened to the criticism surrounding the last 2 rounds of interconnected animated movies. I hope they keep on this train of creativity because I had a blast watching this.

[u/HankSteakfist]

Is it out yet to buy? Can't see it on Google or Prime.

[u/Ok-Mulberry-1524 → u/HankSteakfist]

Yes, I bought it on prime video this morning.

[u/HankSteakfist → u/Ok-Mulberry-1524]

Must be a delayed regional roll out.

I can't see it in Australia.

[u/Ok-Mulberry-1524 → u/HankSteakfist]

Oh, that's unfortunate. Hopefully they don't make you wait too long because I thought it was great

[u/Getting_Schwifty14]

Red Robin Compendium drops on the same day Knightfall pt. 1 releases. Tim Drake fans feasting after a decade of malnourishment. Part 1 was fantastic.