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Batman 1943 - a young fans reaction

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bela lugosi		#81	[-]
Apr 10 12 8:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nice...it's one of my favorite serials, by far. Glad you enjoyed it, ometiklon!
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Gojira		#82	[-]
Apr 21 12 7:35 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Has anyone ever seen the next episode closer from Chapter 2? It's missing on the dvd version.
lencandraw		#83	[-]
Jun 2 12 12:52 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Gotta say, I like the '49 serial much better. The '43 one is racist at such a high level, plus the "dynamic duo" gets their ass kicked in pretty much every episode.
Wich2		#84	[-]
Jun 2 12 11:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Except that the Batsuit (and hence the guy in it!) looks even goofier in the '49 - and Robin looks older than Bruce!
Gojira		#85	[-]
Jun 2 12 7:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I actually don't think the 1943 suit looks goofy really - it's pretty cool, and practical as well! 1949 one - oh yes, looks like a space bopper.
The Batman of Gotham		#86	[-]
Jun 3 12 1:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Despite their flaws, I've always found the 1943 costumes ( above ) to be more impressive than the 1949 costumes ( below ). Here's a side by side comparison of both duos: - GJS
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Gojira		#87	[-]
Jun 3 12 10:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The 1949 Robin looks like Michael Rooker!
Wich2		#88	[-]
Jun 3 12 3:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's my slight tweak of the '43: With just a little more effort, we'd have really had something!
DonM435		#89	[-]
Jun 3 12 9:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The 1943 serial did alter the color of the bat cape-and-mask from night to day shooting. Note that sometimes it's quite a bit lighter than the trunks and boots. Too bad they didn't get the idea to change the cape size and shape to fit the situation: huge for dramatic shots, small during the fight scenes. Dramatic license, you know.
will		#90	[-]
Jun 9 12 12:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1943 Batman reflects the times. It isn't more racist than other WWII era movies with Japanese bad guys. They bombed Pearl Harbor. They weren't going to get a ticket parade. You want political correctness, don't watch old movies.
Gojira		#91	[-]
Jun 9 12 4:57 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'd agree...except the opening chapter directs its anger towards the interred Japanese Americans, not Hirohito and his cronies. That may well also be a reflection of public mood but it's a pretty shameful thing to point fingers at your own damn citizens and accuse of them of treachery because of their racial background. I can understand anger towards an enemy country, saying JAPAN is the enemy, but when you say the JAPANESE are the enemy, including people generations removed from Japan, then you are crossing the line from jingoism to racism.
will		#92	[-]
Jun 9 12 6:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I agree, but... They were describing government policy of the Franklin Delano Administration, so that was not an off-the-wall position to make at the time. After the very brief prologue, what do you have, a Japanese mad scientist turning people into zombies? It is bizarre they even chose to have that intro in a typical goofy plot serial. When I saw that for the first time, my mouth dropped open, but, again, it is the times.
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