Where does he get those wonderful toys?
Posted on April 17, 2004 @ 9:21 am
Andy brought to my attention these photos of the Batmobile from the upcoming Bat-flick, Batman Begins:
Oooookay. I think Andy described it best as a cross between a Lamborghini and a Hummer. For simplicity’s sake, I think I’ll call it the Bat-Humborghini.
Speaking of which, have you ever wondered where Bruce Wayne finds suppliers and manufacturers for all his cool bat-equipment? It seems like his eccentric orders might raise an eyebrow or two around the company water cooler. “Hey, Bob — have you ever noticed that we seem to ship an awful lot of black fiberglass shaped like stylized bats and bat wings to Wayne Enterprises? I wonder what that’s all about.”
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Another prequel? A Peter Jackson remake perhaps?
Isn’t this magical.
Actually, an episode of the animated series addressed the topic of where the Batmobile is serviced. _The Mechanic_ episode had the Penguin doing just as you described, tracking down unusual parts after the Batmobile was totalled. He tracked down the guy and booby-trapped the Batmobile.
After Batman realized what was up, he foiled Penguin and had his mechanic set up shop else where and then had the parts ordered through various fronts and dummy corporation names.
What are your thoughts on the whole “two-villain-per-flick” motif that Batman has become? And what is your take on the upcoming duo of Ra’s Al-Ghul (severely altered from comic and cartoon form) and the Scarecrow?
Doug: Thanks for the heads-up on the animated episode. Somehow, I managed to miss that one along the way
I’m not a huge fan of the “two villains” motif of the Batman films (or even “three villains” if you count Bane in Batman and Robin). It’s hard enough to fully develop one antagonist, much less two. For instance, I thought it was a bad idea to burn off both Catwoman and Penguin (and, to a lesser degree, Two-Face and the Riddler) in one film and not really do either character justice.
Meanwhile, even if he’s altered from the familiar Lazarus Pit version from the comics, I have to admit that I like the idea of Ra’s Al-Ghul in Batman Begins. If nothing else, it’s more daring than reusing the Joker or another villain, and it’s better than resorting to someone like Killer Croc or the Mad Hatter.
Is there any word yet on whether the Scarecrow will actually appear as the Scarecrow, or just as Jonathan Crane?