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Batman: The Killing Joke
2016 77 min United States of America R 18+
★6.1
Animation, Crime, Drama
Director: Sam Liu
📖 Based on the novel
«Batman: The Killing Joke»
byAlan Moore
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Description
As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.
Budget:
$3.5M
US Gross:
$3.78M
Worldwide:
$3.78M
Starring
Kevin Conroy
Actor
Mark Hamill
Actor
Tara Strong
Actor
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations total
Key opinion
Batman: The Killing Joke is widely regarded as a flawed adaptation, hampered primarily by an extraneous, poorly received prologue that undermines the source material's focus. While the performances of Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are frequently praised, the film's structural disjointedness leaves many viewers feeling that the original graphic novel would have been better served as a shorter, tighter narrative.
| Acting | Mark Hamill delivers a masterful and iconic vocal performance as the Joker that serves as the film's strongest asset. | |
| Screenplay | The 30-minute prologue focusing on Barbara Gordon is widely criticized as filler that feels disconnected from the core narrative and detracts from the pacing. | |
| Production | The animation quality is polarizing; some viewers find the simple aesthetic acceptable, while others criticize it as cheap, disjointed, or lacking the visual impact of the original graphic novel. | |
| Adaptation | The adaptation of the source material is inconsistent, with the first half seen as a bloated departure from the comic, while the second half is praised for its faithful recreation of the classic story. | |
| Theme | The film's exploration of the philosophical dichotomy between Batman and the Joker remains a compelling and thought-provoking element of the story. |