In all internet seriousness, I agree with beer_good_foamy that Bats has been all over the map in terms of how he's been presented. The "Bat Shark Repellent" (and, really, that wacky awesomeness of that entire movie) is a fond memory. Burton's formula was a mixed bag, selecting bits and pieces that were funny and dark/scary. There were certain things I liked about Nicholson's Joker that I felt were missing in Ledger's (and vice versa), but they were both valid takes on that character, who is about as old as Batman himself.
It's worth noting that while Buffy is a very young character, she has also been depicted in more than one way. I thought Swanson's Buffy was very, very different than Gellar's, for example. So it doesn't surprise me that when presented in a third medium, there would again be marked differences in the way she was presented. If there's an animation or a reboot, we'll see yet more mutations. That's just what happens with beloved characters when the mass culture sinks its fangs it them. It's natural.
Think about fan-fic. Aren't all of our Buffy's slightly different?
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Date: Jul. 14th, 2010 03:37 pm (UTC)It's worth noting that while Buffy is a very young character, she has also been depicted in more than one way. I thought Swanson's Buffy was very, very different than Gellar's, for example. So it doesn't surprise me that when presented in a third medium, there would again be marked differences in the way she was presented. If there's an animation or a reboot, we'll see yet more mutations. That's just what happens with beloved characters when the mass culture sinks its fangs it them. It's natural.
Think about fan-fic. Aren't all of our Buffy's slightly different?