Prime Video’s animated ode to the Caped Crusader and his son is a holiday classic-in-the-making.
I love it when a Batman-centric project arrives animated and has a stylized design.
Abrams animated seriesBatman: Caped Crusader,from Warner Bros.
Discovery, adds just a bit of power to the streamers greatness.
One Zaslavs trash is another studios treasure.
The funniest part is that this is the best DC movie Warner Bros. didnt even distribute this year.
Aint that a killer joke?
That mindset becomes exemplified by the Christmas present Bruce gives Damian: a utility belt full of safety equipment.
Baby Wayne prefers gadgets under that belt, but Bruce is scared hed get boo-boos.
Using his childlike ways of persuasion, Crocodile tears, Damian sends Alfred on a wild marshmallow goose chase.
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Merry Little Batmanis like a Little Golden Book coming to life.
The animation quality is highly cinematic, as it carries thick line weightin character outlines and background design details.
Every action sequence has stunning hand-drawn animated fluidity with quick dynamic movement.
Merry Little Batmanalso benefits from ace voice casting across the board.
Luke Wilsons soft voice coming out of this buffly-drawn Batman is so effortlessly funny.
It makes his entire helicopter dad persona so cute.
But David Hornsby as the Joker is such a base casting.
His high-active, silly, sinister voice resembles an evil clown, which matches this storybook aesthetic.
When he does his own Joker laugh, its like hearing a new star being born.
The film truly stands out through the thought dynamic between Damian and Batman.
One ingenious aspect lies in Bruces brooding getting replaced with an overbearing mood.
Thats the most in-character, psychologically accurate route.
Im surprised it has yet to be explored across the characters 85 years of existence.
That fresh characterization only advancesMerry Little Batmans uniqueness and leaves you wanting more.
Merry Little Batmanis available to stream on Prime Video now.
Rating:
4 out of 5
