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Batman Ninja (2018)
Not what I hoped for..Try again as a short series
Batman ninja sounds amazing. The idea, the creative space, the story, the character design, and supporting characters. All of these different aspects, and there's little to nothing worth mentioning.
THE IDEA: For the many different stories and variations of Batman, the idea for a ninja Batman was by far, the most interesting and exciting yet. With this movie, they had a great variation that ended up killing itself with a bland-rushed story
THE STORY: A lot of what makes an animated Batman film great is the story behind it. Yes, you can have awesome iconic characters and new gadgets, but you also don't need any of that to be great as long as the story is developed and thought out. What we have here is a rushed, lazy, anime/terribly animated story, and we can't take in the characters or surroundings long enough. The battle scenes take way too long and the calm moments don't take long enough. I am disappointed, honestly. This would be done perfectly with a limited series so that there's time to go over each setting and character development.
CHARACTERS: We have, of course, most of the main heroes and villains you'd typically see if a Batman movie. The attire they wear are generally positive, yet we don't get enough time to study or admire. There's also no real opportunity to get to know the secondary characters, which is just a spoonful. All in all, they could have done better with the dialogue and character development.
Andor (2022)
IN MY OPINION..
Andor is a Star Wars based story highlighting the character Cassian Andor and his journey to the rebellion. Andor first appears n the movie "Rogue One" which takes place after the events of this show.
My Opinion is this: this show would have been best condensed into a movie. Here are points that I will highlight:
STORY: Drawn out and not the best in serving Star Wars. They could literally take any Star Wars character and develop a backstory, and it would match this. Really? We're going to focus on a guy who had a part in the rebellion, like a bunch of other people. I was fine with just seeing him in Rogue One. I don't need more info. Why not have a show about Palpatine or even a Tauntaun that was important to the rebellion by providing Luke with transportation. I will say, it does introduce new characters and old characters that do well to expand the star wars universe, even by a tiny bit.
CHARACTERS: I liked most of the characters, but some are either weird or necessary but boring.
ACTION: They're some dark actions sequences that bring this show to what stands out, but this show ultimately doesn't give us enough action, rather it acts as a low-boiling rebellion show that focuses on Andor and dull espionage.