This, of course, drives Joker to new levels of supervillainy that involve emptying out not just Arkham Asylum, but also a shadowy super-prison in the heavens known as the Phantom Zone. Fighting crime and saving Gotham: just another day for Batman. ![]() He doesn't even think about Joker except when absolutely necessary. ![]() He succeeds, as he always does, but in the process he hurts Joker's feelings: When the villain mocks Batman by remarking that their mutual antagonism is what keeps them both going, Batman negs him hard.īecause Batman? He doesn't care about Joker. Our hero (voiced by Will Arnett) - who is, as you might recall, both costumed superhero Batman and ordinary superrich guy Bruce Wayne - appears on the scene as he's saving Gotham (once again) from the Joker ( Zach Galifianakis) and his henchmen, which includes everyone from the Riddler ( Conan O'Brien) to Bane ( Doug Benson). The Lego Batman Movie takes a typical Batman-movie path, but with a twist The result is inspired entertainment that’s pure fun, with heart to boot. Lego Batman combines the ridiculous and the sublime in a way only these two properties, with their decades of history, could do. And it’s both nostalgic and contemporary - both Lego and Batman have entertained kids for generations - which means it’s a movie for pretty much everyone.īut the best thing about Lego Batman is its explosive, unabashed joy - joy of the kind that’s rooted in both a great sense of humor and a sensibility I can only describe as “playing pretend.” The same spirit of improvisation and recklessness that leads us to dump boxes of Lego bricks onto the carpet and then pair rocket ships with jungle-themed sets is in full force here - and it’s even more fun when strung onto the spine of a Batman story. There are explosions and parties and dinosaurs and chases. ![]() It’s everything you could want from a Batman movie and, in some respects, from any movie: goofy, self-aware, very funny, imaginative, and packing a sincere message that has both personal and political implications. If a bunch of 10-year-olds who'd obsessively watched every Batman movie were equipped with a ridiculously excellent, eclectic Lego set, the result might be The Lego Batman Movie.
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