Talk:Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD 2/@comment-29210968-20170801143253/@comment-33266089-20170803222248

As much as I love The Dark Knight, I have to go with Batman 1989 because I grew up watching that film and I found the story really enjoyable as it did something movies and TV series I believe they rarely do: Give the Joker an identity and backstory like in The Killing Joke. I like how we see the man Jack Napier end up from being a crime boss' top guy to becoming a mad psychopath that becomes the new crime boss. And I loved the reveal that it was HIM that killed Bruce Wayne's parents and in doing so, unintentionally made Batman. And Batman returned the favour by dropping Napier into the vat of chemicals, making the Joker. I love that little connection between the two characters and I think it is the best interpretation of Batman and The Joker's relationship. That is probably the best thing about that movie and it makes me enjoy it way more than The Dark Knight. (Though Heath Ledger did a fantastic job as Joker.) Danny Elfman's score on this movie also helps bring that interpretation to life as well as when watching it, I feel their emotions inside when the music is playing. I feel Bruce's emotions when he thinks back to that horrible night at Crime Alley that changed him forever and I feel Joker's insanity as he's killing Grissom (His former crime boss.) Elfman does that so brilliantly. Those are the main reasons I enjoy Batman 1989 more than The Dark Knight. Don't get me wrong though, I enjoyed Dark Knight, that will always be a brilliant movie but Batman (1989) will always be the best interpretation of Gotham's Caped Crusader in my opinion. :)