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the audience applauded

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

It starts with very different Bruce as he looks old and not into fighting criminals, but it's easy to feel that there are things that are triggering him to return in fighting criminals. Gordon is also planning on retiring but there are crimes that start escalating more then even and Bruce personality pushed over and he decides to return. He returned more powerful than ever as he just kicked every criminal that was in his way and kept so doing until he ended the fight with Two face. Movie also features some of the exciting scenes from the Arkham. As Batman kicked Mutant leader in front of all his followers they turned to Batman and start worship him. Gordon retires after meeting his successor. 3.5/4

I was speechless after watching this. The movie was literally perfect. It really pushed the boundaries of how epic an animated movie can be.This is definitely the best Batman movie I've ever seen, and paired with part 2, one of the best movies I've ever seen. This movie understands that Batman is not for kids, and keeps a Dark tone throughout. Even with it being animated it treats the image like a professional movie's cinematography. It's just amazing.As far as the voice cast, I would have preferred Kevin Conroy for Batman, but Peter Weller (aka RoboCop) actually does a really good job. I cannot express in words however, how amazing David Selby was as Commissioner Gordon.The soundtrack still gives me chill bumps when I listen to it, kudos to Christopher Drake.The plot, was perfect, nothing cliché, nothing too weird. This movie is just perfect. It is a must see for anyone.

This is a spoiler free review, so you don't have to worry xD. Batman is like one of the best superheroes in the DC universe, and this movie just proves the point!. This movie is very interesting without any unnecessary scenes/plot. Story is superb and well- written. The action scenes doesn't fail the expectations of Batman fans and the casual viewers themselves. Is it boring? NO! Violence and stuffs like that? YES! A lot of violence actually, and gore and stuff..I still haven't watched the second part yet, but I will write a review once I have seen the movie.Overall - It is a good movie, You can gladly spend 1 hour and 15 minutes of your life to watch this. Again, the only thing bugging me is the violence and It's PG-13.. So I'd give a solid 9.5 on 10...Hope this review helped, please check out my other reviews !!!! :)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, not to be confused with the live action film The Dark Knight, is a two part animated straight to DVD release by DC Comics and Warner Home Video based on the classic graphic novels by Frank Miller. In this story a fifty-five year old retired Bruce Wayne is called back into action by Gotham City plunging into chaos as a result of a new and deadly gang and their brutal mutant leader. In Part two of the films we see that his return is not met exclusively with positive reaction however, as many are understandably against a self-regulated masked vigilante being such a key aspect in the cities safety, including a newly appointed police commissioner and even the United States president. These films are excellently animated with a stunning use of angles and lighting being clearly considered of the utmost importance in the drawing of every single frame. The movement of the characters and objects very fluid and at no point appears to be preformed half- heartedly. However, the title character of Batman/Bruce Wayne himself does often seem out of place when standing next to other characters because of how he is drawn as too large and almost gorilla like at times.The voice acting by every single member of the chosen cast is excellent with each member, even Conan O'Brian, never once feeling out of place. Peter Weller in particular does an amazing job bringing proportional weight to the voice of a largely figured Batman/Bruce Wayne. The cast of characters is very strong; especially with the second part bringing in some additional iconic characters as a surprise. The first half introduces a new villain and although some argue that it should have been a more recognizable character others would argue that the fresh face brought forth an element of unpredictability and was excitingly different and effective.The overarching topic of discussion within the movie's narrative is if the extreme cases that make a character like Batman a possibility justify the presence of said character or not. Is there a point where a vigilante can be, or should be, above the law or government? For the most part these films do a tremendous job of showing both sides of this argument, although it does lose something in its clear bias in favour of the hero's perspective throughout. From a personal perspective I view this film, both of its parts together, as the ultimate superhero movie despite its occasional faults. It isn't held back in what he can do and say because of its intended audience being adults, although I wish they had gone more in depth about the ideological debate and that it had not definitively chosen its side preemptively. I would recommend this film to anybody interested in superheroes that are old enough to withstand some of the more graphic scenes within.