There is no argument. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is the best Batman movie. Has there been another performance that better captures that delicate balance between the put on playfulness of Bruce Wayne and the tragic determination of The Dark Knight? Has there ever been a Batman movie with a more believable romance than that between Bruce Wayne and Andrea Beaumont? Has Gotham ever looked as gothic? On today’s episode of The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the animated masterpiece that is Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
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In this animated feature, the troubled yet heroic Batman is pitted against a mysterious figure who is rubbing out Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, and who many believe is the caped crusader himself. Batman’s alter ego, millionaire Bruce Wayne, is about to get married to the lovely Andrea Beaumont, who helps him recover from his need to avenge his parents’ murder – meaning that his crime-fighting days may be numbered.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm was directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm and stars Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Abe Vigoda, Stacy Keach, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., and Mark Hamill.
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