Batman: Year One (2011)

This part of DC universe isn't interesting as the others with some great villains but it needs to start somehow and it started decent. Batman in his pain and his will for stopping bad things from happening in Gotham. At the same Gordon deals with difficult situations as he is under pressure from coming to great city, his boss also isn't making things easier and he discovers crime chain inside the police department. Some of the scenes when Batman is being chased by the police and fighting them are little far over the line. Gordon deals with all kind of trouble from being pressured to find out who Batman is to cheating on his wife later his child gets kidnapped. It was interesting choice that Cranston gives his voice to Gordon. 3/4

Frank Miller after writing the Dark Knight Returns (More about it later) he wrote Batman Year One, in which we saw how co-missioner Gordon and Batman started their careers in crime fighting in Gotham. What I liked it is that this story is also an origin story for James Gordon as much as it is for the Caped Crusader. I agree with that for when a crisis hits Gotham these two guys always try to find each other in order to face the coming storm!Now I will focus more in Gordon for I have already analyzed the Dark Knight. Gordon is just an average Joe policeman with a strong sense of justice and in this crooked city and though he hasn't the training, intellect or gadgets of Bats he is as much of a hero as Batman ,for he is on the front line every day. This story line was used in Batman Begins, and why not? For it is awesome. To the main theme of the story which is that although they use different tactics in dealing with crime and their back stories couldn't be more apart from each other,they are both good men, made of solid steel and nerves, with a need to bring justice in a world full of injustice, corruption and nepotism.Now is the flick good , yes in its tide time it really sets very good the Gotham we all know and love, as well as the characters in their place. The animation is OK ,apart from two scenes, nothing ground breaking, but the job is done very well. However it isn't the best of all the animated films of Warner brothers and it doesn't try to be, so good for the creators that know their boundaries.The flick is recommended for hard core Batman fans and his environment that city full of Sins (hahaha, pun intended).

The origins of Batman. There have been several renditions over his from his more wholesome and humble beginnings in the 'Silver Age' of comics, to Christopher Nolan's epic film trilogy of a man driven mad by the death of his parents. Printed in 1987, Year One was artist and writer Frank Miller's take on Batman's beginnings and is considered by many the official cannon of Wayne's long endeavour against crime.DC Animation did a wonderful job approaching Miller's work, and remained very true to the original work. There is very little alteration in plot and theme, as it retains it gritty and dark narrative, about a city lost to crime and corruption, and the struggle of good men in a city where good men are considered weak. You are introduced to two main characters, Bruce Wayne and James Gordon. Both outsiders, and both willing to make a difference in their own way. The theme of this film is one of absolute resolve and strength in the face of adversity.Where this film really excels is within its voice acting. Most people will be able to place Bryan Cranston as Lieutenant Gordon. Gordon, arguably the main character of this story, begins as a man in penance. He enters the city by train, regretting his actions that got him transferred to the most dangerous city in America, apprehensive about the future for his wife and himself. All of this is portrayed through these subtle inflections of voice, and Cranston does a fantastic job of maintaining this quality throughout the film. Ben McKenzie as Bruce Wayne / Batman is excellent in his role, and separates himself from previous voice actors. He portrays a man of drive and unforgiving resolve, yet at times a man who is uncertain of himself. The acting is solid throughout, which is no small feat in animation as it depends completely on how the actors use their voice.Batman is a symbol to many, as a stand against crime, yet his beginnings were not always easy. His struggle is a very real and human one. In many ways, he represents the best of us, and an unwavering determination to do what is necessary in the face of evil. Year One is arguably the best animated adaptation of a comic book to date.8/10

Animation grows up. Batman: Year Zero shows what the medium can do if you get the right talent behind the camera: It's a relentlessly downbeat expose of the first year of the Caped Crusader's reign, but it's not just him punching bad guys and smashing drug rings. Sharing just as much screen time is Police Commissioner Gordon, who arrives in Gotham City at round about the same time, and Catwoman (also known as Selina Kyle) with her lowly beginnings as a sleazy prostitute. With extramarital affairs, graphic violence and even a BABY being threatened at knifepoint this certainly is a long way from the camp 60's icon your mum and dad grew up with... And THANK GOD for that.There's no padding here, no monotonous voice-over to set the scene... Just BAM straight into the action. We're given a date, we're shown what happened on that day... And then, the plot moves swiftly on. Some of these diary entries only last for a second... Others, like a fight in a burnt-out warehouse (there's ALWAYS a big battle in one of them) take much longer. And all the time, the movie never loses touch with it's human side... The morose, often tragic figures here are just as a pleasure to follow as the slick, brutal beatdowns Batman often finds himself in the middle of. It's tense, gripping, compulsive viewing from start to bloody finish. 7/10