And yet, for some reason, every new adaptation insists on depicting that brutal murder all over again.
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Its only addition is a young Selina Kyle (Catwoman), watching from an overhead fire escape.
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But like the rest of the series' treatment of Batman mythology, it feels like an unnecessary add-on.
The workaround is good, too; it just lacks some of the symbolic power of other adaptations.
This animated version represents it as nightmarish, all colors and symbols and effects.
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‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’ (2009)
That Scarecrow gasit’ll get you every time.
In the first game,Arkham Asylum, the experience is much more interactive.
Trippy and haunting, this version even plays into the plot of the game.
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That, and the fact that the Joker is involved at all.
Burton answered both mysteries, which in turn diminished their power.
But it could still get serious, as in “Chill of the Night.”
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It’s not gratuitous, but central to the story.
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