Fox's Gotham premiered a decade ago, putting a refreshing spin on a well-known story and delivering the most underrated version of Batman we've had.
A young orphan watches his parents die, becomes traumatized, and works on his issues by embracing his fears and adopting a costumed identity to fight crime in his morally bankrupt and corrupt city, Gotham . We all know the tale, and we’ve seen it countless times on the big and small screens. However, amid the many Batman movies and TV shows over the years, especially those in the live-action realm, one stands out because of how refreshing and surprisingly insightful it is.
Related It’s not an either-or situation, something sadly few adaptations understand. This basic understanding is what separates Gotham from other versions of the Caped Crusader. The show focuses exclusively on Bruce Wayne — indeed, Batman doesn’t appear at all, save for a brief glimpse at his back during the last scene of the last episode. This approach doesn’t take away from the action or make the narrative less compelling; quite the opposite, in fact.
Gotham‘s greatest strength is treating Bruce Wayne as a human being first and a superhero second. Like the all-time best adaptation of Batman, the masterful Mask of the Phantasm, Gotham uses its setting and narrative approach to explore Bruce’s rich and often contradictory psyche. This issue is especially prevalent in Batman adaptations. Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy proved superhero movies could be taken seriously by the industry, receiving Oscar nominations and even winning some statuettes, including a posthumous victory for the late Heath Ledger’s all-time great villain. It’s a valid approach, and creators are entitled to make the adaptation they want to make.
The same can be said for Gotham‘s version of iconic Batman rogues like Edward Nigma, played by a spectacular Cory Michael Smith, and the Valeska Brothers, the show’s take on the Joker, played by an outstanding and unhinged Cameron Monaghan. Gotham never shies away from the source material’s more foolish aspects; instead, it embraces them, seamlessly incorporating them into its world-building. The truth is, comic books and the superheroes that inhabit them are inherently silly, and that’s OK.
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