Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: Difference between revisions

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''Mask of the Phantasm'' is [[The Movie]] of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series ~~(Animation)~~|Batman the Animated Series]]'' and the only [[DCAU]] feature to be released theatrically.

''Mask of the Phantasm'' is [[The Movie]] of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' and the only [[DCAU]] feature to be released theatrically.

As Batman continues his war on Gotham City's underworld, he finds himself facing a foe who wants to take that war to a whole new level: The Phantasm, a mysterious masked figure who has been killing off Gotham's high-profile mob bosses one by one. Since The Phantasm has a similar appearance to Batman and targets criminals like Batman does, it's not long before The Caped Crusader is blamed for the killings, resulting in the police moving to arrest the vigilante.

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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: In the end, {{spoiler|Andrea disappears with the Joker in the explosions, but she leaves Bruce her locket, therefore letting him know she survived}}.

* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: ''Averted'', particularly during the sequence where Batman is cornered by the cops at a construction site and nearly killed in an explosion, and in the climatic fight scene with the Joker, where both them end up torn and bloodied; at one point, Batman kicks the Joker in the face and ''knocks one of his teeth out''.

* {{spoiler|[[Cast As a Mask]]: Stacey Keach plays The Phantasm, but not his secret identity. Deliberate misdirection since he also plays Andrea's father.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Cast as a Mask]]: Stacey Keach plays The Phantasm, but not his secret identity. Deliberate misdirection since he also plays Andrea's father.}}

* [[Chaste Hero]]: ''Averted''. It is quite strongly implied that Bruce and Andrea slept together.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: The Joker during his brief fight with {{spoiler|Andrea}}.

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** Bruce's proposal to Andrea is interrupted by a swarm of bats erupting from the cave below them.

* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Dual examples in the spooky, unnamed Mafia Hitman who eventually becomes {{spoiler|[[The Joker]]}} and {{spoiler|Andrea, who [[Took a Level In Badass|takes a few levels in badass]] and becomes The Phantasm}}.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: In classic ''[[Batman: The Animated Series ~~(Animation)~~|Batman the Animated Series]]'' fashion, this film manages to get away with a number of things such as alluding to Bruce having sex with Andrea, the Joker making sexual jokes at his robot wife, etc. The list goes on and on. ''Awesomely''.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: In classic ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' fashion, this film manages to get away with a number of things such as alluding to Bruce having sex with Andrea, the Joker making sexual jokes at his robot wife, etc. The list goes on and on. ''Awesomely''.

* [[Groin Attack]]: {{spoiler|Andrea}} to the ''Joker'', no less.

* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: {{spoiler|Andrea}}. Alfred notes that when consoling Bruce.

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* [[Mythology Gag]]: During a flashback, a bat was briefly seeing outside Bruce's window and flew away. However, Bruce didn't see it.

* [[Never Got to Say Goodbye]]: The end credits song by Tia Carerre.

* [[Never Say Die]]: Averted in the climax of the film: "Let me go or we'll ''both'' die!" "Whatever it takes!"

* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Averted in the climax of the film: "Let me go or we'll ''both'' die!" "Whatever it takes!"

* [[New Old Flame]]: Andrea Beaumont

* [[Not So Different]]: The Phantasm thinks this of Batman and {{spoiler|herself}}. Alfred agrees, to a point.

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* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]: A rare one for the DCAU, but this movie got away with many mature themes.

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Bruce taking out a motorcyclist on foot is a direct reference to ''[[~~Akira (Manga)|~~Akira]]''.

** Bruce taking out a motorcyclist on foot is a direct reference to ''[[Akira]]''.

** When Batman is washed down the sewer near the end of the movie, the sequence of shots is the same as Lupin being washed down an aqueduct in ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro ~~(Anime)~~|The Castleof Cagliostro]]''.

** When Batman is washed down the sewer near the end of the movie, the sequence of shots is the same as Lupin being washed down an aqueduct in ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]''.

** Batman's escape from the police through a construction zone is similar to a scene with a condemned building in ''[[Batman: Year One]]''.

** The end scene is almost identical to that of the 1989 ''[[Batman (~~Film~~)|Batman]]'': Batman standing on a rooftop, looking at the Bat-signal. It's just that both are never fully in frame at one time.

** The end scene is almost identical to that of the 1989 ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'': Batman standing on a rooftop, looking at the Bat-signal. It's just that both are never fully in frame at one time.

* [[Sleazy Politician]]: Councilman Arthur Reeves starts out as a typical anti-Batman crusader (who is also friends with Bruce Wayne), and we later learn that he used to work for Andrea's father. When Carl and Andrea vanished with the money Carl embezzled, Arthur kept in touch with them {{spoiler|and later sold them out to the gangsters in order to finance his first election campaign.}}

* [[The Spook]]: This is the only time we get a glimpse of the Joker before the clown appearance, and he is still appropriately mysterious and without a name. Even then, he only appears marginally less psychopathic than his current incarnation.

* [[Suit-Up of Destiny]]: When Batman first puts on the cowl. It is a moment so utterly awesome and epic that ''Alfred'' is shocked.

* [[Talking to ~~The~~ Dead]]: Andrea to her mother, Bruce to his parents.

* [[Talking to the Dead]]: Andrea to her mother, Bruce to his parents.

{{quote| '''Andrea:''' So, tell me - with all that money and power, how come you always look like you want to jump off a cliff? <br />

'''Bruce:''' Why should you care? <br />

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{{quote| '''Joker''': ''[walking out of the blackness]'' I ''hate'' that song!}}

* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: Bruce.

* [[You Look Familiar|You Sound Familiar]]: Andrea is voiced by Dana Delaney, who later became more famous as the voice of Lois Lane in ''[[Superman ~~the~~ Animated Series]]''. In fact [[Word of God]] has stated that it was her stellar performance here that caused them to pursue her for the role of Lois in the first place. Bruce even had a brief relationship with Lois.

* [[You Look Familiar|You Sound Familiar]]: Andrea is voiced by Dana Delaney, who later became more famous as the voice of Lois Lane in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''. In fact [[Word of God]] has stated that it was her stellar performance here that caused them to pursue her for the role of Lois in the first place. Bruce even had a brief relationship with Lois.