WHO IS THE BEST BATMAN?
I’m talking about the best live-action film version of Batman. If we had to go to the greatest portrayal of Batman across all forms of media, hands down it would be Kevin Conroy as Batman in the Arkham games. I firmly believe this series (specifically Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City) are the absolutely the best version of Batman, his villains, and the overall mythos. As far as live-action films, it’s clearly between three actors: Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck. While they all have pros and cons to their performances, here’s what I think they are each able to do really well: MICHAEL KEATON No matter how you might feel about Michael Keaton’s performance, no one can argue that it defined how Batman would be portrayed for decades to come. Before this, Batman was campy and not taken seriously. When I look back and watch this late 80’s movie, I’m not particularly impressed (being born a few years after its t...