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Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
So many characters, so little time
I'm not gonna spoil the movie and tell you what happens and doesn't happen specifically. DC animated has been far more enjoyable than live action since ever (except for the Nolan trilogy) and this is no exception. The plot and pacing are OK, not masterpieces, but are decent enough.
The problem with the movie is the characters in it. They are the worst. From batman to the electrocutioner, they have little to no development, and the few ones that do are just forced. It seems that as long as you are a good guy/girl, have a small background in combat/military training and have a connection with Bruce Wayne you are good enough to fight any villain and successfully manipulate any technology that falls into your hands. That for me is just lazy writing. New "superheroes" lose against C listers villains all the time, but after a pep talk or finding determination in their heart, they manage to stand toe to toe against enemies that even the Batman has trouble fighting (Talking to you Batwoman). I get that you want to make the newcomers look like bad asses, but you are just ruining what little credibility Batman has since "Batman vs. Robin". Dick, Bruce and Damian have trained their whole lives to fight crime, they are the ones who I believe can take them down, not a troubled girl with a stupid motivation or an ex soldier with nothing else to do (I'm not saying that soldiers aren't good enough, but if that were the true in DCs universe, any ex soldier could be a superhero).
The rest of the movie was acceptable, but bat woman being a little c*nt from start to finish and being rewarded in the end just makes my blood boil. At least they got over with the Batfamily (until Jason Todd and Barbara Gordon come into play) and maybe they can finally move on to something more coherent plot and character wise. This relief is the only reason I give this movie 6 stars.
P.S.: I don't get why so many people complain about the fight scenes, with a plot and characters so annoying, the hand to hand fight scenes are the only thing that save this toy commercial disguised as a movie.
P.S.2: Don't worry about any little character in this movie, they just serve to the purpose of showing the audience how combat skills are totally dismissed throughout the entirety of the film. They win or lose just because the script says so, sometimes they can be stronger than superman and other times they are weaker than Jimmy Olsen.