Batman: Under The Red Hood - Why Is Any Minute Worth Your Attention?

Sunny Anderson
Sep 14, 2022
Sep 14, 2022

Aside from the DC Extended Universe, the DC Animated Movie Universe is also a long-running series franchise from DC Comics. Among those, Batman: Under the Red Hood has an irreplaceable position as one of the most praised Movies by the fans and critics.

#1. If You’re Looking For A Fresh Start To Get Into The DCAMU, This Movie Is The Right One.

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Among more than 50 animated movies from DC, this is the ninth movie in the Batman series. It is mainly based on the same titled Judd Winick's story, published in 2005. Two years later, the movie came out as a home video in DVD. It tells a significant story of Dark Knight and received several positive reviews from anyone who had watched it.
As mentioned above, there are more than 50 works in the DCAMU. It could be overwhelming for a new fan to decide which movie he/she should watch first. Batman: Under the Red Hood might be on top of the recommended lists. If you are unsure about the first movie you should dig in, consider enjoying this film right now.
Unlike many other DC works, its plot is somehow more independent and straight-forward. There are not too many universes crossing over each other. The movie is simply set in modern day New York with Bruce Wayne and Robin/Jason Todd. Therefore, it is easy to enjoy and not too difficult to keep up.

#2. It Remains As One Of The Highest-Rated DC’s Animated Movies.

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Released in 2007, it brought DC and WB over $12 million from the DVD sales. Since being published, it has remarked some notable achievements to the DCAMU as the most rated DC’s animated movie on IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes. Otherwise, it was also a hot trend during that time with multiple good reviews from the press. Unlike the controversial DCEU projects, the quality for this might simply be much better with a good storytelling, well-built characters and consistency of the plot.

#3. What Actually Made It Outstanding And Special.

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The movie introduced a brand new villain Red Hood. In fact, he is just an identity of the Joker. Moreover, it cannot be lacking thrilling and action materials. At the beginning, Joke had created huge damage on Robin, making him half-dead. Otherwise, there is not one unrelated scene in the animated movie. Every second is worth keeping up to as an exciting story and significant Batman’s character involvement. His one main task this time is to save Robin. And there were several times he thought that he could not. How could a superhero, supposed to guard a whole metropolitan, not successfully rescue his student?

#4. The Voice Actors Did Extremely Well.

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Not only the screenwriters, chief director and producers but also the cast contributed a lot to its success. Well-known actors including Bruce Greenwood, Alexander Martella, John DiMaggio…
To conclude, if you are looking for a classic superhero animated movie, you have to definitely check Batman: Under the Red Hood out.
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