The document provides a comparison of the graphic novel "Batman: The Killing Joke" by Alan Moore and the 2016 animated film adaptation directed by Sam Liu. It notes that while the film captures the dark tone of the source material, it includes a controversial 30-minute prequel focusing on Batgirl that was not in the original graphic novel. This prequel includes a questionable sex scene between Batgirl and Batman. Overall, the graphic novel received more praise than the film, which had mixed reviews. The document also discusses some legal and ethical issues raised by the graphic novel's content and its adaptation into film.
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The killing joke adaptation
1. The Killing Joke Adaptation
I chose to evaluate Alan Moore graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke to Sam Liu
Batman: The Killing Joke short animated film. I chose this, as Alan Moore Killing joke
is one of my favourite graphic novels and I feel that the short animated filmdoes
quite well to replicate the dark/brooding vibe of the comic, although they are a few
questionable differences. Alan Moore Batman: The Killing Joke Graphic Novel was
created in March 1988. Whereas, Sam Liu Batman: The Killing Joke was released in
august 2016.
To compare between the graphic novel and the feature animated film success. The
graphic novel receives more praise than the feature-animated film that varies from
often having some positive reviews to a lot of mixed reviews. Alan Moore Graphic
Novel receives a rating of 4.4/5 from Goodreads and it also receives a strong rating
of 4/5 from forbidden planet. Alan Moore has even received an Eisner award for
best writer for his Batman: The Killing Joke graphic novel. Compared to Sam Liu
Batman: The Killing Joke animated film, it received a mere average rating of 6.5/10
from IMDB and a poor rating of 50% from rotten tomatoes. With a budget of $3.5
million it managed to get a box office profit of $4.4 million.
To talk about it’s content, the film does well to conclude a variety of things that
occurred within the killing joke graphic novel, even showing us an insight to the
Joker mysterious/fuzzy past. However, one thing that seems to aggravate everyone
is the 30-minute non-canon prologue that focuses mainly on Batgirl. Within this
prologue, it focuses on Batgirl struggle of trying not to go to the ‘abyss’. The abyss is
basically a place where a hero no longer condones their code of honour to not kill or
they become very close to stepping on dangerous territory that breaks their code of
honour. Within this 30 minute prologue also, there’s a questionable sex scene that
occurs between Batgirl and Batman. Personally, I felt that this prologue was not
necessary. As a comic book fan you expect a faithful adaptation and you don’t
expect anything more already then what the graphic novel has given to you.
2. Moving on to legal and ethical issues. For Legal issues, If Warner brothers didn’t have
rights to DC and they made the animated feature without having rights, the
company could have possibly been sewed for a breach of copyright. The filmwas
able to successfully adapt the novel without getting into any legal issues. However,
they were ethical issues consulting the graphic novel and also the film. Around May
2013, a patron of the public library in Columbus, Nebraska issued that the graphic
novel should be removed from the collection, declaring that it “advocates rape and
violence.” It is stated that about three out of five library board members were
present at the meeting where the challenge was considered, and voted to keep Alan
Moore Batman: The Killing Joke on shelves. Another incident in relation to the
graphic novel and it’s feature animated film adaptation, is an article by the guardian
where the writer (Will Brooker) issued that ‘Batman’s Killing Joke, and it’s ‘edgy’
rape storyline, is not a comeback I want to see’.
