#batman: subzero

[alinahdee]

MR FREEZE, BATGIRL & BODILY AUTONOMY

a video essay by Ali Nahdee

TIMESKIP FOR IMAGERY OF S/A : 9:30 - 10:24

How Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero teaches a young audience about bodily autonomy and consent.

[eshbaal]

Remember Mask of the Phantasm? Sure you do - but do you remember the OTHER Batman: TAS Movies? That's right, with Caped Crusader out on Amazon Prime, I'm in a bat-mood! So let's watch some Batman stuff together!

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[theanimationalley]

[slingbees]

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[totally-not-an-awkward-okapi]

The recent Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero conversation once more got me thinking about my old pitch for if SubZero’s existence hadn’t been so violently rejected, so here’s a model sheet that’s Totally Definitely 100% Official.

[screenshothaven]

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)

[bestanimatedmovie]

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What fans say:

Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero:

This is a well-plotted film. a genuinely good time and the best portrayal of Barbara Gordon outside comics.

Robots:

The hit me baby one more time scene is iconic.

[influenzalake]

somebody help me I'm losing my mind WHY ISNT THE BATMAN AND MR FREEZE: SUBZERO OST NOT ON SPOTIFY I need to hear "Nora Is Alive" omfg why

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

[emaratygirl]

Dick Grayson “but whatever my future holds. I hope it includes you.” 🤍🫶🏻🤍🫶🏻@romancemedia @donnastroy @batmananimated @dickbabs @batmantheanimatedseries @90scartoons @superheroes-or-whatever @fyeahdickgrayson @romancegifs @batmantheanimatedseriestvseries

Batman The Animated Series episode Old Wound.

[random-movie-ideas]

Batman Movie Villain Ideas, Part II: Mr. Freeze

Victor Fries AKA Mr. Freeze started out as a joke villain with an ice gun. Basically a poor man's Captain Cold for Batman to fight. That was until the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Heart of Ice" gave the character a tragic backstory that launched him into essential rogues gallery member. A doctor keeping his wife in cryogenic sleep as he desperately seeks a cure for her terminal disease, only to suffer an accident that causes him to require subzero temperatures to survive. Freeze often plays more of an anti-hero role, a villain who doesn't want to harm Batman, and who Batman doesn't want to harm, but their diametrically opposed needs put them in opposition.

Origin Movie: Like Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze falls into the "Super" category, making him difficult to do as an origin, unless we start the series "in medias res," with Batman already active in Gotham, like "The Batman." However, the common trend of Wayne Industries being the one to shut down his experiments, resulting in his accident, does give Batman a personal reason to be emotionally involved in stopping Freeze.

Sequel Movie: Like Ivy, a bit more of a natural place to bring him in, as it gives more breathing room to introduce a more out-there element. Let's keep it serious, though, give it the gravitas it needs, and not pair him up with a villain whose goals would be antithetical to his own, yeah?

Finale Movie: Sub-Zero was kind of finale-esque, and drawing his story out across a series to make him more of a tragic figure is always a good thing. Maybe start him as a friend of Batman.

Supporting Villain: The desperation to his character motivations does put him in a good position to be manipulated and forced into serving another villain for the sake of getting the medical support he needs to save Nora.

Overall, here's my rankings of them:

Sequel Movie: Probably the best way to do it without making it convoluted.

Origin Movie: It's not the worst setup in the world, and there are ways to do it while easing the potential convolution.

Supporting Villain: Another villain would distract slightly, but not too heavily.

Finale Movie: It would work, but the others work better.

What do you think? Who should I cover next?

[thelowerdecker]

Watching this Great Film! I remember when I was a kid Mr. Freeze was my favourite Batman Villain! Great in Batman and Robin, loved him in this and even that 60s Animated Series version! Time for some classic nostalgia! ♥️

[someoneimsure]

Batman: SubZero is an absolutely fucking amazing experience of a movie, and this is my absolutely correct opinion. Send tweet.

[theanimationalley]

[mishishiwritings]

the perfect examples of men right here

whenever i see that post about swapping female characters with male ones in video games i always think about this

[totally-not-an-awkward-okapi]

Nothing in the Batman the Animated Series canon says Koonak didn’t grow up to become a superhero using his dad’s name and tech. You can’t stop me from claiming that.