When does this take place?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
dalldorfw — 11 years ago(May 15, 2014 10:47 PM)
This flick is pretty inconsistent with whatever time period it's supposed to take place in; for the most part, it looks like it's supposed to be the forties, but then we see this futuristic theme park that's right out of the fifties and at some point they mention kung fu, a martial arts system that pretty much no one in the western world had ever heard of until Bruce Lee brought it to the states. Was this suppose to take place in any particular period or is it meant as a mish-mash of decades like Walter Hill's 'Streets Of Fire'?
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gluserty — 11 years ago(February 14, 2015 07:00 AM)
Like the creators have said in the commentary features for "Batman: The Animated Series", time periods and technologies are mixed and matched in an attempt to give the series and spin off films a timeless quality (I think they succeed; Computers with a film noir and art/dark deco look really works for me).
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joshwor1 — 11 years ago(March 24, 2015 11:24 AM)
This question is easy Mask of the Phantasm takes place during Batman: The Animated Series.
MotP was the movie based on the animated series, which arguably best captured the spirit of the Batman universe out of all the various onscreen depictions.
If you are unfamiliar with the series (though I'm not sure how anyone could possibly find out about this movie without knowing about the series), it was developed with a "dark deco" aesthetic, while still depicting modern technology, for an overall feel that is timeless and hard to place in the real world. -
dalldorfw — 11 years ago(March 25, 2015 01:17 AM)
"If you are unfamiliar with the series (though I'm not sure how anyone could possibly find out about this movie without knowing about the series)"
I'm aware of it, but I haven't seen much of it.
"it was developed with a "dark deco" aesthetic, while still depicting modern technology, for an overall feel that is timeless and hard to place in the real world."
They did that very well.