It's not part of the DCAU canon. Think, McFly, think.
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aawsmith-1 — 11 years ago(March 20, 2015 09:21 AM)
Both films are great but since Mask of the Phantasm is set in the sort of "current Batman era" so to speak, which I prefer, I would have to go with Mask of the Phantasm. It is perfect, I love the cast, the story, the soundtrack, everything really about that film. But Return of the Joker is awesome too.
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CovertThunder — 10 years ago(July 11, 2015 12:35 PM)
My personal favorite has always been
Return of the Joker
, mostly because I really liked the Batman Beyond cartoon but I like
Mask of the Phantasm
as well, although they cover two different parts of Batman. MOTP is about Batman having to give up the opportunity to be Bruce Wayne to keep the promise he made to himself and his parents, as well as the desire for revenge which Batman is both completely devoted to but not entirely consumed by like the Phantasm. ROTJ is about Batman's struggle against the Joker, but in a way it's about how the struggle against the Joker/anarchy will always continue. Like the Jokerz have taken up the mantle (albeit poorly) of the Joker, but the threat is still there. On the other hand, Bruce Wayne tried to make Terry give up the mantle of Batman because he didn't want to risk what he and Tim Drake what through, although Terry refused because he viewed it as much his responsibility as it was Bruce's.
They're both great movies but they cover totally different aspects of Batman.
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