With so many Batman movies, it was inevitable to review the villains who have faced the hero of Gotham in the cinema
We want to know your opinion of which is your favorite villain, based on the movies in which the masked vigilante seems, from ‘Batman: The movie’ from 1966 directed by Leslie H. Martinson based on the television series, going through the 2 installments of Tim Burton ‘Batman‘ and ‘Batman returns’without forgetting ‘Batman Forever’ and ‘Batman & Robin’ by Joel Schumacher, going through the dark and hyper-realistic trilogy of Christopher Nolan with ‘Batman Begins’, ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’Not forgetting the movie ‘suicide squad’ or the new batman by Matt Reeves featuring some of the Caped Crusader’s usual suspects.
In the list of villains that appear in DC’ Comics movies we have: Four Jokers (Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Jared Leto), four cat woman (Lee Meriwether, Michelle Pfeiffer, Anne Hathaway, and Zoë Kravitz), 3 Penguins (Burgess Meredith, Danny DeVito, and Colin Farrell), 2 Riddlers (Frank Gorshin, Jim Carrey, and Paul Dano), Harvey Dent / two Two faces (Tommy Lee Jones and Aaron Eckhart), 2 banes (Robert Swenson and Tom Hardy), 1 poison ivy (Uma Thurman), 1 Mr Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), 1 Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), 1 Ra’s al Ghul (Liam Neeson), 1 Thalia al Ghul, 1 Harley Quinn, 1 Killer crok, 1 Deadshot.
These characters vary at the convenience of the film writers and the actors who play them, so we want to know which are your favorites:
Joker the quintessential Batman archenemy
Perhaps the most intriguing, dangerous and evil of the super villains Baman has fought, it may be because all he cares about is creating chaos in Gotham. His past is quite unknown since he himself is changing history as it suits him best. But it seems that he was a worker in a chemical plant, who, needing money for his sick wife, agrees to guide some thieves through the factory, they are shot down by the police while the joker runs into Batman and falls into a mixture of chemical compounds that leaves his face white and his lips red like a clown’s, knowing that his wife dies in a home accident plus what happened that day drives him crazy, becoming a tormented being that only causes chaos where it goes
Tim Burton’s Joker is a mobster named Jack Napierwhich also falls into acid when bumping into BatmanAlthough they reconstruct his face, it remains disfigured. It is also hinted that he was the one who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents long ago.
the joker of Christopher Nolan he does not contribute anything from his past, in fact he tells several different stories of how he got the scars, he just wants to shake Gotham under terror.
Catwoman:
He is the most ambiguous character of those who form the villains of Batmansince despite being a thief and criminal she has sometimes fought alongside Batmanhaving something more than friendship.
His name is selina kylewas a stewardess who, after a plane crash, only remembers her father’s pet shop and the cats he had, that’s why she becomes obsessed with finding her origin.
the cat of batman returns by Tim Burton is an office worker who works for a millionaire company, when denouncing irregularities in the accounts, her boss decides to throw her out the window leaving her for dead, but thanks to some cats that mysteriously bring her back to life, she can take revenge.
The cat woman from Christopher Nolan She is a very skillful jewel thief with feline movements who pursues quite particular objects.
In Matt Reeves’ version of The Batman would be more inspired by the Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale comic book version, Selina works in a Falcone club, only to later be forced to team up with the caped crusader.
Penguin:
It’s Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot was a boy who lived a stormy childhood for being short, fat and having deformed hands, this led him to be a super criminal. He wears a tuxedo and an umbrella that hides a multitude of weapons.
Tim Burton’s Penguin is described as a child abandoned by a wealthy rich family for being born deformed, that’s how old he decides to take revenge on the city of Gotham and create an army of penguins.
On batman is closer to the comics, played by an unrecognizable Colin Farrell, who is spectacular. There is currently a series in the works with this villain as the protagonist for HBO Max.
Enigma:
When he was young Edward Nashton loved puzzles and riddles, when he became a criminal he became famous for the originality of his plans. Unlike other Enigma villains, he does not usually use physical force, rather he uses weapons of quite advanced technology. He manages to find out the true identity of Batman but he doesn’t tell anyone.
Joel Schumacher’s Enigma, called Edward Nigma works for Wayne Industries, he is totally obsessed with Bruce Wayne and when he manages to consider his projects and is rejected, he decides to become Enigma and take revenge.
On batman the character is played by Paul Dano, in a much more macabre version than Jim Carrey’s colorful one. Riddler in this movie also seeks revenge, but by taking his anger out on Gotham’s corrupt rulers and making the Gotham detective play his game.
Two faces:
Formerly known as Harvy Dent, District Attorney for Gothamhe was fighting against evil, but when his face was disfigured he became Two faces a man who decides his actions by flipping a coin.
The Two faces by Joel Schumacher, is responsible for the creation of Robin, since he kills his family before he Batman welcome you
The Two faces from Christopher Nolan begins as the District Attorney, ‘The White Knight of Gotham‘, but because of his disfigurement and the death of his beloved, which causes the jokerIt transforms in Two facesa villain who wants revenge on the cops he holds responsible, including Commissioner Gordon.
Bane:
He was born in prison and lived his entire childhood between bars and walls, despite that thanks to his abilities he knew how to survive, some scientists made him take an experimental drug called Venom, which increased his strength, this drug is supplied by tubes that They go directly to the brain.
The bane by Joel Schumacher, his name is Antonio Diego, a skinny criminal who is subjected to the Venom treatment to become bigger and stronger, he works as a bodyguard for poison ivy and later as an assistant Mr Freeze.
The bane from Christopher Nolan is a terrorist that ravages Gotham and makes Batman leave his long retirement to return to action and face him. The mask he wears instead of supplying him with poison gives him a gas that eases the pain he suffers.
Poison Ivy:
Pamela Lillian Isley is an ecovillain, dressed in a suit of leaves, who uses plant poisons to fight her enemies or seduce them depending on the occasion.
The poison ivy by Joel Schumacher, she is a doctor who works at Wayne Industries in South America, she wants to make the plants defend themselves like animals, but another scientist prevents her, when confronting him she receives poison from the plants and becomes poison ivycausing bane be his bodyguard and going to Gotham to transform it into his vegetable world.
Mr Freeze:
Victor Fries is a super criminal who commits his misdeeds using cold and ice to defeat his enemies, he feels an inner sadness for what happened to his wife, whom he has frozen, so he wants to transform the world into a cold and empty state Like the same.
The Mr Freeze by Joel Schumacher is a super villain diamond thief as he uses the power of these precious stones to power his ice weapons. His intention is to freeze everything Gotham while keeping his wife cryogenized to be able to cure her in the future.
The Scarecrow:
Professor of psychology at the University of Gotham Jonathan Crane, turned criminal after being fired for doing experiments on students, his specialty was the psychology of fear. He wears a worn suit and mask, his weapon of choice is a gas that makes his enemies cower in terror.
The Scarecrow of Christopher Nolan, is a perverse psychopharmacologist, who supplies a hallucinogen to his patients. He works for the League of Shadows and Ra’s al Ghulin his effort to purify Gotham.
Ra’s al Ghul:
He was a healer who lived a long time ago, thanks to some dreams he knew that if he dug graves at strategic points on Earth, he could live forever, his intention is to eradicate evil, even if with that he has to kill most of the population. Ra’s al Ghul go on Batman an heir to continue his work, but he has always refused for not wanting to kill innocents.
Ra’s al Ghul from Christopher Nolantrains Bruce Wayne before being Batmanbut when the organization of “The League of Shadows” will Gotham to eradicate the population and make a new start, Batman he confronts his master to prevent the extermination they have planned.