Batman The Unexpected Cultural Revolution Analysis

“Batman: The Unexpected Cultural Revolution” (268) by Chris Gould, is an article that explains how a TV show made fun of the culture of the 1960’s. Gould believed that Batman was an unfamiliar experience for American TV audiences. Gould states “The Batman TV show thus became a depiction of pop art utopia, where bright colors forever defeated darkness, where creativity forever defeated logic, and where Good forever triumphed over Evil” (268). The show became a classic because of the ridiculous lines and the unusual illustrations. There are many episodes with a large amount of irony and absurd situations. The writers used the characters to show the extremes of good and evil. This Batman unlike the comic was not as dark and included many stories

There were also many cameo appearances by actors’ celebrities that wished to appear on the show. Gould finishes by saying “It challenged people to aspire to a world where right and wrong were easily distinguishable” (271). And that since the show was canceled the newer interpretations of Batman have returned to a darker atmosphere.

Donovan Jacobs, writes in the article “Creating Reel Change” (277) about how TV and documentaries can help change our social behavior. He says that in the beginning of TV and movies studios did not want to send any kind of message. but in the current time of the internet and cable TV many of the things produced today attempt to send some kind of message. He believes that the writers of this content are hoping that their options will encourage the audience to contribute to their cause. There are companies that have tried to make a change by making movies that emphasize a problem, but they did not see a big theatrical success “Rather, its chief innovation is creation of Internet-based campaigns for each film that allow viewers to join with established organizations to both make personal changes and call for social action in response to the movie’s themes” (Jacobs

She explains the general setting and characters of the story. She believes that there is a place for story’s like the Twilight series that appeal to teenage girls. She gives examples of how profitable the books and movies have become. Dolye states that “The Twilight backlash is vehement, and it is just as much about the fans as it is about the books” (281). She also writes about how unfair the press has been to the fans of Twilight. She believes that the reason that the Twilight series has been so ridiculed is because its fan base is mostly among teenage girls and not very popular with boys. She then compares the Twilight series to the Harry Potter series and points out that it too was very well accepted some critics. She also observed that fans of the Harry Potter series have not been ridiculed to the same degree as fans of the Twilight series. Doyle says that the success of the Harry Potter series came from the talent of J.K. Rowling “But she also benefited from escaping the girly ghetto to which Twilight has been confined” (282). She then gives serval examples of why she believes that the was more successful with male audiences. She then says that even without a large male audience the Twilight series hugely popular. Doyle goes on to list several