1 & 2
Written by:
Seth MacFarlane
(South Park)
The only film I have ever seen where there is a sequel running alongside the original film, at the same time. This would have blown my mind if either of them had any story to follow. Instead it is non sequential scene after non sequential scene after brutal murder of a hobo.
The story is portrayed in much the same way as 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit', with live action Batman playing alongside live animated Meg Griffin. It is a testament to the dedication of the animators that they were able to keep up with the 60 frames per second for the whole 310 minutes, not just keep up, but keep up well, without too many noticeable mistakes.
Can you spot the error?
The stories, remember there are two, are not too difficult to follow, so if you have the live action braille DVD you miss very little of the action. Unlike the Japanese movie, 'Battle Royale', which flopped at Def Jam DVDs due to perfect translation from Japanese to braille, but too fast moving English brailed subtitles, the braille moves at speed suitable for all users from the most experienced calloused handed master to the amateur. The braille version should not, however, be confused with the extended directors cut of 'American Psycho' where Batman goes to Iran to confront Ahmadinejad and ends up minister of transport. The extended braille version lasts a further 6 hours, which is filled with pure slow moving bumps on the screen. The movie itself would have long ended so it becomes an audio book like experience, but without the audio or the book, so just like real life but different.
The story itself, or stories as it were, is a cross between a love story and a Shakespearian tragedy, but no, there are no impotent generals or insane royalty. Meg Griffin, of Family Guy fame, whines and moans that nobody likes her and eventually falls insanely in love with Patrick Batman, of Batman fame, who tries to shake her off by killing her in various comedic ways. He tries the classics, the acme rocket strapped to his back which launches him into a cliff, building a road into the side of a bridge, hoping that she will speed into it, only to find that he used parts from an actual road to build it and now the nuclear warhead delivery van is careering down an off beaten track which eventually rolls gently to a stop, then explodes anyway. Let us not forget the anvil off the building which lands on the humorously placed trampoline and bounces back, crushing his face horrifically.
What makes this film genius however, is not the stories, or lack thereof, it is the subtlety of the film - animation crossover. Like with 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit', the realism is so profound that there will be universities named after them. This movie is the definition of truth, according to the American Psycho dictionary of words. I could hardly tell where the animation began and the film began. In fact, i'm still not one hundred percent sure that the movie began at all or if someone just got bored with waiting and started slashing his way through the theatre audience.
In reflection, this could be a hollywood milestone so great it has to be measured in planets, or it could have been the biggest mass murder spree in history. I'm not bothered either way, it made me laugh.
"...I couldn't believe it. This movie was like 4 planets of fun"
-Vivian Wheeler, bearded lady
