When I saw Batman Forever back in theaters, I left feeling a little annoyed — not as much as when I saw Batman & Robin, about which everything critical has already been written, but bothered still because the film invented a new love interest. The first movie had Vicki Vale, the second Selina Kyle, but the third had a Batlove who hadn’t previously existed in the comics: the Nicole Kidman character, Dr. Chase Meridian. I didn’t like that, and even as a kid I was bothered by her name. Seriously? Chase Meridian? She sounded like a bank or a watchmaking company or maybe a codename from a James Bond movie.
So there’s that.
Oh and Rachel Dawes, by the way, means “I liked her better once they blew her up” in… some language… Oh, finish the joke yourself.
great post! I too saw BF in the theaters the day it was released and never realized the meaning until now! lol. And I fully agree with your summary of Rachel Dawes. What a lame character.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but honestly being an Aussie - Kidman embarrasses us in any movie she has ever been in except BMX Bandits (look it up) - she has 3 expressions - each a millimeter away from the other - she was plastic before she was plasticized. Awful actress.
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