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Scooby Doo! & Batman: The Brave And The Bold

Writers: Paul Giacoppo & James Tucker

Producers: Michael Jelenic, James Tucker, Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan

Director: Jake Castorena

Casting And Voice Direction By Sam Riegel

Date: January 9, 2018

Synopsis: “The gang teams up with Batman to take down the Crimson Cloak.”

Scooby Doo and Batman are definitely big cash cows for Warner Brothers. Naturally, it would be normal to pair them up, even if it’s been done before. And what better way to go about this then a crossover with Batman: The Brave And The Bold, one of the best and more underrated DC cartoons. Let’s dive into this. The movie starts with Batman inviting the gang for a meeting of The Mystery Analysts Of Gotham, a mystery solving team composed of himself, Question, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man, and Detective Chimp. The crime they have to deal with involves the Crimson Cloak, a red nightmarish ghost who wants to take over Gotham City. Now they must all work to take down Crimson Cloak and any villains that stand in their way, but Batman seems more closed off than usual due to a dark secret. Well, let me get this out of the way. This movie is plain fun. It has a nice mix of action and comedy like both shows do, as well as dark moments. What sells the movie for me are its themes on proving your worth and not being closed off from others. Let me explain.

1. Regarding the first theme, let’s rewind back to the beginning of the movie. The gang is stopping a case involving ghost puppets, when Batman tells them to let him handle it since he has more experience. It all turns out to be a test to induct them into the MAOG team, but he then does this for real during the middle of the movie when he doesn’t want them too involved in this case for their safety and his guilt, which I’ll mention below. This of course leads to our little mystery gang to want to prove that they can be taken seriously. What makes the arc work is the subversion. You’d think they go rebellious and try to prove their worth to him, but they don’t rebel. We instead have more emphasis on how the gang works as a team. We see Fred’s leadership being put to the test, alongside Daphne’s creativity and Velma’s intelligence, all complimented by Shaggy and Scooby’s more fast paced and over the top antics, all tied together with a fierce loyalty. The movie also goes to great lengths to show that, while definitely competent, they don’t have the experience that he has, hence showing more humanity. Even Aquaman gets to take part in this arc, with wanting to be taken more seriously.

2. Batman, being co-star, also gets quite a bit of depth here. When talking with the gang at the diner, he recalls an accident that happened when he was just starting out as a hero. He was trying to stop a dangerous portal that scientist Milo Scarlett invented, only for one of the two assistants, Leo Scarlett, to get sucked in. The other assistant would go on to become the Riddler. The father, Sam Scarlett, was mad at him for what happened, and broke ties with him. He seemingly lost an innocent life while also accidentally creating one of his deadly foes. That would definitely weigh heavily for someone of his demeanor. What makes Batman’s arc in this movie work is that he maintains his intelligence and resourcefulness, but simply lets his stubbornness and emotion get to him. It also helps that he simply lets the gang help less, not let them help at all, helping to show off his kinder side, while also showing that he’s misusing it. He’s very clearly made to be a broken man, yet is also shown that he can still pull himself together, with the gang providing that youthful vibe to help him realize it.

Now we talk about potential suspects for Crimson Cloak. There are a few who stand out from the others.

1. One of the more obvious choices is the Riddler, who was the assistant that didn’t get sucked into the portal. Even with that out of the equation, there’s also the fact that he’s known for playing mind games with his opponents, often resorting to trickery to obtain whatever he wants.

2. Then we have Clayface. When Batman and the gang gets blamed for the riot at Arkham Asylum, and for stealing an important chemical, we later see news footage of “Shaggy” stealing something from the prison, this of course meaning that Clayface could’ve orchestrated the ordeal.

3. Harvey Bullock doesn’t get off scott free either. The fact he has a bulky body and the fact that he was very adamant in getting the gang arrested means that he also could’ve set them up from the start.

The selling point of the movie is the climax, where everyone (the gang, Batman, mystery team) all work together to stop the suspect from reactivating the portal, thus freeing Leo Scarlett. This helps enforce the double moral on realizing that having others help you out is never bad, and it also shows that the best way to show your worth is by taking the initiative. This is a movie that combines the best of both worlds, and I wouldn’t mind seeing more.

Here is the cast for the movie.

Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones

Grey DeLisle Griffin as Daphne Blake, Black Canary

Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers

Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley

Diedrich Bader as Batman

Jeff Bennett as Joker, Prison Guard

Jeffrey Combs as The Question, Sam Scarlett

John DiMaggio as Aquaman, Mr. Freeze, Crimson Cloak

Nika Futterman as Catwoman, Waitress

Nicholas Guest as Martian Manhunter

John Michael Higgins as The Riddler

Tom Kenny as The Penguin, Plastic Man

Kevin Michael Richardson as Clayface, Detective Chimp, Male News Reporter

Sam Riegel as Milo Scarlett, Leo Scarlett

Tara Strong as Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Female News Reporter

Fred Tatasciore as Harvey Bullock, Killer Croc, Bane, Blockbuster

Description
Scooby Doo! & Batman: The Brave And The Bold

Writers: Paul Giacoppo & James Tucker

Producers: Michael Jelenic, James Tucker, Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan

Director: Jake Castorena

Casting And Voice Direction By Sam Riegel

Date: January 9, 2018

Synopsis: “The gang teams up with Batman to take down the Crimson Cloak.”

Scooby Doo and Batman are definitely big cash cows for Warner Brothers. Naturally, it would be normal to pair them up, even if it’s been done before. And what better way to go about this then a crossover with Batman: The Brave And The Bold, one of the best and more underrated DC cartoons. Let’s dive into this. The movie starts with Batman inviting the gang for a meeting of The Mystery Analysts Of Gotham, a mystery solving team composed of himself, Question, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man, and Detective Chimp. The crime they have to deal with involves the Crimson Cloak, a red nightmarish ghost who wants to take over Gotham City. Now they must all work to take down Crimson Cloak and any villains that stand in their way, but Batman seems more closed off than usual due to a dark secret. Well, let me get this out of the way. This movie is plain fun. It has a nice mix of action and comedy like both shows do, as well as dark moments. What sells the movie for me are its themes on proving your worth and not being closed off from others. Let me explain.

1. Regarding the first theme, let’s rewind back to the beginning of the movie. The gang is stopping a case involving ghost puppets, when Batman tells them to let him handle it since he has more experience. It all turns out to be a test to induct them into the MAOG team, but he then does this for real during the middle of the movie when he doesn’t want them too involved in this case for their safety and his guilt, which I’ll mention below. This of course leads to our little mystery gang to want to prove that they can be taken seriously. What makes the arc work is the subversion. You’d think they go rebellious and try to prove their worth to him, but they don’t rebel. We instead have more emphasis on how the gang works as a team. We see Fred’s leadership being put to the test, alongside Daphne’s creativity and Velma’s intelligence, all complimented by Shaggy and Scooby’s more fast paced and over the top antics, all tied together with a fierce loyalty. The movie also goes to great lengths to show that, while definitely competent, they don’t have the experience that he has, hence showing more humanity. Even Aquaman gets to take part in this arc, with wanting to be taken more seriously.

2. Batman, being co-star, also gets quite a bit of depth here. When talking with the gang at the diner, he recalls an accident that happened when he was just starting out as a hero. He was trying to stop a dangerous portal that scientist Milo Scarlett invented, only for one of the two assistants, Leo Scarlett, to get sucked in. The other assistant would go on to become the Riddler. The father, Sam Scarlett, was mad at him for what happened, and broke ties with him. He seemingly lost an innocent life while also accidentally creating one of his deadly foes. That would definitely weigh heavily for someone of his demeanor. What makes Batman’s arc in this movie work is that he maintains his intelligence and resourcefulness, but simply lets his stubbornness and emotion get to him. It also helps that he simply lets the gang help less, not let them help at all, helping to show off his kinder side, while also showing that he’s misusing it. He’s very clearly made to be a broken man, yet is also shown that he can still pull himself together, with the gang providing that youthful vibe to help him realize it.

Now we talk about potential suspects for Crimson Cloak. There are a few who stand out from the others.

1. One of the more obvious choices is the Riddler, who was the assistant that didn’t get sucked into the portal. Even with that out of the equation, there’s also the fact that he’s known for playing mind games with his opponents, often resorting to trickery to obtain whatever he wants.

2. Then we have Clayface. When Batman and the gang gets blamed for the riot at Arkham Asylum, and for stealing an important chemical, we later see news footage of “Shaggy” stealing something from the prison, this of course meaning that Clayface could’ve orchestrated the ordeal.

3. Harvey Bullock doesn’t get off scott free either. The fact he has a bulky body and the fact that he was very adamant in getting the gang arrested means that he also could’ve set them up from the start.

The selling point of the movie is the climax, where everyone (the gang, Batman, mystery team) all work together to stop the suspect from reactivating the portal, thus freeing Leo Scarlett. This helps enforce the double moral on realizing that having others help you out is never bad, and it also shows that the best way to show your worth is by taking the initiative. This is a movie that combines the best of both worlds, and I wouldn’t mind seeing more.

Here is the cast for the movie.

Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones

Grey DeLisle Griffin as Daphne Blake, Black Canary

Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers

Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley

Diedrich Bader as Batman

Jeff Bennett as Joker, Prison Guard

Jeffrey Combs as The Question, Sam Scarlett

John DiMaggio as Aquaman, Mr. Freeze, Crimson Cloak

Nika Futterman as Catwoman, Waitress

Nicholas Guest as Martian Manhunter

John Michael Higgins as The Riddler

Tom Kenny as The Penguin, Plastic Man

Kevin Michael Richardson as Clayface, Detective Chimp, Male News Reporter

Sam Riegel as Milo Scarlett, Leo Scarlett

Tara Strong as Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Female News Reporter

Fred Tatasciore as Harvey Bullock, Killer Croc, Bane, Blockbuster