Batman: The Killing Joke 3/5
There were some pacing issues in the movie and the animation on some of the characters looked dull compare to their graphic novel counterparts.
The stellar voice performances of Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, and Ray Wise make up for it in the second half.
All in all... it was not the adaption I was hoping for, but I still enjoyed it.
I'm also aware of the Batman/Batgirl controversy scene that has been exploding all over the net since it's screening at SDCC a couple of days ago.
I admit, it does screw up the whole point of what makes Barbara's character in the Killing Joke.
It was a terrible idea to give Batman and Batgirl a sexual relationship...
Batman is a mentor and father figure to the entire Bat-family including Batgirl.
The appropriate response for Batman would have been to reject Barbara's advances.
Totally out of character for Batman, being a highly disciplined, mature, honorable man to sleep with one of his proteges.
I expected better from Timm and Azzarello, but especially from Timm.
I know that Batman and Batgirl being involved was part of Timm's "background" in Batman Beyond, but for a sexual relationship to be introduced in "The Killing Joke" as a further means of motivating Batman's quest for revenge seems incredibly misguided and a great disservice to the character of Barbara Gordon.
As much as I love Oracle, it would be nice if DC Comics came up with a new canonical explanation for Barbara's paralysis.