A First Look At Batman: Scars of Tommorow

Tony has been on the contest for a long time. Having written great baits like Dominion, he has continually made a name for himself through his off-beat ideas. But now, Tony is gambling with fate by baiting one of the most unbaity subjects out there: Batman. However, I am proud to say that he is able to pull it off.

The story of Batman discards the previous chapter from Batman Begins to start a new story. It begins with Bruce Wayne's arrival to Gotham to meet with crime hunting lawyer Harvey Dent. However, Dent's career came to an end when a villain he prosecuted poured acid on his face and left hand. From that day forward, Dent would forever be known as criminally insane Two-Face. At the same time, a small time cosmetics company owner named Ramon Sionis wanted to create a great make-up solution. Unfortunately, a faulty, disfiguring product forced Sionis to sell his company to Wayne. After another unfortunate event, Sionis decided to turn to the Underworld to deal with his problems and soon became The Black Mask, one of its biggest crime lords. More stuff happens, but I won't spoil it.

Rather than delve deeper into a character we already know all about, Tony spends most of the story dealing with the stories of the devious villains. This is the heart of the story, which is perfectly fitting since the original Batman followed the same formula by following the Joker almost as much as the main hero. His plot and awards campaign are both structured upon this idea and it works greatly.

The biggest strength, as usual, is in the cast and crew. Tony has completely changed both of these to create his own series. Though his director choice may be off-beat at first glance, but once you think about it, it is definately a great choice for what Tony is trying to convey. For the cast, Billy Crudup is definately a great choice to take up the cape as the hero. His charisma and charm match perfectly to play Bruce Wayne and there's no doubt that he would be a great Batman. However, the best of the ensemble has to be the two characters playing the villains. Tony couldn't have found anyone better to play the vilains than in the talented Ralph Fiennes and Benico Del Toro. Fiennes is a great choice for Two Face since not only does it look great on Tony's poster, but his talent and style would work great in conveying this unstable man who was once a do-gooder crime hunting lawyer. Del Toro is also a great choice for The Black Mask, a villain that even though we know little about from the comics we'll know everything about through this bait. Both are likely canidates for supporting actor, even if the bait isn't an Oscar-ish film.

Does it have chances for Oscars? Well, maybe not best picture but definately in the acting and creativity fields. Still, it's one of the best baits of the month and I can't wait to see the final product. A

Possible Nominations
Best Director (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
Best Supporting Actor (Ralph Finnes)
Best Supporting Actor (Benico Del Toro)
Best Plot/Synopsis
Best Awards Campaign
Most Likely To Become a Box-Office Hit
Best Cast
Best Poster (If he's sending the one I think he is)