![]() If Keaton’s hyperbolic portrayal was best embodied by Matthew Perry on “Celebrity Jeopardy,” repeatedly asserting “I’m Batman,” then Arnett’s is the perfect send-up of the ultraserious latter-day version, out-graveling the gravelly moan that both Bale and Affleck have gone for.īut it’s Arnett’s work as a talking horse that truly distinguishes him as a voice actor. To pull that off, Arnett adapts a version of Bale’s Batman voice, which sounds more or less like a thousand cigarettes being smoked at once. In keeping with the spirit of the Lego Movie world, his Batman is simultaneously true to the hyper-earnest, hard-core standard - the lone crime fighter forever trying to avenge the death of his parents - as well as a send-up of that same character, forever mired in his own dark legend, to the point where every tool and vehicle he uses has to take the weirdo form of a bat. In that way, and many others, Arnett’s performance as Batman is unique. Except, unlike their versions of the legendary superhero, Arnett’s isn’t meant to be taken seriously. And now, he’s taken on the role of Batman, joining the ranks of actors like George Clooney, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck. He has three seasons under his belt as BoJack Horseman, the titular protagonist of Netflix’s whip-smart and surprisingly poignant animated series about a washed-up horse haunted by his glory days as the lead of a network sitcom. But since then, the actor has made his most significant impact as the voice behind cartoons. An actor with a voice like, say, Will Arnett’s.Īrnett, of course, is most famous for a full-bodied role: Gob Bluth, the bombastic live-wire magician from Arrested Development. For the whole delicate joke to land, it takes the kind of actor who can manage to communicate both wholehearted dickishness and a sympathetic angst. It’s a tightrope-walk foreshadowed by the supremely meta Lego Movie, except now it’s hyperfocused on just Batman himself. By that, I mean, you’ll see him exactly as you’ve seen him before - arrogant, isolated, strangely self-promotional - but with far more awareness of how weird the character often seems, what with that whole savior-complex, secret-identity, bat-everything deal. In The Lego Batman Movie, you’ll see Batman like you’ve never seen him before. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Arnett voices both Lego Batman and BoJack Horseman.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more. ![]() Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history. ![]()
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