Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code. Killing is an option. And when the Joker falls in the balance between the two, hard truths are revealed and old wounds are reopened.

The movie starts with The Joker fucking. Robin. Up. Dude is really giving him the business. Bashing him repeatedly with a crowbar and leaving him to die in a warehouse full of explosives. 5 years later, a mysterious man in a red hood appears and promises the crime families protection from both Batman and the Black Mask, the reigning Crime Lord of Gotham City.

The Red Hood has an elaborate plan to get back at the Joker.
And when it comes together, it's a glorious thing. 

After Batman and Nightwing foil a cargo theft, the criminals are assassinated before they can talk and that begins a cool chase through the streets of Gotham. Batman relates that There's been many people who have donned the Red Hood persona, yet none have been as deadly as this Red Hood, is not afraid to kill if the situation calls for it. He seems to be a real good match for Batman and he knows his true identity. Using hits fancy Bat-technology, he discovers that red hood and Jason Todd, the robin that died share the same DNA. 100% match. Batman then digs up his body and confirms that there was a fake in it's place. The bodies had been switched at some point.


The "Batman's a Dick" scene of the film:
"You say you want to be better than me, but not like this!"
(Said immediately before face punching Red Hood through a brick wall)


I'm going to go ahead and say outright that this is one of the best animated Batman films that I have seen. While giving you the background of Black Mask, Red Hood and a lil bit of Nightwing, the film also covers how well prepared everyone involved with batman is and how they to be awesome. The central theme was the eventual confrontation between Batman and Red Hood, and no matter how much they had going on in this film, everything introduced related to, and they never strayed from the plot.

Under the Red Hood is a very well animated film. I like the darker direction these animated films are going lately. Especially as it relates to Batman.

Violence? Yes
Explosions? Yes
Nudity? No