History YMMV / BatmanMaskofthePhantasm

** And '''how'''. Shirley Walker cited her work here as one of her favorite compositions, and it's not hard to hear why.

** And '''how'''. Shirley Walker cited her work here as one of her favorite compositions, and it's not hard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGCLJ4BQXXQ&index=1&list=PL5D3839EE13F3367A to hear why]].

* MagnificentBitch: The titular "[[AntiVillain Phantasm]]", Andrea Beaumont, is driven by both a passionate hatred for crime, and a desire for [[YouKilledMyFather revenge for the death of her father]]. Arriving in Gotham in her Phantasm guise, Andrea begins picking off the mob bosses responsible for her father's death, scheduling a plane ride to bring her in later on publicly to divert suspicion from herself as the Phantasm. Using her old relationship with Bruce to deduce his identity as Batman, keep him from the truth and put him on a wild goose chase, Andrea targets ComicBook/TheJoker as her next victim, sparing the madman only on Batman's request. Becoming a professional mercenary in ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures'', Andrea saves Batman several times from assassins and ingrains herself in criminal organizations just to take down the masterminds from within. In her [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague final appearance]] in the DCAU, Andrea talks Amanda Waller herself out of carrying out a ruthless assassination, imploring her to respect the memory of Batman and be a more honorable person.

** The scene where Bruce visits his parents' grave is an extra twist of the knife when you think of the DC Rebirth storyline ''ComicBook/TheButton'', in which his father ([[{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} from another timeline]]) tells him personally to stop being Batman and find happiness. [[spoiler:Even worse, Tom King's run on ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' ends the ''Flashpoint'' version of Thomas trying to force Bruce to quit, resulting in Alfred's death. Also, the Martha of the ''Flashpoint'' universe was herself rather unhappy to learn Batman was meant to be Batman, being DrivenToSuicide by the news.]]

* FoeYay: When he visits Arthur Reeves to try and get answers on who killed the mob bosses, we get this little line from ComicBook/TheJoker (what, and this ''surprises'' you?)[[note]]Bonus points for the Phantasm being a ''woman''.[[/note]]

* AwardSnub: "I Never Even Told You" not getting nominated for Best Original Song likely to the movie flying under the radar and not getting a lot of attention at the time.

** The ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' episode "Epilogue" also showed [[spoiler:Andrea's future: as a contract hitman (though one that still retains at least a tiny amount of morality)]].

** The scene where Bruce visits his parents' grave is an extra twist of the knife when you think of the DC Rebirth storyline ''ComicBook/TheButton'', in which his father ([[{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} from another timeline]]) tells him personally to stop being Batman and find happiness. [[spoiler:Even worse, Tom King's run on ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' ends the ''Flashpoint'' version of Thomas trying to force Bruce to quit, resulting in Alfred's death.]]

** The scene where Bruce visits his parents' grave is an extra twist of the knife when you think of the DC Rebirth storyline ''ComicBook/TheButton'', in which his father ([[{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}} from another timeline]]) tells him personally to stop being Batman and find happiness.

* HeReallyCanAct: Kevin Conroy has proven to be a very good voice actor as Batman in the tv show itself, but he really shows his talent in this film. Several scenes of the prologue where he realizes Andrea has rejected his proposal, his pleading for his parents to let him go from his mission, and him begging with Andrea to leave to let him apprehend the Joker, have his voice practically breaking with heartbreak, especially given that Batman is usually not one to show or hint emotion.

** Was Andrea planning on [[spoiler: murdering Arthur for his role in her father’s death as well?]] Or did she not even know that he was involved?

* MagnificentBitch: The titular "Phantasm," Andrea Beaumont, is driven by both a passionate hatred for crime, and a desire for [[YouKilledMyFather revenge for the death of her father]]. Arriving in Gotham in her Phantasm guise, Andrea begins picking off the mob bosses responsible for her father's death, scheduling a plane ride to bring her in later on publicly to divert suspicion from herself as the Phantasm. Using her old relationship with Bruce to deduce his identity as Batman, keep him from the truth and put him on a wild goose chase, Andrea targets ComicBook/TheJoker as her next victim, sparing the madman only on Batman's request. Becoming a professional mercenary in ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures'', Andrea saves Batman several times from assassins and ingrains herself in criminal organizations just to take down the masterminds from within. In her [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague final appearance]] in the DCAU, Andrea talks Amanda Waller herself out of carrying out a ruthless assassination, imploring her to respect the memory of Batman and be a more honorable person.

* Alfred praises Bruce for not choosing the path of vengeance, guess what Batman ends up becoming in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''.

** Bronski's "Chuckie, Chuckie... you always were a loser," line. LastDisrespects and a HiddenDisdainReveal. Or did he mean it in a forlorn, VitriolicBestBuds way?

* Alfred praises Bruce for not choosing the path of vengeance, guess what Batman ends up becoming in ''Film/BatmanVsSupermanDawnOfJustice''.

* {{Narm}}: The stand-off with the police is a little undercut by the SWAT members all shouting “Hut! Hut! Hut!” It’s very hard not to imagine the climax of ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''.

** Was Andrea planning on [[spoiler: murdering Arthur for his role in her father’s death as well?]]