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Batman: Hush (film)

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"Hush, Batman. Hush."
―Hush[src]

Batman: Hush is the fourth Batman film in the DC Animated Movie Universe and a pseudo-adaptation of the storyline of the same name. The film follows Batman as he comes under attack by Hush, a criminal mastermind with ties to his rogues gallery. During the incident, he comes into alliance with Catwoman. The film was released Direct-to-DVD on July 20, 2019.

Plot[]

Bruce Wayne is attending an evening party where he meets Selina Kyle and his childhood friend and renowned brain surgeon Thomas Elliot, until he receives an alert from Alfred about a child kidnapping from Bane. After a brief fight, Batman is confronted by Lady Shiva who tells him an unknown intruder has used the Lazarus Pit and asks for his assistance in identifying them. Batman rescues the child but Catwoman steals the ransom money. As Batman swings through Gotham City in pursuit of her, a mysterious villain shoots his grapple line and he falls to the ground, fracturing his skull. He’s nearly killed by a group of nearby criminals until he’s saved by Catwoman and Batgirl. Catwoman delivers the ransom money to Poison Ivy, who’s controlling her through a hypnotic kiss. Alfred summons Thomas to remove skull fragments from Bruce's brain. Batman recovers and pays a trip to Blackgate Prison to interrogate Bane on the whereabouts of the money. Bane eventually escapes, and Batman strikes a deal with Amanda Waller, who allows Bane's escape so Batman can track him. Bane leads Batman to Poison Ivy's now abandoned greenhouse where Catwoman is. Waller captures Bane and returns him to prison.

Catwoman, seeking retaliation for Ivy's manipulation, offers information on her whereabouts to Batman in exchange for a kiss and a tenuous romance blooms between them. Batman and Catwoman follow Poison Ivy to Metropolis. Batman visits Lex Luthor, now a probationary member of the Justice League, and asks for information on a delivery list of an ethylene compound to track down Ivy's location. There, they find Ivy has taken control of Superman and she commands the Man of Steel to kill Batman and Catwoman. Batman observes that Superman’s subconsciously resisting Ivy's influence, holding back on his attempts to kill both of them. Using knuckledusters made from Kryptonite, Batman stalls Superman while Catwoman lets Lois Lane fall from the Daily Planet building. Superman breaks free of Ivy's control to save Lois. Batman, Superman, and Catwoman work together to capture Ivy, who reveals that she was being manipulated by a mysterious foe called Hush.

Bruce goes on a date with Selina, who’s unaware of the former's identity as Batman, much to the encouragement of his family. The two, along with Thomas, attend an opera when Harley Quinn arrives and attempts to kill Bruce. In the ensuing struggle, Thomas is apparently shot dead by the Joker. An enraged Batman violently beats Joker who claims that he’s innocent, and he’s stopped short of killing him by James Gordon. Bruce attends Thomas' funeral and deduces Joker's innocence as well that Hush must know his secret identity.

After foiling a robbery by the Riddler, Batman chases after Hush but fails to catch him. Afraid for her safety, Batman asks Selina to leave Gotham so she doesn't fall victim to Hush, who vowed to murder everyone close to him. He eventually decides to trust Catwoman and reveals his identity to her, and the two become a romantic crime-fighting couple. Later, Batman investigates Thomas' office and discovers one of his patients was someone called Arthur Wynne who sought an operation for an inoperable brain tumor. Nightwing and Catwoman investigate a graveyard break-in and are attacked by the Scarecrow. Nightwing is overpowered by the fear toxin but Catwoman defeats Scarecrow and gets Nightwing to safety. However shortly after the Batmobile takes Nightwing back to the Batcave for medical treatment, she’s captured by Hush and taken to an abandoned steel works with the intent to kill her.

At Arkham Asylum, Batman interrogates Riddler who reveals that he’s been Arthur Wynne as well as Hush. He’d used a Lazarus Pit to cure himself of his brain tumor and during his time in the pit, he figured out Batman's identity as Bruce Wayne and formed a plan involving several villains to destroy both the personal life and the crime-fighting career of Batman. Batman deduces that Riddler is actually Clayface mimicking his identity while the latter communicated via satellite. After defeating Clayface, Batman finds Riddler's location and the two engage in a final confrontation during which Catwoman barely manages to escape her predicament and teams up with the Dark Knight to defeat the villain. Riddler is nearly killed in the process but is saved by Batman with his grapnel. However the steel works is on the verge of exploding with much of the machinery sustaining damage from Riddler's recklessness causing the systems to overload and, in a desperate effort to save Batman's life, Catwoman cuts the line and allows Riddler to fall to his death allowing the two to barely escape the facility as it explodes.

In the aftermath, Batman and Catwoman decide to go their separate ways after a fierce disagreement over Batman's ethical code. Both of them acknowledge that while their relationship can’t happen presently, it may someday.

Cast[]

Differences from the Comic[]

  • Bane takes Killer Croc's role in the story. The character is seeking to fund recovery from Venom.
  • Ra's al Ghul and Talia are both excised from the plot. This is due to their depictions in previous DCAMU productions and deaths in both Son of Batman and Batman: Bad Blood, respectively.
  • Damian Wayne is Robin as opposed to Tim Drake. Batgirl is also added in place of the Huntress.
  • Thomas Elliot's death is genuine, with the character dying at Hush's hands.
  • Two-Face's role is downplayed to a brief encounter with Batman and Catwoman rather than being a major player in the story. Dent himself is still governed by the Two-Face persona.
  • The Penguin and Mr. Freeze appear as villains who's schemes are foiled Batman and Catwoman. The two were both absent from the original comic, though Penguin is briefly shown via a flashback in the story's penultimate issue.
  • Hush's identity is changed from Thomas Elliot to Edward Nygma / the Riddler. Nygma adopted the identity to organize the whole scheme as his previous persona has become poorly regarded amongst the other villains.
  • Clayface impersonates Riddler as opposed to Jason Todd. This is due to A Death in the Family not taking place and the character's apparent absence in the DCAMU.
  • Catwoman and Nightwing confront Scarecrow without Batman. Selina is also captured in the confrontation by Hush, something that didn't take place in the comic.
  • The film's climax takes place in a steel mill. Catwoman is also involved in the fight rather than it being between Batman and Hush.
  • Rather than his fate being left ambiguous, Hush dies in the final confrontation with Batman. Catwoman also intentionally causes his death, as rescuing him endangered Batman's life.
  • Batman and Catwoman's breakup is for her killing Nigma/Hush rather than him suspecting her involvement in the scheme.
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