10 Perfect Movie Endings That Sequels Ruined

8. Batman Returns Destroys The Promise Shown In The Final Scene Of Batman

Tim Burton€™s 1989 vision of Batman was incredible for its time. While the common perception of it may have been tainted by the genre-shattering work of Christopher Nolan, it must be remembered that for Batman fans in the 1980s the only screen version of Batman they had ever seen was the campy 1960s TV show. One of the great aspects of Batman that summed up how unique it was for the time was the amazing ending that checked off everything that you need for an iconic Batman moment. The audience got the signal, the music, and then the film closed on a lone shot of Batman standing watching over Gotham. It really seemed as if an unstoppable and respectful franchise had been set up. And then Batman Returns came along. The sequel introduced many elements from the campy TV show, and then mixed these elements with an incredibly boring plot, and horrendous overacting punctuated by puns. The film almost single handedly undid all the good work that had been done in the first film and its lack of success with audiences, and re-introduction of TV show elements, set the platform for the franchise to go further down the drain. Within five years of Batman Returns being released, the most valuable franchise in Hollywood would be dead and buried - a feat that would have been unthinkable to enraptured audiences in 1989 witnessing the beautiful conclusion of the first film.