Batman: Soul of the Dragon Is the BEST DC Animated Movie in a Decade

Batman: Soul of the Dragon is a return to form for DC’s animated movies in more ways than one.

Batman: Soul of the Dragon represents a stark departure from many of the DC animated movies produced in the past decade. Whereas the bulk of films released during that time were either part of the interconnected DC Animated Movie Universe or a direct adaptation of familiar comic stories, Soul of the Dragon strikes out as clever, stylish and most importantly, original. In fact, it’s probably the best DC animated film in the last decade.

Soul of the Dragon centers on the story of Batman reuniting with the deadly assassins who were fellow students of the martial arts years prior in order to stop the deadly Kobra cult. The film is a love letter to the 1970s kung fu movie era, and in fact, Batman takes a back seat as characters like Richard Dragon and Lady Shiva take equally important roles in the narrative and combat sequences. The whole film is done with a sense of genre and style that stands out as bold and unique in comparison to many previous projects.