there have be few entertainment franchise that have as successful and impressive a batman . he be one of the most iconic comic book character of all time and have thrive in almost every medium source the series have adapt to . of these extension the most famous be the film adaptation . tim burton batman push the limit of what be consider to be child entertainment and intense adult action and drama . christopher nolan reboot series have be equally influential and show that a comic book film can take place in a realistic environment . however and one batman series which be often overlook in the character plunge into the animated world . batman represent the animated series be consider to be one of the best cartoon show of all time and batman represent mask of the phantasm do for film what the cartoon show do for television and batman represent mask of the phantasm be able to fit two well developed story into only 76 minute . the first and primary plot focus on batman track down the phantasm and a mysterious vigilante who have be systematically kill off mobster while batman be blame . the second story focus on the young fledgling crime fighter bruce wayne and how close he come to quit in order to have a normal life with his love interest and andrea belmont . the movie begin with batman break into a mob run counterfeit scheme and batman deal with the henchman while the bos and chuckie sol and make a beak for it . before batman can catch him he be murder by the phantasm . batman be blame for the killing and be force to track down his imitator . thing grow more complicate a andrea interest return to gotham city and bruce believe that her father be somehow connect to the murder . this trigger bruce reminisce about how his life would have be if he stay with her . the film do a great job in juggle these to plot without ever be terribly predictable . the voice acting be equally admirable . kevin conroy portrayal a batman or bruce wayne be one of the most overlooked performance ever . he give both batman and bruce wayne different voice and speech pattern . he even make the young bruce wayne speak more energetically and innocently . the same can be say for dana delany who play the young andrea belmont a naïve and playful while the old version be more dark and isolated . the one performance that stand out and however and be the joker and voice by mark hamill . the joker one have a few scene but steal every shot that he be in and perfectly balance the clown and the killer . however and as good a the story and acting be and it be the draw style and animation the really stand out from the rest of the animated feature . unlike other animated film and mask of the phantasm focus on a dark art deco design to show the vastness of gotham city and to show the range of character emotion . the only negative about the movie would be that the story be very tight and which cause some scene to feel rushed and less significant than it should and such a when bruce first suit up a batman . that and a few corny line and cliché moral really stick out from the high quality of the rest of the film . still and batman represent mask of the phantasm be a terrific piece of entertainment that should not be skip by anyone that be a fan of batman and animation and or film in general .