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词条 Batkid
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  1. Background

  2. Batkid Day

     Cast  Coverage  Aftermath 

  3. See also

  4. References

Batkid is the superhero name of Miles Scott, an American child and cancer survivor. His wish was to be "Batkid", a sidekick of the eponymous comic book superhero Batman, the subject of books, radio, television, and films. Once the request went out, thousands of volunteers, city officials, businesses and supporters rallied to turn San Francisco, California into "Gotham City" – the fictional home city of Batman – on November 15, 2013 for one of the largest and most elaborate Make-A-Wish projects ever staged.[1][2]

Batkid took part in staged events including several crime scenarios, and received the key to the city from San Francisco mayor Ed Lee.[3] Elected officials, and representatives from law enforcement also took part, and the San Francisco Chronicle, the city's main newspaper, produced a "Gotham City Chronicle" in honor of the efforts with the headline "Batkid Saves City: Hooded hero nabs Riddler, rescues damsel in distress."[4]

Background

Miles Scott is a cancer survivor from Tulelake, in northern California near the border of Oregon.[5][6] He was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia – a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts – at 18 months old.[3][7] In chemotherapy treatment for several years he is now in remission, and the celebration is in honor of his completing treatments,[3][10] the last one in June 2013.[8] His mother shared that the decision was made to wait until the treatments were complete so that Miles would be strong enough for the day, and also it gave him something to look forward to while undergoing treatments. "This wish has meant closure for our family and an end to over three years of putting toxic drugs in our son's body," she said on the Make-A-Wish site.[6] During his treatments Miles was "fascinated with superheroes. They were crimefighters and saviors. And they always won in the end."[9] When the San Francisco Make-A-Wish asked Miles what he wanted more than anything else, he replied, "I wish to be Batman."[9]

Batkid Day

Organized by the Make-A-Wish Foundation,[10] the San Francisco Greater Bay Area chapter,[11][12] the event was aided throughout by a social media plan created by a marketing agency.[13] The chapter sent out an email a month prior to the event asking for supporters, initially hoping for just several hundred people to be a part of the closing ceremony.[11][14] The request soon spread; by the night before the event over 12,000 volunteers pledged to be a part of making Batkid day happen.[3][14] Estimates are 10,000–12,000 people took part at various venues to cheer on Batkid.[3][5][9] Many dressed as superheroes in support.[11]

Miles was told he was just going to visit San Francisco to pick up a costume so he could dress like Batman;[5] instead, he found himself to be the sidekick helper to an actor dressed as the superhero.[3] His younger brother was dressed as Batman's sidekick Robin.[9] He was watching a local TV news broadcast in the family's hotel room, when the broadcast was interrupted by a flash announcement from San Francisco police chief Greg Suhr appealing for help from Batkid.[15][31]

He left Union Square in a 'Batmobile' with police escort,[15] and soon was on the scene of a damsel in distress, who was tied up on the train tracks of the San Francisco historic cable cars in the Russian Hill neighborhood.[3][16] They also disabled a plastic replica of a bomb.[15] Crowds roared every step of the adventure with many of the onlookers holding signs supporting the mini-superhero, and chanting "Bat kid, bat kid".[15] Police Chief Suhr pre-recorded a number of messages to Batkid, serving as the emcee for the events.[10] Batman had a special video watch which would play each message from the police chief as needed.[17] Batman and Batkid were transported, along with Miles' family, in two black Lamborghinis adorned with Batman logos, and escorted by police.[3][31]

His next exploit was to aid in stopping The Riddler from robbing a bank vault in the financial district.[3] Following the capture of The Riddler, the crime-fighting duo refueled for lunch at Burger Bar in San Francisco's Union Square, as thousands filled the area to show support.[18]

At the end of the day Batkid was taken to SF City Hall where the largest of the crowds gathered in the thousands for a rally. He was given the key to the city by San Francisco mayor Ed Lee.[3] He also received a video Tweet from President Barack Obama at the White House as part of the effort.[3] The U.S. Justice department's U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag "unveiled" indictments for both the Riddler and the Penguin with conspiracy charges.[3][10] He was also presented with a Federal Bureau of Investigations "raid jacket," and a S.F. Police Department cap.[16]

Batkid: The Official Make-A-Wish Story is a ten-minute video produced and directed by John Crane Films located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Director John Crane and crew of 12 staged and captured all of the action using three primary cameras, Go Pros, and roving cameras.

Cast

  • Batman – Eric Johnston (inventor/software engineer)[20]
  • The Penguin – Mike Jutan (software engineer)[21][22]
  • Damsel in Distress – Sue Graham Johnston
  • The Riddler – Philip Watt (local actor)
  • Lou Seal – mascot of the San Francisco Giants

Coverage

The events were live video blogged by the San Francisco Chronicle, the largest newspaper of the city. Television crews followed the events, including CNN.[18] Articles/photos/videos were posted on sites including Fox News, The Guardian, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, IGN, Yahoo! News, CBS News, Mashable, WIRED, Hollywood Reporter, NPR, Huffington Post, The Telegraph, Gawker, USA Today, New York Times, Jezebel, Business Insider, ABC News, World News with Diane Sawyer, CityNews (Toronto, Canada), BBC, The Times of India, TIME, CNET, TMZ, Good Morning America, and more.[6][31] Local ABC News had an embedded digital reporter and aided in the initial newsbreak of the day.[23] People around the world followed events on Twitter feeds as well as live video feeds, and social media.[6][24][25][26]

There were 406,960 tweets on the day of the event, using either the #batkid or #SFBatkid hashtag on Twitter.[27] Mashable also announced that Batkid was discussed in a total of 117 countries, and the news reached somewhere between 750 million-1.7 billion people worldwide, according to social-media agency Clever Girls.[27] More than 21,683 Instagram and Twitter photos were posted by Friday afternoon.[7] This single Buzzfeed article garnered over 2.5 million hits within 3 days of the event.[28] Public interest brought so much traffic to the Make-A-Wish Foundation's website that it crashed.[29]

The San Francisco Chronicle as the Gotham City Chronicle released a special edition paper in honor of the events with the headline "Batkid Saves City," and articles written by fictional Batman-related journalists Clark Kent (Superman's alter ego) and Lois Lane (his journalism partner and sometimes love interest).[15][30][31] The following Sunday the San Francisco Enquirer wrapped the regular Sunday edition with a page devoted to Batkid as the Gotham Enquirer, proclaiming Batkid "The City's Hero".[32]

Aftermath

Some services were donated; the remaining $105,000 in costs to the City of San Francisco, which the Make-A-Wish Foundation had intended to raise the money to repay, was covered by a donation from philanthropists John and Marcia Goldman.[33] Donations to Make-A-Wish greatly increased in the weeks after national coverage of Batkid.[34]

On April 8, 2014, Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, threw the ceremonial first pitch to Matt Cain at the Giants' 2014 home opener.[35]

The documentary film, Batkid Begins, chronicles the events of the day, and Miles Scott's life since that day occurred. Dana Nachman and Liza Meak produced the film, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival,[36] and was released theatrically on June 26, 2015.[37]

In January 2015, it was announced that Julia Roberts will produce and star in a feature adaptation of the documentary Batkid Begins titled, "Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World." [38]

Four years after the events, in 2017, Scott was still in remission and healthy.[31] In November 2018, he turned 10 years old, marking 5 years in remission, and was considered cancer-free.[39][40]

See also

  • Participatory culture
  • San Francisco values
  • Street theatre
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References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/11/watch-make-wish-turn-san-francisco-batkids-gotham-city/71657/ |title=Watch Make-A-Wish Turn San Francisco Into BatKid's 'Gotham City' |first=Eric |last=Levenson |publisher=The Atlantic Wire |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2508761/Batkids-origin-story-Video-shows-Make-Wish-foundation-turned-San-Francisco-Gotham-City.html |title=Batkid's origin story: Video shows how Make-a-Wish foundation turned San Francisco into Gotham City |work=Daily Mail |date=November 17, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24964100 |title=San Francisco rallies for 'Batkid' Miles Scott, leukaemia survivor |publisher=BBC News |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web|first=Peter |last=Hockaday |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2013/11/15/chronicle-will-print-special-editions-for-batkid-flashmob/ |title=Special 'Batkid' front page to appear in Saturday’s Chronicle |publisher=SFGate Blog |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
5. ^1 2 {{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Pearson |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2508608/Ben-Affleck-joins-past-Caped-Crusaders-Michael-Keaton-Christian-Bale-praise-Batkid-Miles-Scott.html |title=Ben Affleck joins past Caped Crusaders Michael Keaton and Christian Bale to praise Batkid Miles Scott |work=Daily Mail |date=November 17, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|last=Chappell |first=Bill |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/15/245480296/holy-empathy-batkid-lives-superhero-dream-in-san-francisco |title=Holy Empathy! Batkid Lives Superhero Dream In San Francisco |publisher=NPR |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
7. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bat-kids-proud-mom-he-is-superhero-20131116,0,428766.story#axzz2kwhkAWLc |title=Batkid's proud mom: Miles is a superhero |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-becomes-Gotham-with-Mar-as-extra-villain-4988222.php | title=S.F. becomes Gotham, with Mar as extra villain | work=San Francisco Chronicle | date=November 17, 2013 | accessdate=November 17, 2013 | first1=Phillip |last1=Matier |first2=Andrew |last2=Ross}}
9. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|first=Carol|last=Kuruvilla |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/san-francisco-turns-gotham-city-batkid-article-1.1518454 |title=San Francisco turns into Gotham City for Batkid |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=November 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
10. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/11/15/police-chief-greg-suhr-on-how-batkid-saved-san-francisco/ |title=Police Chief Greg Suhr on How 'Batkid' Saved San Francisco |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
11. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Fernandez |first=Lisa |url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/SF-Morphs-Into-Gotham-City-for-Batkid-Battling-Leukemia-232054521.html |title=SF Morphs Into Gotham City for "Batkid" Battling Leukemia |publisher=NBC Bay Area |date=November 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
12. ^{{cite web|last=Garber |first=Megan |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/batkid-a-heartwarming-very-2013-story/281560/ |title=Batkid: A Heartwarming, Very 2013 Story |work=The Atlantic |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
13. ^{{cite news|last1=Schwartz|first1=Ariel|title=Inside The Social Media Strategy That Made Batkid Go Viral|url=http://www.fastcoexist.com/3022058/inside-the-social-media-strategy-that-made-batkid-go-viral|accessdate=19 May 2015|work=Fast Company|date=22 November 2013}}
14. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/bat-kid-gets-his-dream-day-as-sf-transforms-into-gotham-city-1.1597694 |title=‘Bat Kid’ gets his dream day as SF transforms into Gotham City |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=November 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
15. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10454080/Batkid-saves-San-Francisco-as-charity-makes-sick-boy-wish-come-true.html |title=Video: Batkid saves San Francisco as charity makes sick boy wish come true |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=November 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
16. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/11/16/san-franciscos-caped-crusader-batkid-is-darling-of-social-media/ |title=San Francisco’s Caped Crusader ‘Batkid’ Is Darling Of Social Media |publisher=CBS San Francisco |date=November 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
17. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24525045/batkid-san-francisco-transforms-gotham-make-5-year-wish |title=Batkid: San Francisco transforms into Gotham to make 5-year-old's wish come true |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
18. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/san-francisco-calls-batkid-to-fight-crime/story-fn3dxix6-1226761552014 |title=Batkid becomes US superhero for a day |work=The Australian |date=November 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bat-Kid-Restores-Peace-to-the-City-232142431.html |title=Batkid Restores Peace to the City |publisher=NBC Bay Area |date=November 16, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
20. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/14/5208764/batman-eric-johnston-batkid-make-a-wish-san-francisco | title = How one ex-game developer helped grant Batkid's wish to save Gotham City | first = Michael | last = McWhertor | date = December 14, 2013 | accessdate = December 14, 2013 | publisher = Polygon }}
21. ^{{cite web|title=Mike Jutan – Official Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/jutanclan}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=Mike Jutan's World: The day Batkid defeated me, and rekindled hope in humankindness|url=http://jutanclan.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-day-batkid-defeated-me-and.html}}
23. ^1 2 3 4 ABC7 News, 11am broadcast November 15, 2013.
24. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Saving damsel, capturing villains fills day in The City |newspaper=Gotham Examiner (San Francisco Examiner – special edition)|date=November 17, 2013}}
25. ^{{cite web | url=http://rt.com/usa/batkid-leukemia-saves-san-francisco-831/ | title=Five-year old leukemia survivor takes San Francisco by storm as ‘Batkid’ | publisher=RT|location=Russia | date=November 16, 2013 | accessdate=November 17, 2013}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/batkid-saves-san-francisco-becomes-656489#2-viral-wish |title=Batkid Saves San Francisco, Becomes Live-Stream Sensation Gallery |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
27. ^1 {{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Chris|title=How Batkid Conquered the World, by the Numbers|url=http://mashable.com/2013/11/18/batkid-numbers/|publisher=Mashable}}
28. ^{{cite web|last=Broderick|first=Ryan|title=Everything You Need To Know About Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Adorable, Crime-Fighting Batkid|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-make-a-wish-foundation|publisher=BuzzFeed|accessdate=November 18, 2013}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/batkid-san-francisco-make-a-wish-miles-riddler-penguin-batmobile |title=Batkid Saves San Francisco from Riddler, Penguin and Crashes Make-A-Wish Website (Video) |website=TheWrap |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=January 4, 2014}}
30. ^{{cite news|first1=Paul |last1=Elias |first2=Sudhin |last2=Thanawala |agency=Associated Press |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/san-francisco-calling-batkid-fight-crime-20901893 |title=Calif. Boy With Leukemia Wows Crowds as 'Batkid' |publisher=ABC News |date=November 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013}}
31. ^1 {{cite news |first=Annie |last=Vainshtein |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/batkid-anniversary-miles-scott-san-francisco-sfpd-12357441.php |title=Batkid still holds a spot in our hearts, four years later |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=November 15, 2017 }}
32. ^San Francisco Examiner, as Gotham Examiner, Front page. November 17, 2013.
33. ^{{cite news |author=Matier & Ross |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Philanthropists-rescue-S-F-from-105-000-in-5156884.php |title=Philanthropists rescue S.F. from $105,000 in Batkid costs |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 19, 2014 }}
34. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Batkid-cancer-free-five-years-since-saving-13393219.php | title= ‘Batkid’ cancer free five years since saving San Francisco | first = Steve | last = Rubinstein | date = November 15, 2018 | accessdate = November 15, 2018 | work =San Francisco Chronicle }}
35. ^{{cite news |first=Katie |last=Dowd |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/2014/04/08/batkid-throws-out-sf-giants-first-pitch-on-opening-day/#22282101=0 |title=BatKid throws out SF Giants’ first pitch on Opening Day |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=April 8, 2014 |type=blog }}
36. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.thewrap.com/slamdance-unveils-remaining-2015-lineup-exclusive/ | title = Slamdance Unveils Remaining 2015 Lineup (Exclusive) | first= Travis | last =Reilly |date = December 8, 2014 | accessdate = December 8, 2014 | work = TheWrap }}
37. ^{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2015/film/news/batkid-begins-documentary-june-26-release-1201467664/ | title = ‘Batkid’ Documentary Coming to Theaters in June | first= Dave | last =McNary | date = April 7, 2015 | accessdate = April 7, 2015 | work = Variety }}
38. ^{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2015/film/news/julia-roberts-batkid-movie-1201413514/ | title = ‘Julia Roberts to Produce and Star in Batkid Movie | date = January 23, 2015 | accessdate = January 23, 2015 | work = Variety }}
39. ^{{Cite news|url=http://sf.wish.org/wishes/wish-stories/i-wish-to-be/wish-to-be-batkid|title=Make-A-Wish® Greater Bay Area: Miles' wish to be Batkid|work=Make-A-Wish® Greater Bay Area|access-date=2018-11-15|language=en}}
40. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.fox5dc.com/news/national/-batkid-turns-10-the-california-boy-is-cancer-free|title='Batkid' turns 10! The California boy is cancer free|last=FOX|work=WTTG|access-date=2018-11-15|language=en-US}}
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