Claim: Batman Begins is a film about a superhero.
Evidence: The film reboots the Batman film series , telling the origin story of the title character -LRB- Bale -RRB- , from his alter ego Bruce Wayne 's initial fear of bats , the death of his parents , his journey to become Batman , and his fight to stop Ra 's al Ghul -LRB- Neeson -RRB- and the Scarecrow -LRB- Murphy -RRB- from plunging Gotham City into chaos.
Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.