Nolan is a genius

Rating: 8/10 (12 March 2007)

Christopher Nolan is already proving to be one of the very best directors, with films such as The Prestige and of course, Memento. Then there's this, Batman Begins. There are many things that make this one of the best ever comic book adaptations. The dark musical score, along with snapshots of Bruce Wayne's childhood are great accompaniments, showing Bruce Wayne's dark nature of anger and guilt, where most superheros are just being shown to show how good will always triumph over evil. Here Bruce Wayne is shown as a normal man (apart from being amazingly rich!) with huge personal problems, and the film shows how he triumphs over his own insecurities.
The best thing about Batman Begins though, is that Batman is not actually shown as a superhero, as he doesn't actually have any superhuman powers (such as flying etc.), he is shown as a man with a point to prove to himself, and he believes that only by "turning fear against those who prey on the fearful", he can prove himself. The high tech gadgetry and Bruce's ninja training are fantastically done to show where Bruce got his inspiration to become Batman, and learnt his skills. Nolan has used the fact that Bruce is a billionaire where no one has before, showing how he uses his money to create his fearsome alter ego - buying wires to suspend himself from, weapons, his cave and a new-look batmobile.
The fight scenes are really good, Batman flying from all angles - its really cool! Christopher Nolan really is a genius director, here he has made a film which for the first time has shown that a hero such as Batman could exist in real life. 10/10