Best Superhero Film Ever, NUFF SAID

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2007)

Being a huge fan of Burton's original Batman films, I realized I would have to go into this film a bit differently than I would watching Batman or Batman Returns. I have watched this film almost eight times since it was originally released and I think I enjoy it the same each time I watch it again. Christopher Nolan has done something absolutely wonderful with this film and I have yet to find anything really wrong with it.
The story is absolutely terrific. David Goyer did a terrific job with the story. Christian Bale, for me, is the best Batman yet. It has alway been for me that Batman and Bruce Wayne are two different individuals and this movie makes that more distinct than any other batman film and Bale does the best job doing it. I absolutely love in this film the relationship Batman has with his allies. I always felt Burton's Batman films lacked the important relationship between Batman and James Gordon. Gary Oldman is the perfect Gordon and both characters develop an important relationship with each other that I feel was non-existent in the original batman films. Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworthy) and Morgan Freeman (Lucious Fox) also soar as important figures to Batman. Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard is pretty good. I think Scarecrow's character (played by Cilian Murphy) is not as good as it could be, but that is just one small and minor problem that offends me. The setting is wonderful. I love the depiction of Gotham City as a dirty, miserable, and slum infested city. The portrayal of "the narrows" is terrific and although I loved Burton's portrayal of a Gothic and dark Gotham City that expanded the viewers imagination, the dark Gotham City in Batman Begins is better. It was great to see a taste of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One added to this film with the corruption that lies within the city among the mob and the powerful figure heads. The corruption of Gotham City is an important focal point that is addressed beautifully in this film. I absolutely love the music and the fight scenes are beautifully choreographed.
One simple word can describe this movie, Wonderful! An absolute joy to watch and, in my opinion, the best take on Batman. This film is absolutely terrific and I recommend it highly. It truly is a masterpiece. I loved the Tim Burton Batman Movies, but Nolan has taken a step-up from those films!