i am crying tears of blood.

Rating: 1/10 (8 August 2005)

Itsbeenmany days since i watched this film in the theaters.Only now i have been able to find some words to express what it was to watch my all time favorite comic book character being destroyed on screen.Having seen Nolan's memento and looking at the very promising cast i had a lot of hope riding on this film.sadly everything got flushed down the toilet once i sat through the first fifteen minutes.Before any of you complain,i sat through the entire film and i am not judging it by just watching 15 minutes.
where do i begin??lets get the small things out of the way first.I absolutely hate the bat-mobile.It does not go with batman.the costume was not bad.the gadgets were decent too.As for the storyline it is so bad i am wondering whether David goyer has ever read any batman story with the remotest amount of interest.I thought he had hit rock bottom with blade trinity but now he has outdone himself.any batman fan will tell you that Wayne first trained in France and then traveled through other parts of Europe.he then traveled extensively through Asia passing through southern Asia and then traveling upwards to japan.Bruce Wayne's skills are not limited to karate or jujitsu.the eastern Asian martial arts or at least some of them have been influenced by a martial art form prevalent in southern India called kalaripatyu.But let me not deviate from the subject matter at hand.to see Bruce Wayne as a fumbling fool who needs to be slapped around by everyone ranging from Henri Ducard/Ra's Al Ghul to Katoe Holmes' character does not show Wayne in much good light.Bruce Wayne had already decided what he wants to do with his life when he left America and started traveling around the world.no where in any comics has it been told that he needed to be slapped by a few people and be given ideas to become a living symbol of justice and fear. Bruce Wayne is the batman not because someone told him what needs to be done but he had it in him and it was his choice and his choice alone.the only man who can claim some sort of influence on him is Alfred.One other character which has not been explored from the comics is that of Dr Leslie Tompkins. Now for the scarecrow character.The casting has been made not according to the works but according to Hollywood standards as to what looks good on screen.that man(I don't even want to remember his name)is not scary,is not believable and is laughable. Ras AL ghuls character had great promise but again has been wrongly dealt with in this film.frankly the Joel Schumacher movies were idiotic but at least it never hid under the pretense of something serious or great. For someone who is not an avid fan of batman will probably see Bruce Wayne being slapped around as "character building" but it taints the image of Wayne.granted,from a summer blockbuster point of view this film packs some punch for the average film goer,but it was indeed a sad outcome for batman.Incidentally i saw the new superman costume being worn by Brandon routh and i cant help but wonder what other things bryansinger plans to change.the first batman film by Tim Burton might not look cool by todays sfx standards but that film had its heart in the right place.i wish they had agreed to keep on Michael Keaton.he might not look like Bruce Wayne but he still brought some credibility in the role.i guess silently praying that Tim Burton or someone like him directs the next batman isn't enough since i am already hearing news of a sequel by Nolan sometime int he next 2 years. since i do not live in the states i do not have the privilege of going to comic cons and see the world of comics in all its glory.If i could i would certainly keep my ears open to hear what the other fans of batman had to say about this film.But from my point of view this was utterly bogus and very disappointing.The whole experience left a horrible aftertaste which i doubt will dissipate in the next few months.