DC Finally Gets Batman Right

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2018)

Despite the previous attempts at a decent Batman movie by DC, Batman Begins finally hits the mark. This movie is generally not regarded as the best of the Dark Knight Trilogy, and I tend to agree, but this film really opened the audience's eyes to what a true Batman film is and prepared them for the grave yet entertaining sequels, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman) was an excellent choice by the casters as his acting truly depicts the dark and mysterious side of Batman which has never been shown before in a film. Christian Bale along with other exceptional and well known actors such as Liam Neeson (Ducard) and Michael Caine (Alfred) really made the movie as interesting and exciting as it was. Without the impeccable acting, I fell the movie would not have the same impact. The plot, which I found interesting, was incredibly easy to follow. I'm this case, with multiple younger children watching this film, I think it was a smart choice. But I believe it needed just one intricate story piece or another scene of Bruce Wayne's childhood for the older portion of the audience. The setting in which the movie took place was crucial to the entire movie. The dark and fear-filled setting that was used starting around the 30 minute mark, was useful in the form of getting the audience into a prepared mindset for the rest of the film. I do have one minuscule problem with the setting...it was very repetitive. After the setting became fear-filled and intense, it rarely ever came out of that environment which for me wasn't a problem but I felt that it needed another 2 minute clip of a lighthearted scene. The soundtrack for this movie was absolutely impeccable and useful in every aspect. I greatly enjoyed listening the to the frightening and fierce music throughout the movie. In the end, Batman Begins was an outstanding film and through every twist and turn that it took, you were along on the ride. I 100% recommend this film.