Fear is the key

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2006)

I liked the movie. It is by far one of the best super-hero movies I have seen for a long time.
Fear is the key. Why are we afraid? As a kid, we are afraid of the dark. As a teen, we are afraid of being turned down for a date. As a man, we are afraid of LIFE. A man is afraid of losing his job. A man is afraid of losing his family. A man is afraid of his own shadow.
Life is all about conquering that fear. The great men are those who have braved the world, vanquished their fear, made fear their friend, their weapon.
'Batman Begins' is about conquering that fear. Bruce Wayne is the man within all of us. He is the mask behind which we all hide to protect ourselves. Batman is the Bruce Wayne who has conquered his fear. And that is why he is the ideal superhero. Batman is the man we all try to become, but can't because we are afraid. Rachel says in the end,"Perhaps I will come back Bruce, when Batman is needed no more". That's the ideal state -- when Bruce Wayne does not need Batman for his protection anymore.