Nolan Effect

Rating: 8/10 (23 September 2018)

Batman Begins is a satisfying and mature take on the genre that more often than not gets treated with quantity over quality in mind simply showing that comic-book adaptations are feasible movies for all ages.
Batman Begins is monumental not only for the superhero genre but for the film industry as a whole and that because of Christopher Nolan, who (finally out of all the directors) got it right. Unlike Michael Keaton films, Batman Begins made me care about Bruce Wayne. The whole first hour of the film is about Bruce Wayne, not Batman which puts lots of trust on the audience on Nolan's behalf. Christian Bale as Bruce does a noteworthy job despite sounding like he's battling with throat cancer as Batman, nevertheless an exceptional job. It's hard to find a problem with the performances but there is one; Katie Holmes. I wouldn't consider her performance distractingly bad but she seemed too poorly prepared and too unconvincing to play Rachel.
Hanz Zimmer and James Newton Howard compose some of their best soundtracks, most of the time it's very subtle and other times it utilizes with characters emotions flawlessly. Wally Pfister does an extraordinary job with the cinematography and mixed with amazing fight choreography it's beautiful.
As much as I love Batman, I love quality film making which Batman Begins is accept for one big plot hole. Near the end of the film Batman grapple hooks onto a moving that so that he can stop Ra's, but just before that Batman send Gordon to destroy the monorail supports so the train wouldn't reach Wayne Tower and crash. If he knew that why did Batman get on the train?
On the contrary Batman Begins, aside from dry humour and the mentioned plot holes, is a must-see for the superhero genre. Thank you, Christopher Nolan.
Final Rating: 8/10