I'm forced to give this movie a "10"

Rating: 10/10 (5 July 2005)

While Batman Begins is not a perfect movie, it is the closest the Batman franchise has ever come to touching and translating the should and essence of what is truly Batman: his character, his psyche, his passion, and his rage.
"Batman Begins" is, as most know, the story of Bruce Wayne, not Batman. This is an ironic statement however, because as the movie transitions it becomes clear that Bruce Wayne is in fact the mask. Batman is what Bruce Wayne became the moment that his parents were shot. Rather than possessing a focus for his rage as in the first "Batman", Batman is forced to take his vengeance upon the general criminal element in Gotham City.
"batman Begins" captures the essence of the character in rare fashion. When the movie ended, I clapped...and I haven't done that for a while.