Great Movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2005)

This is, in my opinion, the best of all the Batman movies. Under Christopher Nolan, director of the dark movie Memento, the franchise enjoys a successful revival. Nolan is sure-handed with is script and direction, and it shows. The performances are top-notch, and Gotham City is very dark and in trouble. The movie begins with Bruce Wayne's(Christian Bale) childhood, from the incident that causes him to fear bats to seeing his parents killed before his eyes by a robber. It also shows his recruitment from a prison by the enigmatic Henri Ducard and subsequent training so that he may join the League of Shadows, a mysterious group bent on justice, led by the ever-scowling Ra's Al Ghul(Ken Watanabe). Bruce returns to Gotham, ready to fight injustice. Gotham is unknowingly gearing up for their first villain, the creepy, extremely frightening Scarecrow, who plans to use the citizens' fear against them. But there is a bigger villain at large, and nothing is as it seems. Bruce also runs into his childhood sweetheart, incorruptible assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes(Katie Holmes). He suits up as Batman to begin the fight to save Gotham. Overall a dark and scary film, but very good with a believable story and excellent performances.