They finally got it right!!

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2005)

This is the best Batman by far! Focusing mainly on character development, director Cnristopher Nolan draws viewers into the most in-depth, accurate, and entrancing story of Batman ever with a logical storyline and a cast full of Hollywood's most distinguished actors, including Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson and Michael Cain.
This is, by definition, the beginning of the great saga that is Batman. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is a man struggling to get through his adult life with the self-claimed guilt of his parents' murder on his hands and conscience. He eventually falls under the tutelage of Ducard (Neeson) and is trained in the arts of stealth, fear and harsh justice.
Bruce Wayne, upon return to Gotham City, regains control of his mansion and his father's company. He sets up the bat cave on his property to be the BatCave. At WayneCorp, shoved into a secluded basement, is Lucius Fox, the man who supplies Bruce with almost everything he needs for to be Batman.
As Batman, he strikes fear into the hearts of the criminals and villains who patrol and run Gotham. These include my favorite villain from the Batman cartoons (I don't remember him from the comics, but maybe I missed that one): Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy). Employed by Ducard, Scarecrow is dumping tons of a panic-inducing toxin into Gotham's water supply and Batman has to stop them from destroying civilization as they know it.
This is a perfect portrayal of the soul of Batman. Christian Bale was flawless and I like how they finally got Alfred away from being only a butler; Michael Cain plays more the role of a father figure than servant. I also love how 'real' this movie seemed. They made Gotham very believable and it seemed as though the suit, the cape, the gadgets and even the Batmobile could be logical products of present day reality.