One of the BEST movies EVER MADE!!!

Rating: 10/10 (27 May 2008)

Usually I don't give a 10 out of 10 rating, or a good review for that matter. But this film deserves a just praise. This film has convinced me that a movie doesn't have to be depressing, violent, or R-rated to be good. Before I saw this I had a strange tendency to develop obsessions over films like Sin City which is also based off a comic book, but contains graphic and disturbing violent content. This film on the other hand relies on it's creativeness, and style to make an impact. Batman Begins does something that few other films do. Some thing that is contained with in the very title. This title is almost like a statement; "Batman Begins." Implying the promise of sequels to come, which as it turns out they are keeping their promise, and the sequel isn't called some none imaginative title like "Batman 2", or "Batman Returns" in fact the sequel doesn't even contain the word 'batman' in the title, it evolves just like any good series should and is called simply THE DARK KNIGHT. They really milked this one for everything that it was worth. When they are designing the bat-suit they don't simply come up with the idea for it in mere seconds (like in Star Wars episode 3 where they just toss it on Vader in mere scene cuts, or DareDevil where they don't even explain how he got all those gadgets) no they show that the characters actual had some difficulty in designing the suit, and at one point Batman can be seen trotting around in a prototype version showing that the characters didn't always have things figured out. It gives them a more realistic quality. Like when Alfred inquires as to why Bruce is making his throwing stars in the shape in the shape of bats to which Bruce explains; "Bats scare me I just want my enemies to share my fear." There is even given a reason for why Bruce created his persona of Batman. He states; "As a man I can be weakened I can be corrupted, but as a *symbol*... as a *symbol* I can be strong I can be irrefutable." It's so great to see a version that does the character justice. I don't usually have moments where I am rooting for the characters but this was a rare time when I was. We don't need to see Batman kill people just seeing him flying around with that special cape lets us feel his power. I believe this has the potential to be the greatest movie series since Star Wars, and with their dedication to staying true to the comic books, not just in the portrayal of events but in tone, I excitedly look forward to the next great sequel.