The beginning of great things to come

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2008)

It is the first Batman movie I have watched and I must say,I was hugely impressed.Though I have not watched other Batman movies,I can tell that this looks better than those made in the 90's.In a reboot of the franchise,the story starts at the beginning,hence the name of the title.Christian Bale stars as the titular character,Batman as well as his alter ego,Bruce Wayne.After certain issues in Gotham City that occur to Bruce,he leaves and travels the world in search of looking for something.He encounters a mysterious man by the name of Henri Ducard(Oscar nominee Liam Neeson in one of his best roles) among others.The cast was great including the likes of Christian Bale,Liam Neeson,Michael Caine,Gary Oldman,Morgan Freeman and even Katie Holmes.What was also good is the film focused on character and storyline development instead of on just the action and Christopher Nolan is the man to thank for that as he directed the film and written the screenplay for the film.Watching this today has made me even more excited for the next Batman film,The Dark Knight.Well done to everyone who worked to make this film a great film.