The best Batman film of them all !

Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2005)

When i first heard of Batman begins I wasn't sure what to expect but upon seeing the trailer I knew this was going to be very different film compared to all the other films which I personally didn't like at all. Batman , Batman Returns ,Batman Forever , Batmand and Robin all for me where too camp and the dark edge of Batman was lost , although Jack Nicholsons performance as the Joker was legendary , the films still were far too jokey.
But Batman begins truly is a lot darker and in my eyes , a film that puts the others too shame. Here his relationship with his father is much more emphasised and when his parents are murdered, the tragedy of the act truly hits you and therefore his decline into self loathing and hatred of his parents murderer can be emphasised with. His lack of purpose and annoyance of the fact he can do nothing to stop evil is brilliantly portrayed by Bale who seems to have been brilliantly casted for the role.
The fight scenes are brilliantly done , in both the training scenes and the fights in Gotham. The film in general is brilliantly done , it surpasses any preconceptions of another Batman Forever. The film is definitely the best of all the films . Batman begins is definitely one of the best films of the year, its explanation of Batman's beginning adds a another to the dimension of Batman, his family ties are shown and this enables the audience to emphasise with the young child. The performances of Michael Caine, Liam Neeson Morgan Freeman,Gary Oldman where excellent as usual and Cillian Murphy as Cane were brilliantly evil .