Did you not get the memo?....

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2012)

When fate prevents him from avenging the deaths of his parents, young Bruce Wayne flees to Asia where he seeks counsel from a dangerous ninja cult leader known as Ra's al Ghul.
When he returns, Bruce finds that Gotham City has become overrun with crime and corruption, and that there are forces at work trying to remove him from his inherited place as the owner of Wayne Industries.
Discovering a cave under Wayne Manor, Bruce assumes a new identity as a secret detective and guardian of the people of Gotham City against the criminals that plague them...
Easily up to the point of it's release, this was the best comic book movie ever made, and raised the bar for many other comic book movies released since.
It's finally a Batman movie with a story, a very good story, and the origin story is probably one of the best origin stories ever made.
Bale is amazing as the titular character, all broody and moody, this isn't Burtons or Schumachers world, this is the real world to some extent, and the characters do not have special powers, just lots of money and chemicals.
With one of the best supporting casts seen in a very long while, Batman Begins has lost some of its spectacle now, thanks to The Dark KNight, but one must remember that this is where it all started, and it's all very epic.
One could almost class this as the 'Heat' of comic book movies. This film is all about change and chaos.
And only a disturbed orphan can save us.
Phenomenal stuff.