A new beginning

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2005)

Not only is this movie jump-starting the franchise for Warner Bros, it is setting up the story for a new series. You can throw out distasteful memories of Batgirl, bat suit nipples, Robin, hammy lines, and everything that brought Batman to the ground in the third and fourth movies. There is tremendous respect here for the comic book and graphic novels and for the character of Bruce Wayne. We see his troubled past and how he takes his journey from frightened boy to vigilante.
This is perhaps the most complete and entertaining comic book adaption in cinema history. It has everything for the comic book fan and regular audience member alike. We have villains with purpose. We have heroes who are noble. We have a world that is believable. You will come away from this movie saying "so that's why Gotham City needs Batman." As good as the 1989 version was, it never really addressed these needs. Tim Burton threw us into Batman's world assuming we knew his background. Chris Nolan does not take that assumption in Batman Begins. He makes you believe the world needs Batman, and we are better for having him.
A+