Not who I am underneath

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2019)

Christopher Nolan brings batman to life with the origin story which had never really been told in on screen. Spending time visiting the cave, where Adam West and Burt Ward raced out of, from the 60s tv show, Nolan and David S Goyer knew they had to return to the roots of what made batman. What's interesting about this film is how much anticipation is created whilst the audience awaits batmans first appearance. With great storytelling we are invested into Bruce Wayne as much as we are batman. The suspense is so thrilling even before he puts on the cape and cowl. With different beliefs to his mentor and the league of shadows Bruce Wayne sets out to find his own purpose. Along with the amazing composing of Hans Zimmer And James Newton Howard we feel the fear and emotional pain of Bruce losing his parents. Henri Ducard becomes a new father like figure to Bruce and trains Bruce in martial arts whilst he has left Gotham. This film has outstanding sequences and great cinematography. Batman is seen in flashes at first like a horror movie creating fear in the eyes of his opponents. Comparing it with modern super hero movies there is a lot more genuine solidility with cgi only being used when it is absolutely necessary. From being filmed on location, to epic full scale narrows and batcaves being built, which is the foundations of this standing out among the rest. One of the most authentic comic book movies ever made. Whilst being a big James Bond fan Nolan even adapted to incorporating Lucus Fox into the mix as your gadgets man. Using state of the art army like gadgets almost everything you see in the movie can be done. With a variety of quality actors from Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Liam Neeson this truely is a movie to bring a comic book film to life at its highest level. A nice twist along the way, for me Batman Begins is not only the best Batman movie to date but also the pinnacle of all comic book movies. Where it all does truely begin.