Very good psychological thriller and drama film!

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2005)

It's hard to go into a film without having expectations that you want to be delivered. The people i went to see this film with had thought it was all Batman and less Bruce Wayne, when in fact, the opposite was the reality. Why? Because this is a psychological and thrilling drama explaining the origin of Batman; why does Batman exist? What are the motivations behind Bruce Wayne becoming Batman and how can Batman fight so well and move with speed and agility are just some of the questions answered.
Blade runner was a heavy influence on the making of this film in terms of style (just look at Gotham City) and character development i.e., Blade runner's Deckard experiences questions such as what is the value of life and How does one define life? Does one have to be breathing to be living? Batman Begins emphasises on dealing with fear that every person faces and must overcome in life to live life successfully. Thus this film is very much targeted at adults. It's a brilliant and inventive way of rebreathing life into a dead franchise. It is also very different to Tim Burton's Batman (1989). To decide which is a better film cannot be done as both are of top quality, but embedded with different styles and approaches.
Christopher Nolan does deliver and direct this film very well and given how much ground he had to cover on explaining Batman's origins, the villains, plots and of course, the action, he did extremely well. The only downside is that, at times, the pacing felt a bit rushed and it was very necessary to pay complete attention to everything going on. Definitely not a film to watch with a dead brain! Nevertheless, I would recommend to anyone thinking of watching this film to watch Chrisopher Nolan's previous works of 'Memento' and 'Insomnia' to enjoy the fruits of his work on character developments.
Finally with an all star cast, all performances were excellent, especially Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne.
My score = 8/10. Watch the film and pay attention!