Batman Begins, the best one of Comics-Movies

Rating: 10/10 (8 April 2008)

I begin by saying that I always loved Batman. The fact that he didn't possess any superpowers made him look like he could really exist and, therefore, I was more attached to him than to any other superhero. So my comment is pretty biased (and to hell with it!). This film focus on Bruce Wayne more than on Batman. It's about he trying to cope with his anger and hatred towards crime leading to the creation of a persona who can fight the crime in the world's biggest city, Gotham. From training to gathering equipment, we see the rise of Batman as a bastion of justice in the midst of corruption, thefts, muggings,... Christian Bale appears as a...perfect Bruce Wayne and as a VERY menacing Batman, as Batman should be. I was really impressed with his change of voice to be Batman and he did gave me chills when he screamed at criminals. And as Bruce Wayne, he was just natural in that character as he portrayed it in a very believable form making this film nearly a bio-pic (maybe I'm over exaggerating...), and I consider it his best performance (though American Psycho is very close). The "side-kicks", the film-legends Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Michael Caine, besides giving comic-relief they deliver us emotional depth (mostly the last two). They were excellent casts and given more screen time to any of them and they would have stolen the show. And Katie Holmes... well, she is indeed the weakest-link but still I see her as being an eye-candy and the script didn't allow her to connect much with the viewer, therefore not bothering me much with it and making me not having any problem with her. The villains... excellent! Cillian Murphy is indeed Scare(y)Crow, Liam Neeson is really a calculating and cold-blooded villain (though he doesn't see himself as a villain) and has a very rational thinking to be "blowing up stuff", not just the common "I want to rule over everyone", and Tom Wilkinson is really a mob boss who thinks he owns the world. Acting, directing, writing, cinematography... this whole package gave me one of the best films I've ever seen. After watching this film multiple times I just hope to loose a bit of enthusiasm after seeing "The Dark Knight". Above everyone, I thank Mr. Christopher Nolan for giving us the best comic adaptation I've ever seen and one of my favorite films!