Darker and better than the Dark Knight

Rating: 9/10 (30 May 2011)

With a great cast of characters and working with a script that had the correct formula, director Christopher Nolan was able to successfully recreate the famous comics hero and please most of the public and fans. After the letdown of the previous batman movies, Batman Begins tells the tale of young Bruce Wayne becoming the Batman.
*** Light Spoiler alert **** This isn't a movie that starts from nowhere and ends without continuity. On the contrary, it starts from the very beginning, from Bruce Wayne's childhood, displaying his relationship with his parents and their murder. Young Wayne goes through existential crisis and a long journey throughout the world, facing dangers and undergoing physical and mental training. Meanwhile, his desire to save Gotham City, a city falling apart with crime, grows stronger. Bruce then comes back to his hometown to fight against its rising underworld. The path he goes through until finally assuming the identity of the batman is well explored in this film, which focuses on the hero and not on the villains. The ending is simple, but fantastic.
Overall, a serious movie that deserves to be applauded for being the best executed and darkest of the whole series. Much better than the Dark Knight in my opinion. It's worth mentioning the great acting of Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard. Also, Christian Bale shows a lot of competence and is very convincing as the Batman.