Absolutely amazing

Rating: 9/10 (26 June 2005)

Batman Begins, in my opinion, is not only the best film in the Batman series but possibly the best action film to come around in a very long time, if not ever. While the movie had many strengths, from the superb cast to the wonderful action sequences, I felt that the best aspect of this movie, and the reason why I definitely agree that I belongs in the top 250, is because of its character development. It makes Batman, who I had always felt was one of the more boring superheroes out there, into something special: he's psychologically motivated, he's inwardly conflicted, he's dark, and he's scary. The character of Bruce Wayne (portrayed wonderfully by Christian Bale) is so well developed, and we get to know him and his motivations so well that by the time he first appears as Batman, you're almost ready to jump out of your seat and cheer for him. He has, after all, worked so hard to get to where he is. Could you say that about George Clooney? No, he was just the playboy billionaire who pranced around in spandex. But Bale's Batman is different: he's a bad, bad man. He, Nolan, and the rest of the gang have made possibly the best antihero since Travis Bickle, but you as an audience member can't help rooting for him because, after all, he is human too.