Best hero movie ever made

Rating: 10/10 (15 June 2005)

When I first went into the theater I had already read all the reviews I could, and they were all glowing. Movies always get at least one bad review somewhere but this one did not. So right there I went into it expecting a lot. I mean a LOT!! Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that a movie could surpass my fully inflated expectations.
This did.
I'm hearing a lot of sequel buzz but I almost hope they don't make one. I just don't think another Batman could ever top this one. This movie is fantastic. I spent the car ride home in awe of what I had just witnessed. Everything good you hear about this movie is true and then some.
The casting was perfection. Truly. From Cillian Murphy to Christian Bale (who is HUGE again after the Machinist) to Gary Oldman right down to Katie Holmes. (whom I expected very little from) However when your scene partner is Christian Bale, it helps.
Batman fan or not, this movie is everything one could ever want in a Batman movie and I loved Tim Burton's Batman. It's extremely dark, well acted and funny too.
The main reason this film is so good is how much character development there is. They make it a priority of the film to get inside the head of Bruce Wayne. Showing you how this man could become a creature. How he could become something else. Character development, focus on plot, and lots of cool action to spare. This film successfully brings Batman into our reality. Gotham city is no longer some fictional far away city. Gotham city could be any random city in our reality, and we finally see Batman in our world.
I have to stop writing now because I'm going to see it again. I'll tell you nothing more of the film. It speaks for itself.
Louder than any hero movie I've ever seen.