Not Just a Great Superheor Movie but Just a Great Movie

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2005)

Last year around may the batman begins hype started up. I of course always being a fan of batman was excited to get the chance to see batman done right. The cast was perfect, the director was perfect, but i always wondered if the story would be accurate and perfect? Last night my questions were answered when i was privileged to see a free screening of batman begins. Anyone who had any doubts about this movie can now be at ease because this movie has now set a new standard of what a good superhero movie truly means. We have seen spider-man and have seen daredevil but what both of those have in common is there fake and not believable. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying a guy who dresses up like a bat and fights crime is real but in batman begins as you watch you start to realize why he is doing this and why for some reason it makes sense. I was trying to figure out if the acting was just great or was it the story. Well the acting is amazing Christian Bale is batman and thats all i have to say bout that. Michael Cain, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson all give great performances and you can tell they put everything they had into this movie. Cillian Murphy as the Scarecrow was something to see as they tie it all together very nicely, Ken Wantanabe as Ra Ja Gule is very good even though you only see him for a short time. One aspect of the movie that could have been left out but you learn to understand why it is in there is Katie Holms, not to say she didn't do a great job but the character of Rachel Dawes being in the movie can be questioned. But as good as those actors are it was the story that makes this movie, the story was right on and explains every single thing in detail. You will not leave the theater asking yourself questions about the movie but leaving the theater talking about part after part of this movie. In closing this is the batman movie everyone has been waiting for and the superhero movie that will be the new standard on what good is.