True Batman

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2008)

I walked out of this movie in absolute shock. It took me a few minutes before I could even speak and even then I couldn't for the life of me come up with the words powerful enough to describe what I had just experienced. Until Christopher Nolan came around and made Batman Begins I had always thought the pinnacle of the Batman Franchise was the old 90s Batman Cartoon. These new movies though have nailed it. Not just in the traditional way wither, Nolan and his brother aren't afraid to take risks and try new things with the characters and go in directions never explored before while still staying true to the Batman universe.
The entire movie was almost too intense keeping me energized and wide awake despite it being 2:00 in the morning and made me want more and more, when it ended I already wanted to see the next one (if there will be one) or at the very least watch it again, and again, and yet again still. The story arc is tragic and original throwing you curve ball after curve ball about what is going to happen next, and when it is obvious what is about to happen it left me unable to believe that someone was brave enough to actually do that. T One bit that was very impressive was that while several times in the film people suffered truly horrific deaths, but Nolan didn't show them. It is true that the sight of someone bleeding to death on the ground will make people cringe, but what is even more powerful then showing said person dying is letting the imagination of the people watching it go wild with hat happened to them.
The part the left me in awe more then any other though was the ending. It was completely unconventional, powerful, and a true showing of life in situations similar to this (if such a thing exists). Myself and everyone else in the theater stood up and clapped when the credits began to roll from the sheer power of the grand finale.
This movie is not perfect, there are flaws but thats the reality of all movies. There will always be something somewhere that can be ridiculed and used to look down on it. If you go see this movie do it with an open mind, don't go in with the mentality that its just another Batman or super hero movie. It will surprise you.