Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 2.0
Origins (thumbs up), middle->end (thumbs down)
Many people think that I am destroying this film simply because I am a "tim burton fan." This is somewhat true, only because I perfer the time burton version(s) of batman.There are many mistakes in this movie, and choices to bring the story of batman to the mainstream that dissapoint me. For one, the characters. Ra's Al Guhl is hugely misrepresented and could of been a greater (if yet the best) batman enemy. If you read the comics/saw the cartoon, bruce wayne falls in love with his daughter (which could have been played by katie holmes...not the character she DID play)...and the fact that Al Guhl needs to jump in "the pits" to revive himself of his power, which temperarilly transforms him into a madman.(where is it?!) The scarcrow was merely his henchmen, and the way the story uses his "fear effect" is definately flawed (SPOILER...) When Bruce is infected with the fear poison, he passes out for 2 days, and just takes a cure. It would have been better if it STAYED in bruce wayne's system which would have given the writer/director to give bruce "nightmares" of his past. (instead of stupid random flashbacks). Plus, could of shown the dark side of batman.Another thing I would like to point out is the action...where is it? There was the fighting scene at the end, bruce vs ninjas (good) and the batmobile chase. Definately not exciting.One thing that truly ruins the new age factor of batman: Using the fact that some random junkie killed bruce's parents (true in older books), when according to the old movie and the newer books, is in fact the joker (who is unnamed) who killed bruce's parents...which makes him a even more sinister enemy.Props to the director for showing the training, and how bruce wanted to become batman. thumbs down on the new batmobile and how bruce "borrowed" equipment to create all his batgear. christian bale was a horrible bruce wayne. He didn't show his true anger, imo.I could go on and on, but imo, if u want to see the best representation of batman...watch batman the animated series or the batman/batman returns