Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Finally a real Batman movie
This is Batman as it should be. Dark, sinister from beginning to end, and the hero wins only to lose after all. The movie is dark and selfish, like the town that Batman protects. There is no sequel. There is only delay, while we wait, and wonder whether we will be treated to another helping, this time with Batman's most infamous (and dangerous) of enemies - his nemesis, the joker.The previous Batman movies were bright and colorful, much like the old Batman television series, with interesting sets and villains, but with each movie (and each new Batman) it became more of a Sunday cartoon and less a cinematic vision of the Dark Knight. With the return of the bat (Batman Begins) we have seemingly wiped the slate clean. Here is the new prince of (darkness) the city, the forlorn and brooding hero who hides his identity through his alter ego: the charming, friendly, and somewhat arrogant Bruce Wayne. Batman is once again the star of the movie, not the costume, the sets, or the celebrity villains. Batman (even before there is a costume) evolves before us, a man filled with rage and disgust with his home, a warrior seeking to become much more than a single soldier in a war that transcends his lifespan. This is as it should be. Dark, unpleasant at times, and morose. There is no happy ending - only an acceptable one. That is what makes this movie so perfect. I only hope that they have finally started filming Batman Two (whatever it will be titled) while we still have Michael Caine with us as Alfred.