Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
You Will Believe
There are very few movies I would suggest are perfect, but this one is and I'll tell you why. Sure, by now you know the story line, the way cool Batmobile and a great telling of what has become a classic legend, all grown up from comic books, and evolved into a sort of Greek hero figure like Hercules or Achilles. What makes the movie great is that it makes the story great. Really great. One of the wonders of childhood is when you begin to understand that sometimes a story is just that and nothing more. Then something wonderful happens to that transitional imagination. You WANT it to be true. Remember when you used to wish that there really was a place called OZ and dreamed that you could fly(just like Superman)even though you knew better? Think back. That's why this is a perfect movie. Because the vision of this movie is that there really, really COULD be a Batman. You even want there to be one. All of the gizmos and costumes are necessary, even required. Further they are all plausible, and made so by justifying every single part of the Batman, even the cape, as essential parts of his battle outfit. What kid didn't run around the yard or basement donning the cape of his favorite superhero? What grownup wouldn't like to get his hands on this one, converting yourself into an ultralight flying person (at least if you jump off a very high place). For the U.S. Army- parachutes out Bat capes in. Oops, almost gave away one of the moviemakers' secrets. If you have ever gotten weary of doing all the work to suspend your disbelief to believe in a movie or a story, then you are in for a big, big treat. You won't have to because you'll come to the end of the movie just a little bit different. A grown-up who CAN believe that there are heroes in the world, and maybe, just maybe tomorrow on CNN they'll be telling you about a real Batman fighting crime in New York, and everybody trying to find out if it's for real or just a joke. I'll just bet you'll smile a little over your coffee and say "Sure. It's true. He probably saw the movie." And you'll understand what being a child is like all over again. You Will Believe!