Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 1.0
The Suit Becomes The Man
Batman Begins is another horrid chapter in the butchering of the Batman franchise, easily as bad as the worse outing in the series.The movie is promising in its first half as Bruce Wayne trains to become the Batman. It has a gritty feel that makes one hopeful this Batman movie won't deteriorate into another flashy, empty spectacle. But the minute Bale puts on the suit - its back to the old tired routine.What is the deal with the appalling Batman costumes, anyway? The big wigs at Warner must have no confidence audiences will accept the Batman character in his original incarnation; a vulnerable hero - half Sherlock Holmes - half the Shadow. We have to have an explanation about why he can't be shot - and that's the point guys - he can get shot - and should once in a while.And this suit is by far the hokiest - can you imagine - fifteen years later and they can't figure out how to make him look cool? Why bother making the movie if the hero looks like a bafoon?Fifteen years later, the suit still inhibits the movement of the actor so he has to rely heavily on gadgets to do what should be done by the actor. And the directors have to resort to chaotic editing to get around the fact the guy can't move in the thing.Say what you will about the Sixties show, but that costume was amazing. Maybe Adam West wasn't the most muscular guy, but he added all sorts of nuance to the character when he was in the suit, rather than the suit becoming the character.