Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Finally, the REAL Batman brought to the silver screen
I won't (and can't) add to the other 700+ positive reviews here. Suffice it to say that for nearly 40 years, I have been a fan of Batman in comics and on screen, and for the first time ever, I feel someone (namely director Christopher Nolan, writer David Goyer, and actor Christian Bale) have brought the character that I have loved for so long to full three-dimensional life. Someone finally GOT it.As much as I liked Michael Keaton's take on Batman, THIS is the definitive version. The previous four movies were, as Bale's Bruce Wayne would say, "practice".Nolan takes a huge chance in spending a full hour of screen time introducing us to Batman's alter-ego Bruce Wayne. We don't even see Batman until nearly halfway through the movie. But this chance pays off in spades, because by the time Batman appears with his full costume and equipment, we are fully invested in his character, his motives, and his techniques, and we are 100% rooting for him to start kicking some a$$.(Let's face it: it's pretty much ridiculous for a guy to dress up in a bat costume to fight crime. But the brilliance in this movie is that it not only convinces you that this scenario is possible, but that if you were in Bruce Wayne's shoes and you had access to all of his resources, you would not only want to do it but HAVE to do it.)I have watched this movie a half dozen times and I have seen more in it every time. It's beautifully written and acted by all. All I can say is that if you have been put off by the previous four Batman movies or the campy TV series, give this movie a chance. It really IS what Batman is all about.