Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Authentic, as it should be.
Finally, someone got it right. Batman is not a kids character as Schumacher reduced him to. Instead he is a menacing, tormented soul, who in contradiction to a previous review, resides in the real world. Batman IS the only real world hero. No super powers, no roots on another planet. This is a rich guy, that experienced some horrible things as a child, discovered he had the means to prevent this type of thing from happening in the future, and did something about it. The way the weapons were created by hand, and the functions of the cape explained made it all the more possible, if not probable, that this could happen. The small touches such as the summoning of the bats using the frequency emitter was a fantastic touch. Simply because you realize that to the public, this cannot be a mortal man, but you as the viewer, having been exposed to his secrets, realize he is all to human. This is by far, the best Batman movie to date. My only hope is the sun does not rise of this title and begin to lighten it. Keep it dark and threatening. A Batman movie should be rated 'R'. People should get hurt and killed. The comic book never held any punches, neither should these films. This is the 1st movie I have ever attended where the entire audience stood and applauded at end. Bravo gentlemen, bravo.