Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
The "Batman" Saga Begins
The origins of Batman are explored in this fine fifth installment of the Batman series. Young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) tumbles down an abandoned well on his family's property. While in the well, he is set upon by a group of angry bats. After some time, Bruce is finally rescued by his father, but he now has a terrible fear of bats. Later, Bruce witnesses the horrible murder of his mother and father. Years later and still shaken from the death of his parents, Bruce ventures abroad to learn the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.Bruce meets Henri Ducard (Lian Neeson)a member of a secret society known as the League of Shadows. Henri trains Bruce in fighting injustice , but some of their methods seem very extreme. These methods will show up later in the film.Bruce returns to Gotham city to find it a cesspool for crime bosses and wrong-doers. Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson) has managed to buy off most of the cops and judges in Gotham so his mob basically controls the town. One of Falcone's thugs is doctor Jonathan Crane (Cillian Murphy). Known as the "scarecrow", he has developed a gas that can poison people as well as Gotham's water supply. Inhalig the gas can cause people to go insane. Crane is getting ready to unleash this gas on the citizens of Gotham.Bruce decides that he must do something to help the people of Gotham. He enlists the help of Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a techie who works at Wayne Enterprises. He developed all kinds of cool gear, such as a kevlar suit and a high-performance ATV. With Lucius' help, Bruce uses these items to give birth to Batman. Even with all of this high-tech gear, will Batman be able to stop Carmine Falcone and the scarecrow before they destroy Gotham?I enjoyed this movie a great deal. The special effects are very good, and I enjoyed seeing how Bruce became Batman. The acting, especially by Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman, is superb. I recommend this movie very highly. Watch and see how a troubled child matures into a great crime-fighting superhero.