Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Batman's Return to the Dark Side
And I don't mean The Force, but that would make for one heck of a movie.I'm gonna assume that most of you have seen all of the previous four Batman films. There are the bad/terrible, you get to choose, films directed by Joel Shumacher. In these movies the bad guys are covered in neon colors and are busy ice skating around Batman while they are trying to fight him. Everything is colorfull and Batman even whips out a Bat-credit card. UGHHHH! Then there are the good/great Batman films, once again you get to choose. These films are dark and very intense. Batman is played by a person who understands what Bruce Wayne's character is about, meaning how tormented he is by his parent's death and how he wants to bring justice to Gotham City. Oh yeah, these films are directed by Tim Burton who seems like the person that Batman movies were meant to directed by. These movies are the example that "Batman Begins" followed. In this movie Batman/Bruce Wayne returns to his dark roots.This film basically explores Bruce Wayne's past. It goes into great detail of what happened to him after to his parent's murder. It explains how he became a fearful, revenge-minded person that sought training to prevent criminals from flourishing in Gotham City. It goes into how he came to decide on becoming Batman. How he got his utility belt, his costume and the Batmobile. There's also a story of him saving Gotham City from nerve gas that makes you go permantly crazy, but thats not were the main story lies. Its kind of a side show.First of all, any fan of Batman should thank Christopher Nolan if you aver meet him. As mentioned earlier, he has made Batman a dark super hero once again. One of the great things that he created an image of was the fear that bad guys had of Batman. In this film, Batman would pop out a dark spot and snatch a bad guy, just like in the comic books. The bad guys were really scared of the Dark Knight, which is how it should be. Christian Bale did a great job as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He played the most intense and darkest Batman to date. His Batman voice was a little too scruffy, but nothing else was bothersome. The rest of the supporting cast, which included Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, and Katie Holmes, did a good job also. Not too much to complain about with the flick.I would have to say that this film is definitely a challenger for the best of the series. This movie is so far the movie to see this summer. Definitely check this film out. There's no way that you'll be disappointed.