Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
Batman Year One - Issues #404-#407
After watching the movie, I finally went out and got issues #404-#407, the issues in which this movie is supposedly based. After reading the comic, there is nothing in the movie that was drawn from this 'Year One' storyline, other than the premise that it shows Batman in the starting years. These issues do not account for Bruce Wayne's 7 year absence, do not refer to any training, does not mention Rha Al Ghul, and spends half the time centered on a young lieutenant Gordon who has just arrived in Gotham.To review this movie, I wanted to know how true it was to the comic book. And having read the Year One storyline, I still do not know. Having said that, this is probably the best Batman movie made. It establishes a more serious, darker insight into the character. More true to the modern era of Batman, not the kiddie stuff we grew up with in the 70s. It was interesting to see Batman's training, and the rationale as to why a man would want to become a bat.Cristian Bale is great, and I'm glad to hear he has signed up to do more movies. Katie Holmes had a smaller role than I expected, and this is the first time I've seen Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow), who plays a great villian. If you've seen any of the previous Batman movies and like it, then you have to go see this one!