Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
The REAL Batman Begins!!!
To many, I may come across as blasphemous to say that Tim Burton's Batman sucked eggs. As a 'Joker Movie' it was allright, but it captured nothing of what Batman was about. Batman is not an 'Everyman' and the 4 preceeding movies had him as some hapless shlub in a rubber suit totally dependent upon gadgets. How good could the 'Batarang' be if a freakin POODLE can catch it in his mouth and run off with it? What kind of Batplane could be knocked out of the sky with one shot?!?Sure, the movie was dark, but when can you find a Tim Burton movie that didn't have his nihilistic slant to it? Michael Keaton could've made a better Joker, but the guy didn't do squat for/as Batman, except show the world how NOT to be Batman.Christian Bale portrayed the many facets as well as the driving fear and anger which lingered and grew from childhood.Like the movie "Equilibrium' he showed a cool, stoic side, obsessed with his mission. He also gave you the impression that there was only ONE Batman, and that he's more than a Rubber suit. I BELIEVED that this guy was going to SAVE Gotham, and that he was the ONLY thing standing in the way of total chaos! His first foray into the streets of Gotham was the classic 'Night of the Batman' much like 'the night of Superman' where in the movie, he saves Lois , the President, foils 2 criminal acts and gets a cat out of a tree.Bale gave the criminals reason to fear him, especially by his 'swooping from the shadows' attacks. Everything that was essentially Batman had it's reason for being, right down to the scallops on his gloves. Like a True Ninja, he worked everything into his repetoir. When the bums on the rooftop shot and knocked Keaton on his butt, I rolled my eyes in disgust. After he got back up,MY first response would be to aim at the face, next time. And that wasn't the ONLY time he fell onto his backside. Tim Burton's Batman was a clumsy pretender in a town of incompetents. But THAT is a rant for another time...Believe me, If you're a Tim Burton fan, you may like the originals, but if you're a BATMAN fan, Batman Begins is the ONLY batfilm you NEED TO SEE and OWN!!!!!