Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Best of the series
This was my favorite movie of 2005. I'm a Batman fan and really lost interest in the movie franchise after the first two Tim Burton movies. The others were okay but things were just getting too over the top. This movie brought the series back to earth a little. Aside from being a great comic book movie, it's just a great movie. What I liked was how the movie avoided clichés through out. The damsel in distress isn't. Katie Holmes character is in peril but she isn't a screaming victim. It's also nice that the relationship between the two is downplayed. There isn't a forced romance just because movie history requires one. There is still something between them but it is a more realistic complex connection. The don't ask, don't tell nature of Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox's relationship is refreshing in a genre of movies that usually rquire the hero's identity remain a secret from everyone around him. It's a more realistc approach. I like fact that we are shown the origin of Batman's gear also. It's interesting to see where the Batmobile comes from rather than it is just there.The best trick Chris Nolan pulled off was keeping it interesting even when Batman wasn't on screen. A problem with a lot of the older superhero movies was you waited for ever for the hero to get into costume and then there was a two minute appearance than it was back to the alter-ego. I thought the balance was well done and the story was about Bruce Wayne as well as Batman. Part of the credit goes to the actors. I wasn't familiar with Christian Bale but thought he was good in this part. And Michael Caine as Alfred is a fresh take on the thin old bald butler of the past.Everything about Batman Begins was fresh and original to this type of movie. It was closer to the comics. The people that make the movies have a tendency to take use the character but then re-write everything like any other movie. Like The X-Men and Spiderman this movie really gets into the heros legend and makes good use of the history to tell an interesting story. I think it's the best comic book movie to date.