Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 3.0
bone-crunching prequel that is supposed to add depth
The notion of a prequel is fine: you explore the origins of certain characters and add new dimensions to it while keeping within the same universe that fans expect. As this kind of exercise, this is pretty good.However, for casual fans, this does not offer much beyond vividly choreographed violence and the standard superhero conundrum of a secret identity/alter ego getting in the way of finding love. As I did not care too much about adding depth to the character of Bruce Wayne, I was not enthralled with this. He is conflicted. So what? Gotham City declined from greatness. So what? Is this the stuff that should stimulate the imagination? No, in my view. It came off to me as formulaic, if graphically - indeed sonoriously - disgusting.Recommended as throw away entertainment. But it is far too violent and gross for kids in my opinion.