Joined
·
6,344 Posts
Let me start this review out by saying that no matter what you have to pay for the price of admission for this movie, it is worth every penny. I have plans to revisit this particular celluloid masterpiece a few times over before it leaves the theater. There aren't enough good words I can say about Batman Begins; it is truly one of those times that we as serious movie buffs dream of but so rarely get to experience.
This is the first time we truly get to see how the events that shaped Bruce Wayne eventually led him to take up the cowl of The Dark Knight. In Burton and Schumachers visions, he was already Batman and so little emphasis was put on the making of a legend. In this new chapter, we get to see the brutal training he went through to face his darkest fears, how the Bat-Cave came into being and how he got "those wonderful toys." Bruce Wayne is an actual living, breathing character and not just a cardboard cut-out that was simply a platform to launch Batman. Christopher Nolans direction was superb and nigh flawless, Kudos to all involved with the making of this fine film.
The complete first half of the movie centers around the events in the above paragraph and then transforms effortlessly into a face off in Gotham City pitting everyones favorite vigilante against the evil Ra's Al-Ghul and The Scarecrow. This movie isn't campy or played for laughs like former installments. There is a sense of stark reality and the scenery has a darker and grittier that was missing in Schumacher's Christmas light gala's or Burton's surrealistic cartoon fests. After I left the theater in complete awe of what I had just witnessed, I am absolutely convinced that Christian Bale IS Bruce Wayne/Batman and no one else even comes close to portraying the role to the caliber he did. The surprise ending leaves no doubt that we'll see The Bat swing into action at least one more time, hopefully still under the Nolan's tender care and Bales wearing the mask.
I can't recommend this enough, go see it as soon as possible. It is the best movie of the year so far and that is a lot coming from me since I immensely enjoyed both Return of the Sith and Sin City. A big "Thumbs Up" from me; thumbs way, way up!
Rating: *****
This is the first time we truly get to see how the events that shaped Bruce Wayne eventually led him to take up the cowl of The Dark Knight. In Burton and Schumachers visions, he was already Batman and so little emphasis was put on the making of a legend. In this new chapter, we get to see the brutal training he went through to face his darkest fears, how the Bat-Cave came into being and how he got "those wonderful toys." Bruce Wayne is an actual living, breathing character and not just a cardboard cut-out that was simply a platform to launch Batman. Christopher Nolans direction was superb and nigh flawless, Kudos to all involved with the making of this fine film.
The complete first half of the movie centers around the events in the above paragraph and then transforms effortlessly into a face off in Gotham City pitting everyones favorite vigilante against the evil Ra's Al-Ghul and The Scarecrow. This movie isn't campy or played for laughs like former installments. There is a sense of stark reality and the scenery has a darker and grittier that was missing in Schumacher's Christmas light gala's or Burton's surrealistic cartoon fests. After I left the theater in complete awe of what I had just witnessed, I am absolutely convinced that Christian Bale IS Bruce Wayne/Batman and no one else even comes close to portraying the role to the caliber he did. The surprise ending leaves no doubt that we'll see The Bat swing into action at least one more time, hopefully still under the Nolan's tender care and Bales wearing the mask.
I can't recommend this enough, go see it as soon as possible. It is the best movie of the year so far and that is a lot coming from me since I immensely enjoyed both Return of the Sith and Sin City. A big "Thumbs Up" from me; thumbs way, way up!
Rating: *****
