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If you haven't seen it: Batman Begins is an outstanding movie: Very
realisitic, very cunning. You will come to believe that Batman really
is that badass, and that smart. You will also come to understand-and
believe-how he gets his little gimmicks, because Lucien Fox (Morgan
Freeman) is actually in this film.
Choosing Ra's alGhul and the Legion of Shadows as the villian was
brilliant, and results in a movie that focuses strongly on the one
aspect of Batman the Marvel Comics goons could never understand:
Batman (like all real heroes) refuses to kill. This is the great
weakness of Batman his shadowy mentor, Ra's alGhul, always returns to
torment him with.
Since the director was the guy that did Memento (Nolan), a strong
empasis was placed on the psychology of Bruce Wayne. I thought they
hit it right on the head. Bruce Wayne is a psychopath. He just
happens to be a good guy while doing it. Batman is very human, and
even somewhat clumsy in this film (jumping from a rooftop and nearly
killing himself on an emergency stair while being shot at) before
Lucien Fox supplies him with his gear.
The 'Blowed-Up' movie-critic crowd is upset that the action scenes
were so 'dry' and quick, but the background story is outstanding.
This is not an action movie. It is a thriller/drama with an oddly
low-key action sequence at the conclusion of a well-acted,
well-written film.
The director also turned the false image of Bruce Wayne into a Paris
Hilton type. It was very well-played to eradicate-convincingly-the
idea that this obnoxious self-absorbed guy could ever be the Batman.
They do set-up enough plot-developments to allow for the introduction
of numerous characters for sequels: A new district attorney will have
to be introduced (Harvey Dent/Two-Face), the crime boss Falconi will
need to be replaced (Penquin), and the Joker, Scarecrow, and Victor
Szaz are all on the loose by the film's end. They've setup a strong
backstory for the next two movies in advance. I'm pretty excited for
the sequels.
Since the last movie I saw was StarWars, I would probably be willing
to say your average made-for-TV movie was an improvement, but I really
recommend this.
realisitic, very cunning. You will come to believe that Batman really
is that badass, and that smart. You will also come to understand-and
believe-how he gets his little gimmicks, because Lucien Fox (Morgan
Freeman) is actually in this film.
Choosing Ra's alGhul and the Legion of Shadows as the villian was
brilliant, and results in a movie that focuses strongly on the one
aspect of Batman the Marvel Comics goons could never understand:
Batman (like all real heroes) refuses to kill. This is the great
weakness of Batman his shadowy mentor, Ra's alGhul, always returns to
torment him with.
Since the director was the guy that did Memento (Nolan), a strong
empasis was placed on the psychology of Bruce Wayne. I thought they
hit it right on the head. Bruce Wayne is a psychopath. He just
happens to be a good guy while doing it. Batman is very human, and
even somewhat clumsy in this film (jumping from a rooftop and nearly
killing himself on an emergency stair while being shot at) before
Lucien Fox supplies him with his gear.
The 'Blowed-Up' movie-critic crowd is upset that the action scenes
were so 'dry' and quick, but the background story is outstanding.
This is not an action movie. It is a thriller/drama with an oddly
low-key action sequence at the conclusion of a well-acted,
well-written film.
The director also turned the false image of Bruce Wayne into a Paris
Hilton type. It was very well-played to eradicate-convincingly-the
idea that this obnoxious self-absorbed guy could ever be the Batman.
They do set-up enough plot-developments to allow for the introduction
of numerous characters for sequels: A new district attorney will have
to be introduced (Harvey Dent/Two-Face), the crime boss Falconi will
need to be replaced (Penquin), and the Joker, Scarecrow, and Victor
Szaz are all on the loose by the film's end. They've setup a strong
backstory for the next two movies in advance. I'm pretty excited for
the sequels.
Since the last movie I saw was StarWars, I would probably be willing
to say your average made-for-TV movie was an improvement, but I really
recommend this.
