I just saw Batman Begins. Why did it take me so long? Because I am not a Batman fan. Why do I want you to know that?
Because Batman Begins is a well-conceived, well-executed movie, the best of all the Batman movies done to date.
Christian Bale was terrific.
The psychology involved in the film was great.
Loved that Batmobile!
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Originally posted by Mindship
I just saw Batman Begins. Why did it take me so long? Because I am not a Batman fan. Why do I want you to know that?Because Batman Begins is a well-conceived, well-executed movie, the best of all the Batman movies done to date.
Christian Bale was terrific.
The psychology involved in the film was great.
Loved that Batmobile!thumbup1
👆 Great post Mindship.I am glad you took the time out to watch Batman Begins. 💃 You are so right.It is easily the best Batman movie done to date.Better than all the other Batman movies combined.The thing that makes Batman Begins a unique movie is it appeals to people like you who are not Batman fans.The other Batman movies,you got to be a die hard batman fan to enjoy them.Where with Batman Begins,the casual moviegoer can enjoy them.The one thing I dont share the same enthusiasem that you do though is the Batman Begins Batmobile.That was about the only good thing Batman 89 did was the batmobile was a lot better than the Batmobile in Batman Begins.
Originally posted by Mr Parker
The one thing I dont share the same enthusiasem that you do though is the Batman Begins Batmobile.That was about the only good thing Batman 89 did was the batmobile was a lot better than the Batmobile in Batman Begins.
I think I see what you're saying about the Batman-Begins batmobile. Certainly, it was not in keeping with the Bat motiff, and lacked all those smooth lines.
But that's what I liked about it: it seemed, well, realistic. In fact, what I liked so much about Batman Begins was, for the first time, I could see realism in the transformation, in Bruce's reasoning.
Very well done film.
I see what your saying about the batmobile.I hope they improve it though for the second film.Yeah your right,for the first time in the Batman movies you could the realisem in the transformation of him.This is the kind of Batman movie we should have had back in 89 but were robbed of.Since the movie was actually about Batman instead of the villains,we were able to get an in depth understanding of his character for once.
I remember during filming of Batman Begins in Chicago I visited the block where they were filming (although crews were not present) and it felt amazing just to know the Bat-mobile had been speeding through the street with Gotham police only hours before. Plus it was great to see those streets in the film later, I even got a pic of signs that mentioned there was a film being filmed and their hours.
When I first saw this movie, I thought it was the best out of all the Batman films that had been made. However there were certain aspects of Batman Begins that I did not like, which made me think it wasn't a great movie. But still, I thought it was the best out of all the Batman films.
I went to watch Superman Returns when it came out in the UK. Watching SR made me appreciate BB because now I think BB is a GREAT movie, and SR is an OK'ish movie that has put Superman back into the movie limelight.
Things like the Batmobile being a tank, I know others do not take a liking to it. I did not like the Batmobile in BB. I prefer the one in Batman because it's sleeker and looks smoother. However, being a fan of the Batman comics, I like the idea behind the Batmobile in BB because when Bruce Wayne first started out on his crusade as Batman, he did not have a nice sleek Batmobile. He had a rough and rugged one. Over the years as being Batman he upgraded his vehicles. Hopefully we'll see this in future Batman films directed by no one other than Chris Nolan.
And just like Christopher Reeves was THE Superman, Christian Bale is THE Batman!
Cheers bakerboy. The reason for my post is because recently I bought BB on DVD (2 disc version, brand new - £7: BARGAIN!!)
Watching it again a few times made me think: "Whoa, Chris Nolan has done a good job compared to Singer with SR."
However, things I didn't like were Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow being a Dr at Arkham Asylum. In the comics I'm pretty sure he was a professor. But anyways, they made him a Dr in BB so that he could do his testing on the inmates. What Chris Nolan could have done was have attorney Harvey Dent argue against Crane in court, instead of Rachel Dawes (cos there is no Rachel Dawes in the comics). But then where would the luv interest be?
The other thing about BB that I think is really great is that for once (apart from Superman The Movie) they did not kill off the villain at the end of the movie. Any die hard Batman fan knows that it's gonna take more than a train blowing up that contained Ra's Al Ghul to kill him off! Await his [possible] return in future Batman films. But no, the villains I'm on about are...
Scarecrow got away, Zsasz escaped from Arkham (I luved his introduction into the movie, anybody notice the scars on his body???) and the movie ends on such an awesome high with the Joker card. Chris Nolan made this film perfectly when I look back on it. There's so much more potential for future Batman movies because of this one.
And hey, if Chris Nolan would like fans to ignore any previous Batman films so that the Batman Universe he has created can make sense, I'm all for it!
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