Batman Begins (2005)

It's simple. This is the beginning of the best Superhero Trilogy of all time. Nothing can touch these three, beginning right here. (And as they unfold it's clear how tightly they mesh together). Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson... the only weak spot in this movie (and the next) is Rachel Dawes. Especially here, with squeaky voiced Katie Hughes as the characters. But that doesn't detract from this being a great movie. The flow, direction and story are all excellent.

Despite the previous attempts at a decent Batman movie by DC, Batman Begins finally hits the mark. This movie is generally not regarded as the best of the Dark Knight Trilogy, and I tend to agree, but this film really opened the audience's eyes to what a true Batman film is and prepared them for the grave yet entertaining sequels, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman) was an excellent choice by the casters as his acting truly depicts the dark and mysterious side of Batman which has never been shown before in a film. Christian Bale along with other exceptional and well known actors such as Liam Neeson (Ducard) and Michael Caine (Alfred) really made the movie as interesting and exciting as it was. Without the impeccable acting, I fell the movie would not have the same impact. The plot, which I found interesting, was incredibly easy to follow. I'm this case, with multiple younger children watching this film, I think it was a smart choice. But I believe it needed just one intricate story piece or another scene of Bruce Wayne's childhood for the older portion of the audience. The setting in which the movie took place was crucial to the entire movie. The dark and fear-filled setting that was used starting around the 30 minute mark, was useful in the form of getting the audience into a prepared mindset for the rest of the film. I do have one minuscule problem with the setting...it was very repetitive. After the setting became fear-filled and intense, it rarely ever came out of that environment which for me wasn't a problem but I felt that it needed another 2 minute clip of a lighthearted scene. The soundtrack for this movie was absolutely impeccable and useful in every aspect. I greatly enjoyed listening the to the frightening and fierce music throughout the movie. In the end, Batman Begins was an outstanding film and through every twist and turn that it took, you were along on the ride. I 100% recommend this film.

This is the first 'proper' Batman movie that I have seen and to be honest I'm very glad it was this one. Although, this was not the first Batman origin story I have seen, but it was definitely the best of the two.Batman Begins stars Christian Bale as the eponymous hero, I think that he does a brilliant job of bringing Batman to life. I have to admit, his Batman voice did make me laugh, despite this I believe that this portrayal of Batman is simply superb.The other members of the cast are amazing actors in their own right and they are pretty good in this movie too. I think that casting Sir Michael Caine as Alfred is an absolutely brilliant choice as his voice fits his role perfectly. (Sir) Morgan Freeman playing Lucius Fox is also a very good choice for that role. And I simply cannot forget to mention Liam Neeson as the ass-kicking Ducard, it was a great surprise to see him during the opening scenes and it was fun to see him play the bad guy for a change also.This was my first Christopher Nolan film, and I think it's too early to say whether or not I think he's a good director, but the directing was great so I see a grand future for me and other Nolan movies.On the whole I think the plot was very good, I thoroughly enjoyed the way that the story was written to incorporate lots of well known characters into this trilogy and I like the way they are mostly connected in one way or another, it really puts an interesting spin on the story.I think that the music/soundtrack is very good, very dramatic and it fits well with the style of film.The CGI, I think was respectable for a 2005 blockbuster.Overall, a brilliant Batman origins film. I'm giving the film a 7 out of 10 purely because although it was a very good film, I know that there are a lot more movies which I think would score higher, and as this is my first movie review, I thought that 7 was a good score to give Batman Begins.

For Christopher Nolan to turn Batman Begins into such a smart experience is astonishing Truly, Batman does begin again