Batman Begins
We saw the new Batman Film the other week and quite simply we thought it was great. At first glance it seemed like an unusual choice for Chris Nolan to direct a mainstream comic-book blockbuster. But this is not your usual brainless summer movie. For what seems like the first hour there is not a single scene with the dark knight, and precious little action. This is not a film for the under 10s pumped up on sugar.
The main focus of the first half of the film is devoted to answering the questions; why does Bruce become the dark knight and why choose a bat as his alter-ego. The answers to these questions are on the whole pretty convincing and satisfying.
The second half of the film is really where the action kicks in and when it arrives it delivers. The scene featuring the new bat mobile is great. Very little CGI, extremely believable technology (the vehicle was designed to be a military bridge-builder) and very exciting.
The supporting cast, as well as the lead actors all did very well, especially Bale who at times re-created his manic Patrick Bateman best. I also liked Caine as Alfred. I'm not a big fan of Caine who often comes across as a bad impression of himself. But here it works well. The only slightly weak area is the baddies, while the scarecrow is frightening the film does lack a big bad guy. Another great character is Gotham itself. The design looks great, especially the longer shots, there has not being a better looking city on film since Bladerunner.
Anyway, what did you think of it?
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