Batman Begins
cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson
The good: fantastic in its entirety
The bad: Ken Watanabe is underused
More a story of Bruce Wayne than it is of Batman, Batman Begins is a triumphant example of how to revive a franchise, of how to make a comic-book film, and of plainly, how to make a great film.
The movie begins with a young Bruce Wayne playing in the garden and accidentally falling through a well. He's trapped there for a while but soon gets rescued by his dad, but not before Bruce is traumatized by the bats living there. His dad tells him the concept of fear, a theme which is much prevalent throughout the story. Later on while watching a play, Bruce gets frightened by the on-stage acrobatics which he interprets as bats (they were wearing black).
Unfortunately, his dad and his mom gets killed by a mugger just as they were about to walk home (nevermind why they went out the back entrance). Alone and further traumatized, Bruce sets out to Asia where though a series of events, he gets trained in the delicate arts of Ninjutsu by a group calling itself the League of Shadows. Bruce breaks away from the group though due to ideological differences. He returns to Gotham City and becomes Batman.
With a super-script and masterful directing, I can say that Begins is not only the best Batman film, not only the best comic-book film, but more importantly, one of the best movies I've ever seen. Dishing out far more story than most dramas, with incredibly tight dialogue coupled with a superb ensemble of acting performances, the film moves out of being a summer blockbuster and becomes almost an art film.
Christian Bale plays the role of Bruce and Batman remarkably, highlighting a human glow not seen in previous films. He is supported by Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Michal Caine, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe and many others, all of whom portray their characters with a convincingly real human touch and aplomb.
The world is also much more real moving away from the cartoony and exagerratedly dark ambience of the previous films, replacing them with a much more believable world with more believable characters.
Action and lavish production-values also takes a backseat to the more careful and inteliggently orchestrated battles, and more appealing costumes and devices. Everything just got improved.
At its heart, Begins is a fantastic retelling of Batman. Its no longer just an action-flick, Batman became Bruce Wayne once more. (5/5)
The good: fantastic in its entirety
The bad: Ken Watanabe is underused
More a story of Bruce Wayne than it is of Batman, Batman Begins is a triumphant example of how to revive a franchise, of how to make a comic-book film, and of plainly, how to make a great film.
The movie begins with a young Bruce Wayne playing in the garden and accidentally falling through a well. He's trapped there for a while but soon gets rescued by his dad, but not before Bruce is traumatized by the bats living there. His dad tells him the concept of fear, a theme which is much prevalent throughout the story. Later on while watching a play, Bruce gets frightened by the on-stage acrobatics which he interprets as bats (they were wearing black).
Unfortunately, his dad and his mom gets killed by a mugger just as they were about to walk home (nevermind why they went out the back entrance). Alone and further traumatized, Bruce sets out to Asia where though a series of events, he gets trained in the delicate arts of Ninjutsu by a group calling itself the League of Shadows. Bruce breaks away from the group though due to ideological differences. He returns to Gotham City and becomes Batman.
With a super-script and masterful directing, I can say that Begins is not only the best Batman film, not only the best comic-book film, but more importantly, one of the best movies I've ever seen. Dishing out far more story than most dramas, with incredibly tight dialogue coupled with a superb ensemble of acting performances, the film moves out of being a summer blockbuster and becomes almost an art film.
Christian Bale plays the role of Bruce and Batman remarkably, highlighting a human glow not seen in previous films. He is supported by Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Michal Caine, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe and many others, all of whom portray their characters with a convincingly real human touch and aplomb.
The world is also much more real moving away from the cartoony and exagerratedly dark ambience of the previous films, replacing them with a much more believable world with more believable characters.
Action and lavish production-values also takes a backseat to the more careful and inteliggently orchestrated battles, and more appealing costumes and devices. Everything just got improved.
At its heart, Begins is a fantastic retelling of Batman. Its no longer just an action-flick, Batman became Bruce Wayne once more. (5/5)
posted by NaCl at Thursday, June 16, 2005
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