Batman Begins

Batman begins is a movie made in 2005 starring Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman. It is about Bruce Wayne, a man whose parents were killed in front of him when he was a young boy. Because of this traumatic incident, Bruce decides to bring justice to his home - Gotham City. He becomes Batman, a vigilante working towards bringing down the crime lords in the city. Soon he comes in contact with his old mentor who is plotting to release a chemical on the whole of Gotham that will make the city tear itself apart. In the end, the antagonist is killed and Gotham is saved. 

This movie was made in 2005 and was directed by Christopher Nolan. It is based off of the DC Comics character of Batman, specifically Batman: The Man Who Falls, Batman: Year One, and Batman: The Long Halloween. I really enjoyed the overall story of this film. It was rich with character description and background information and really pulled the audience in. We see Batman during his childhood, so we know why he does the things that he does. The supporting characters are quite interesting as well. Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred, is a very interesting character and sticks with him throughout it all, as Lucius Fox does as well. The emotional aspects of this movie were quite intense. At the beginning we felt sorrow at Batman’s situation and the loss of his parents in such a violent way. Soon we start to sympathize with him and also cheer for him when he does what is right. Overall this movie is fairly dark, but it is quite excellent. We see Batman trying to fix his brokenness through creating his own justice, and it is very effective in this movie.

 

The set-up of this movie was very good. Right away at the beginning we see a little boy who is scared after losing his parents, and soon we get into the action and intensity of the film which keeps us riveted to the spot. We also fall in love with all of the characters so we want to see what will become of them. There are a lot of complications in this movie as well. They start right off the bat when Bruce Wayne’s parents are killed and they continue with Gotham being destroyed by mobs and criminals. Batman is also in love with his childhood sweetheart, Rachel, and we want to see what will come of that situation. The resolution is very intense, and not quite a full resolution. The antagonist of the story is caught and justice is served, but it leaves us with a promise of another film and it tells us that Batman will continue to fight for what is right.

 The acting in this movie is really good and I enjoyed it. Christian Bale plays the part of Bruce Wayne very effectively. You can see his emotion and his anger and we are drawn to his character. I also really liked Michael Caine’s depiction of Alfred and I thought it was very suitable to the story. The lighting and camera work in this movie is very good. There are many camera tricks used to make everything in this movie look very realistic. There were parts where the camera followed Batman as he falls and they make us feel like we’re following him. There are many interesting camera angles and tricks throughout the whole movie. The lighting in this movie was very realistic and suitable for the film. Most of the movie was dark and the lighting perfectly portrayed the mood of the story. The stunts and action in this movie were excellent as well. There were many special effects for high speed car chases, fight scenes, and others. They all were done very well and look very realistic.

The dialogue in this movie was also very effective. There wasn’t quite as much dialogue with the main character as there is in some movies, but it was very good nonetheless. The dialogue helped to shape the characters and make the movie feel like reality. There are many questions asked by this movie and its theme. It makes us think about vigilante justice and if it is right, and it makes us think about what we will do to change a corrupt world.