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July 12, 2005
Batman Begins
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Casting by: John Papsidera & Lucinda Syson
I went to see Batman Begins this past Sunday afternoon. They really hit a home run with this one. Talented cast. Good story. Nice pacing. Wonderful performances by interesting actors. (Cillian Murphy was cool and creepy as the Scarecrow.) They dealt well with the "how" of Batman becoming Batman. There were only a couple of moments of "Ok, not so believable". (When Batman drives/jumps the Batmobile over what I suppose was the Gotham river and manages to find Officer Gordon was one such moment...Maybe he had Google Maps!). I was still able to suspend my disbelief long enough to continue enjoying the story.
This was the first time I'd seen Christian Bale in a movie. I'd heard of The Machinist and had seen some clips showing his freakish weight loss for the film. He was a good choice for the role of Batman. Intense but also human. Michael Caine was great as Alfred and added nice comic moments and heart at the right times. It was just a really well assembled cast.
I've seen Christopher Nolan's Memento and Insomnia, both of which I really liked. There was alot of depth to this film and it really had the darkness that Batman needs. Well done Christopher Nolan!
Posted by Thomas at July 12, 2005 04:16 PM
Comments
I couldn't agree with you more with Batman. I saw it on Friday and loved it. One moment I didn't like tho was the Batmobile chase. I felt Batman used too much force (overturning several police vehicles). He could've killed someone and it seemed a little non-Batman-esque.
I'm glad to see Christopher Nolan's work continuing its consistent goodness. I just hope if they do any sequels (and frankly I hope they don't) they sign him back on.
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at July 17, 2005 06:10 PM
Yeah, now that you mention it the whole Batmobile chase was probably another one of those "Uh, that wouldn't work in real life" moments. Maybe we're too used to watching "Cops" and other shows where they're chasing people with helicopters. Those folks never ever get away. It would probably been more effective if the Batmobile had some type of stealth module in his car or something.
Posted by: Thomas at July 17, 2005 09:04 PM
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