Batman Begins

The last movie of the holidays was Batman Begins. Well when I found out that Greater Union was having $5.00 tickets on Tuesdays, just for the month of August I had to take advantage of it. So, after saying over and over again that I was going to see Batman Begins, I finally did go and see it with my mum. My brothers used to go and see movies with us but they no longer want to. So I could have seen this earlier if they had shown some interest.

This movie is SO much better than the past Batman movies, which have always seemed a tad bit cheesy compared to other movies that are based on popular comics. I was so happy that Christian Bale got the role, and even happier that he will continue to be Batman in the next 2 films. He said if people were happy with his portrayal that he wouldn't want somebody else playing the character. And I am very happy. I am also so incredibly relieved that Katie Holmes didn't have such a crucial role, and won't be returning in the next films (atleast that is what they indicated in the movie). I would have been so annoyed if there was a love story in this, like in Spiderman. Well in Spiderman the love interest was very important in the original storyline, but Kirsten Dunst was just plain annoying in the movie. I thought Spiderman was crap.

I haven't read any of the Batman comics but it seems like the movie was trying to stay true to the original plotline. I think it was important that they start from how this character came about, which none of the past movies ever did (as far as I know, I haven't actually seen them all, I said they looked cheesy). For awhile I couldn't figure out who Ra's al Ghul was, but then I remembered that it was Ken Watanabe, remember The Last Samurai? He was so good in that movie. Anyway, back to Batman. All the supporting male actors I thought were chosen very well. Tom Wilkinson had a great accent, very different to his character in A Good Woman. Morgan Freeman was good, he didn't need to do too much, but I liked him. And ofcourse the choice of butler, Michael Caine as Alfred. I love this actor. They needed a good English actor for this role, but I heard he hasn't signed up for the next two movies. Understandably he doesn't have a huge role, but it'd be a real shame if he wasn't Alfred again. Oh, and Liam Neeson was good, I don't want to say anymore because I didn't expect his character would turn out to be... well you know what I'm talking about if you saw it.

All the special effects, especially the bats and The Scarecrow looked really cool. And I loved the way they ended it, with the calling card from you know who.

Well I have to give this movie 4 stars. Admittedly I am heavily biased, I love this version of the Batman comics, and having Christian Bale as the star of this movie, gives it extra points.