Batman Begins

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⭐ 8.5/10

(Originally written by Joseph)

I've been back on a Batman kick recently (more reviews coming!) and this movie series is really what started it all for me. This was always my least favorite of the trilogy, probably because when I first saw it I wanted more Batman. He's really only in the costume for what feels like a total of 20 minutes or so.


Now, after consuming loads of Batman content, I can confirm that my favorite Batmans are ones that place him in a natural, grounded settings that involve lots of detective work. While the detective role has been SORELY neglected in basically every medium for quite some time, these movies really nail the natural stuff. I love how this movie goes so out of its way to make every part of the Batman mythos feasible in the real world. It's almost comical at times but I'm all for it. Do we really need a realistic origin story for the bat signal? No, but I love that it's there.


The origin story stuff is all pretty great - definitely one of the better, more unique origin stories that help explain a lot and set up a villain. Some of it feels cheesy now for sure, but I didn't really feel that the first time and I think it feels a little lame because so many lines have been turned into memes.


We watched this movie in two parts which is a good way to do it because as Tim said, it can feel like it's dragging on a bit towards the end. But watching it in two parts helps it feel more like 2 acts, and I never felt that same sense of having two movies mushed into one.


Anyways, yeah, great movie, everyone knows that. I don't need to really get into the classic score, some performances (Cillian Murphy kills it), and some classic lines. I'm just really happy that there is one superhero series that took itself seriously and made itself worth rewatching. One major complaint I would still have is how terrible the fighting scenes are. Batman looks great fighting! But those scenes are incomprehensible and could have used some tighter choreography. But besides that, this is a terrific intro the the best superhero movies ever made, though I still think the weakest of the trilogy.

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