Batman Begins takes us right back to the beginning of the Batman myth and follows Bruce Wayne’s years before he became Batman and how he became Batman. Along the way he must face the Scarecrow and Ra’s al Ghul – the leader of the mysterious League of Shadows bent on destroying Gotham City.
I really liked this, as it takes time to establish Bruce the man and how he came to have so much anger in him. It also shows us how Bruce’s parents were killed and where his fear of bats came from. I also liked how the costume was very crude at the beginning as well as how the Bat Cave came into being.
Christian Bale is phenomenal in this role and stole my breath away with the masculinity he injects into the character as well as the raw anger that Bruce started with. Michael Caine was fantastic as Alfred the Butler who’s a cockney from London and adds much needed humour to the film. Katie Holmes was good in her role as Rachel Dawes, Bruce’s childhood friend. Liam Neeson stole the show as the baddie as did Cillian Murphy as the psychotic doctor/Scarecrow.
Overall, the story really captured me and time flew by as I was entranced by the beginning of Batman as he came to be over the years. It was good to reboot the fandom in this way and go back to the beginning.
Random fact: Much of Batman’s gear and apparel, including his cape and suit, is based on actual military technology.
5 stars out of 5.
