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Batman Begins Review This is a review of the 2005 Batman Begins Movie, the first in the Dark Knight Trilogy. This is my childhood Batman!!! FanStar's Twitter. Batman Begins, directed and co-written by Nolan, was the first fully grown-up superhero movie, its maturity of both form and content.
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Heck, in this reviewer's opinion you can even forget Tim Burton's. This is the real deal, and not just for fans of The Dark Knight, either.
This movie works as both superhero flick and as a bonafide drama. Chris Nolan (director) and David Goyer (story and co-writer of the screenplay) have brought us (for the first time outside a comic book) a vision of Batman that feels real, true, and yes, even plausible.Batman Begins opens directly into a red sky teeming with bats off in the distance, briefly forming into a vague Batman logo.
That's it for opening credits, and we're on to what doesn't seem like a superhero movie at all, with a young (9 years old or so) Bruce Wayne playing on the grounds of Wayne Manor with a young girl, chasing each other over what turns out to be an Indian arrowhead. Almost immediately Bruce falls into the opening that leads to the huge underground cavern under the property and the girl (Rachel, who appears in the movie later) runs off to alert his father, who rescues Bruce from the bottom of the well. From there we are taken abruptly to somewhere in Asia where Bruce, now in his late 20's seems to be in some sort of prison. He takes on half a dozen assailants with no problem whatsoever, apparently already having studied and mastered some form of martial arts. He is also already very strong as exemplified in the fight.
Henri Ducard finds Bruce in prison and gives him some insight into how to direct the guilt and anger that have been driving him since childhood.Bruce must make his way to a mountaintop enclave of Ra's Al Ghul where he is trained to overcome his fears, learn the battle and stealth skills of Ninjas, and supposedly to join their league which (in their minds) has fought injustice in the world for centuries. All goes well until Bruce is asked to cross a moral line and he refuses. Wayne heads back to Gotham with the intent, if not the specifics of making himself into a symbol of justice. There we are introduced to Lucius Fox, who serves as the 'Q' character from James Bond films and introduces Wayne to the survival suit, the 'Tumbler' vehicle and a number of other soon-to-be bat-gadgets.And yes, eventually Batman does show up, although it's not until about an hour into the movie. I really feel that's all I'll give as far as plot details and concentrate on the essence of the film.The description above gives the barest outline of what is the heart of Batman Begins: The discovery of who the man behind that mask really is, and why he is.
Through flashbacks and current events Chris Nolan creates a detailed and convincing story that has never been told before to my knowledge: What happened to Bruce Wayne between the time his parents died and when he finally ventured out to battle injustice? Of course we have Frank Miller's 'Year One' story, but this fills in what happened before that. It is just completely giddy fan-boy fun to see Bruce Wayne start to plan out how he will use the cave beneath Wayne Manor and to watch the gears turning behind his eyes as Lucius Fox shows him a number of hi-tech gadgets that Bruce could employ in his quest. As Sam Raimi was wise to do with the Spiderman films, Nolan knew that to care about what happens to a guy running around with a mask on, we have to get to know him with his mask off.
We get to see the conflict and anguish that Bruce feels about his parents death, there's more background into the relationship between him and his father, helping the death to have more meaning for us as well as Bruce. There's also an interesting new angle on where to lay the blame. In addition there is also much depth to the relationship between Alfred and Bruce as we see the foundation of Alfred's devotion to the Wayne family in general and his faith in Bruce. Christian Bale pulled off both sides of the character extremely well, and don't worry, there is plenty of Bat-action to be seen once things get cranking. As I'd read prior to seeing the film, Bale did take on a ferocious, animal-like persona when he was in costume. In this regard two scenes in particular stand out: One with Dr. Crane and another with Batman dangling someone upside down from a rooftop.
Bale made me believe that criminals would be terrified of ever running into the Batman.What really struck me was the sense of reality in Batman Begins: Gotham looking real instead of like some bizarre and surreal place, most (if not all) of the car chases and stunts done live and in full scale. Very little CGI and the lack of it made a big difference as far as making this all believable. As usual I loved Liam Neeson's performance and Gary Oldman was great as (the not yet Commissioner) Gordon. And Morgan Freeman, what can you say about him? His acting is smooth and seemingly effortless and always fun to watch. Ditto for Michael Caine.The only minor negatives I can come up with are a couple of scenes where the dialogue was a bit muffled and I couldn't make it out and the fact that it was hard to see what was going on in the fight scenes do to overly close-in camera work.
The Rachel character (played by Katie Holmes) was also weak. My pal Garth over at made a great point in his review, stating that it would have been better if Harvey Dent had been the district attorney instead. Vic Holtreman founded the popular movie news site back in 2003 - and, with the help of a talented editorial team, turned Screen Rant into one of the most-respected websites covering the film industry. Prior to starting Screen Rant, Vic had been employed as a door to door salesman, construction worker, car salesman, waiter, mechanical drafter, mechanical designer, system administrator and finally an SEO specialist (experience that became instrumental in Screen Rant's success). Long before he started writing online, he has always been a huge Sci-Fi fan - starting with 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Outer Limits' when he was still too young for kindergarten, graduating to 'Star Trek' reruns in the 70’s and of course fully initiated by the original 'Star Wars.' He's also a big comic book fan (and still buys them) and lover of superheros, action movies, and the occasional horror flick.
Bruce Wayne is dead. The young heir to the Wayne empire disappeared seven years ago. His vast fortune has been given away, and the crime wave that began with the brutal murder of his parents has turned Gotham City into a living hell. The last holdouts against corruptionthe cops who cant be bought, the D.A.s who cant be intimidatedare outnumbered and outgunned. They need Bruce Wayne is dead. The young heir to the Wayne empire disappeared seven years ago. His vast fortune has been given away, and the crime wave that began with the brutal murder of his parents has turned Gotham City into a living hell.
The last holdouts against corruption–the cops who can’t be bought, the D.A.s who can’t be intimidated–are outnumbered and outgunned. They need help. Fast.A world away, in a dank Himalayan prison, a nameless, hardened man fights every day to survive. He has spent seven years scouring the globe, studying the criminal mind, looking for an answer to the ugly riddle of his childhood. But something has been looking for him, too.
Here, in the darkest places of his own anger, Bruce Wayne will discover his destiny–and an ordinary man will become a legend. Batman Begins (TM) (Dark Knight Trilogy, #1), Dennis O'NeilAs a child in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne falls down a dry well and is attacked by a swarm of bats, developing a fear of bats. Attending the opera with his parents, Thomas and Martha, Bruce becomes frightened by performers masquerading as bats and asks to leave. Outside, mugger Joe Chill murders Bruce's parents in front of him, and the orphaned Bruce is raised by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth.Fourteen years later, Chill is paroled Batman Begins (TM) (Dark Knight Trilogy, #1), Dennis O'NeilAs a child in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne falls down a dry well and is attacked by a swarm of bats, developing a fear of bats. Attending the opera with his parents, Thomas and Martha, Bruce becomes frightened by performers masquerading as bats and asks to leave. Outside, mugger Joe Chill murders Bruce's parents in front of him, and the orphaned Bruce is raised by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth.Fourteen years later, Chill is paroled after testifying against mafia boss Carmine Falcone.
Bruce intends to murder Chill, but one of Falcone's assassins does so first. Bruce's childhood friend Rachel Dawes berates him for acting outside the justice system, saying that his father would be ashamed. After confronting Falcone, who tells him that real power comes from being feared, Bruce spends the next seven years traveling the world training in combat and immersing himself in the criminal underworld.
In a Bhutan prison, he meets Henri Ducard, who recruits him to the League of Shadows led by Ra's al Ghul. After completing his training in ninja methods and purging his fears, Bruce learns the League intends to destroy Gotham, believing the city beyond saving. Bruce rejects the League and its edict that killing is necessary, burning down their temple during his escape.
Ra's is killed by falling debris, while Bruce saves the unconscious Ducard.Returning to Gotham intent on fighting crime, Bruce takes an interest in his family's company, Wayne Enterprises, which is being taken public by the unscrupulous William Earle. Company archivist Lucius Fox, a friend of Bruce's father, allows Bruce access to prototype defense technologies, including a protective bodysuit and a heavily armored vehicle, the Tumbler.
People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol. As a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting.I always have to control my emotions before I am about to write a review of Christopher Nolan written script, but when I start to thinking about Batman I feel we are talking something more than just a simple comic hero. I feel we are going to talk about thePeople need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol.
As a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting.I always have to control my emotions before I am about to write a review of Christopher Nolan written script, but when I start to thinking about Batman I feel we are talking something more than just a simple comic hero. I feel we are going to talk about the hope that we experience on the most negative time of life.Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick or selves upThe story starts with the fall of the hero and then we gradually see him rising from the darkest pit of his own fear.People from your world have so.much. to lose. Now, you think because your mommy and your daddy got shot, you know about the ugly side of life, but you don't. You've never tasted desperate.
You're, uh, you're Bruce Wayne, the Prince of Gotham; you'd have to go a thousand miles to meet someone who didn't know your name. So, don't-don't come down here with your anger, trying to prove something to yourself. This is a world you'll never understand. And you always fear what you don't understand.
AlrightWhat I real like about Nolan is that he does not give us a simple story about a certain person but he give us a whole new idea and theme to examine to apply in our life. In this movie we explore the realm of: Fear.To conquer fear, you must become fear.
You must bask in the fear of other men. You have to become an idea!The idea that protagonist becomes is BATMANFrom there the story advances an shows that if one man dares to dream higher.he become something more than just a man.A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification.
He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, then you become something else entirely.Which is?Legend. Posted: 9 years, 8 months ago on 21 August 2008 11:19 (A review of Batman Begins film.)'You travelled the world. Now you must journey inwards. To what you really fear. It's inside you.
There is no turning back. Your parents' death was not your fault.Your training is nothing. The will to act is everything. If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely.Are you ready to begin?'
'The story of how Bruce Wayne became Posted: 9 years, 8 months ago on 21 August 2008 11:19 (A review of Batman Begins film.)'You travelled the world. Now you must journey inwards. To what you really fear. It's inside you. There is no turning back. Your parents' death was not your fault.Your training is nothing.
The will to act is everything. If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely.Are you ready to begin?' 'The story of how Bruce Wayne became what he was destined to be: Batman.Christian Bale: Bruce Wayne / BatmanBatman Begins(2005) helmed by 21st Century Hitchcock-esque English Director Christopher Nolan, has more than proved he can deliver a dark and gritty Batman film without resorting to unrealistic qualms.Nolan gives us a gritty city with rain drenched slums that echo Ridley Scott's Bladerunner, and he makes it dark enough to be captivating, mysterious and yet strong, seductive and oozing style and intelligence without making it look unnatural. Gotham City is supposed to be ugly and decayed, a virtual urban cesspool of crime, and a nightmarish realization of corruption and fear.I loved as a child Burton's Gothic flavour in Batman, but now I watch it and I see so many inadequacies: He just couldn't capture realism or be taken seriously with his 1989 cartoonized affair. Everything felt like fantastic escapism, yet with Nolan, the king of puzzle and twists, he gives us something that we can take very seriously and yet still be entertained. Part of the nature of this film is the internal eternal nature of fear and the beginning of how the Batman is born. Fears, primal impulses, what drives us to do the things that we do.
How does a pure person venture a path of corruption? What is a person willing to do for justice and is it different from vengeance? These are the deep topics the other films never truly studied, or if they did, it was never done successfully. This film does that and more in ways that are deep and meaningful. It's gritty, it's a crime movie, it's a graphic novel adaptation and story of a beloved character adored throughout the World.' 'Only a cynical man would call what these people have 'lives,' Wayne.
This was not how man was supposed to live. The League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years. We sacked Rome, loaded trade ships with plague rats. Burned London to the ground. Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence, we return to restore the balance.' 'Gotham's time has come.
Like Constantinople or Rome before it the city has become a breeding ground for suffering and injustice. It is beyond saving and must be allowed to die. This is the most important function of the League of Shadows. It is one we've performed for centuries. Must be destroyed.'
This is a film that should shatter the preconceptions the inferior films left behind.Batman Begins delivers an intelligent mature plot (which easily comes straight of the pages) which involved three villains; Ra's Al Ghul, Carmine Falcone, and Scarecrow, and then balances them perfectly keeping everything in the realm of believability. Bad guys shouldn't be scheming one dimensional stereotypes, they should be real people with real agendas and real goals.
It's the first film to understand the psychology of Batman. It's adult, without being imprisoned, it's entertaining, without being mindless, it's visually stunning without being unrealistic, and finally the performances give life to everything mentioned prior.When we are faced with a story, a film which deals with loss, love, revolution, family, revenge, justice, friendship, learning.
A scene between mentor and pupil sticks in the mind because I certainly can relate to having lost someone or something in my own life. It is powerful in the sense that we face a society and world in which nothing is certain.
We have the challenge of finding those with honour, dignity and respect whom wish to fight for a way of life free from corruption and criminality. When your home or love is taken away there is often an unrelenting thirst for vengeance and to fight the very enemy and source that was responsible:Henri Ducard: You're stronger than your father.Bruce Wayne: You didn't know my father.Henri Ducard: But I know the rage that drives you. That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of your loved ones is just poison in your veins.
And one day you catch yourself wishing the person you loved had never existed, so you'd be spared your pain. I wasn't always here in the mountains. Once I had a wife, my great love. She was taken from me.
Like you, I was forced to learn that there are those without decency that must be fought without hesitation, without pity. Your anger gives you great power, but if you let it, it will destroy you, as it almost did me.Bruce Wayne: What stopped it?Henri Ducard: Vengeance.Bale was born to play Bruce Wayne becoming the dark knight.Katie Holmes pulls off Rachel Dawes effectively if you can get past qualms of Dawson Creek series star tackling a role as a Lawyer.
If you're a fan of hers, you'll love her in this, especially visually.Cillian Murphy, much like Bale, was fitting as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow. He executed the performance effectively; creepy, intelligent, everything the Scarecrow is without going overboard.What Nolan Goyer and Murphy have done here is bring the Scarecrow to life, possibly making him one of the coolest on screen villains in the history of film. That's a bold statement, but I think it's warranted. Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, do I need to say anything about these legends? They were fantastic.
Most noteworthy for the comics fans, we have a James Gordon whom looks like Gordon, and works with Batman in memorable parts where Gordon uses the Bat vehicle and helps save Rachel. We also have another great Alfred.
Comical, fatherly, and all around impeccable, yet with Micheal Caine the presence of such a renowned artist and acting talent the audience is spoilt by another fine example of casting.I'd also like to address how awesome it was that Linus Roache was cast as Thomas Wayne, a solemn heartfelt father figure.Liam Neeson also oozes wisdom, mental and physical prowess regarding a challenging, enigmatic, visionary and legendary role.Batman Begins true to Nolan gives a twist in the guise of enigmatic great leader Ra's Al Ghul. One of the deepest Batman characters to be captured upon the screen rivaling and shadowing even the intelligence or logical chaos of The Penguin or The Riddler.So a new beginning for Batman and also a deep study into the realms and intricacies of fear in which the story and screenplay revolves around.' 'It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.' I really enjoyed O'Neil's perspective and expansion of the movie.
The author was able to give us more of a build-up between Bruce's return to Gotham and his first official outing as Batman, with the trip to New York and such, than we were able to see in the film.I also liked the glimpse into the thoughts of Ra's with his journal entries and such, but I'm not so sure I cared for the delving into Ra's supernatural origins. One thing that so appeals about the Nolanverse is that it's a more I really enjoyed O'Neil's perspective and expansion of the movie. The author was able to give us more of a build-up between Bruce's return to Gotham and his first official outing as Batman, with the trip to New York and such, than we were able to see in the film.I also liked the glimpse into the thoughts of Ra's with his journal entries and such, but I'm not so sure I cared for the delving into Ra's supernatural origins. One thing that so appeals about the Nolanverse is that it's a more realistic take on Batman's universe.
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Practically everything had some kind of scientific or logical explanation, from Batman's many gadgets being supplied by the genius of Lucius Fox and Wayne Enterprise's Applied Sciences department to how Crane's toxin was to be dispersed into the air after being dumped into Gotham's water supply. There is no mysticism in this, and bringing in Ra's mystical origins feels out of place in this new world.Other than that, O'Neil still created an excellent companion to the film. A great read. Typical movie novelization. As I said, not particularly bad written - certainly better than The Dark Knight by the same author - but not a great adaptation of the movie. However, I doubt that Dennis O'Neil is to blame - probably he was given the screenplay without additional comments (he didn't het with Nolan) and tried to fill the gaps with his knowledge from the graphic novels, which are a separate universe from what Nolan created.
Nevertheless Rises has an excellent adaptation, so it is Typical movie novelization. As I said, not particularly bad written - certainly better than The Dark Knight by the same author - but not a great adaptation of the movie. However, I doubt that Dennis O'Neil is to blame - probably he was given the screenplay without additional comments (he didn't het with Nolan) and tried to fill the gaps with his knowledge from the graphic novels, which are a separate universe from what Nolan created. Nevertheless Rises has an excellent adaptation, so it is possible that Dennis was already past his prime, when he wrote this book. This book has been rated in the range of 810L - 1000L lexile reading level.
This book is based on the original screenplay by Christopher Nolan which gives you a sense of watching the movie as it includes dialogs from it. In this book you will see Bruce and Batman from a different angle never seen before with an extension of the film. It really stands out a methodical man who keeps records, Ras Al Ghul, who provides personal and relevant information in his journals about his mission, his ideal This book has been rated in the range of 810L - 1000L lexile reading level. This book is based on the original screenplay by Christopher Nolan which gives you a sense of watching the movie as it includes dialogs from it. In this book you will see Bruce and Batman from a different angle never seen before with an extension of the film.
It really stands out a methodical man who keeps records, Ra’s Al Ghul, who provides personal and relevant information in his journals about his mission, his ideal world and even about desiring his daughter Talia to date Bruce, he will convince you, just like he did with Bruce once about his thoughts to be right. For example desiring Hitler to suffer defeat. The apparition of Sandra Flanders, a research librarian, who happened to be a classmate of the freshman Bruce Wayne at the University, helps Bruce now as the Batman character looking up mysterious subjects such as “The League of Shadows” which provides a touch of realism. In short, everything combined as a whole will be nothing about mysticism, but rather will give you a coherent and legitimate explanation combining the Batman’s universe to our world. There are some descriptive fight scenes and some language. Not a criticism of the movie, which I enjoyed. But rather, I didn't enjoy the book experience because it was essentially word-for-word the same as the screenplay.The only redeeming parts were the training scenes of Bruce Wayne with Ra's al Ghul (portrayed by Liam Neeson in the movie).
In the movie, almost all of the training sequence is filmed as a montage, whereas in the book, each sequence is given its full due. Also, there are sections of the training section that were not included in the Not a criticism of the movie, which I enjoyed. But rather, I didn't enjoy the book experience because it was essentially word-for-word the same as the screenplay.The only redeeming parts were the training scenes of Bruce Wayne with Ra's al Ghul (portrayed by Liam Neeson in the movie). In the movie, almost all of the training sequence is filmed as a montage, whereas in the book, each sequence is given its full due. Also, there are sections of the training section that were not included in the movie, such as excerpts from the journal of Ra's where he makes observations of what makes Bruce Wayne an exceptional individual.I'd say you're fine skipping the book and watching the movie instead.
If you're a die hard fan, it's worth reading the first 100 pages to get the training background. Derek HunterMs. Book Review #42 October 2010Batman Begins:Hero or Villain?Batman is a criminal wanted by the police. Batman Begins is by the author David S. The genre is fiction and action the story takes place in Gotham city. Bruce Wayne has lost everything, including the death of his parents. Now he is on a quest to get it back.
Bruce Wayne has gotten arrested and is away from Gotham. The League of Shadows has recognized his true potential.
Bruce is sent toDerek HunterMs. Book Review #42 October 2010Batman Begins:Hero or Villain?Batman is a criminal wanted by the police. Batman Begins is by the author David S. The genre is fiction and action the story takes place in Gotham city.
Bruce Wayne has lost everything, including the death of his parents. Now he is on a quest to get it back. Bruce Wayne has gotten arrested and is away from Gotham. The League of Shadows has recognized his true potential. Bruce is sent to months of training in the Chinese prison. There, he is: “Coarsened his rich boy’s palms and thickened the muscles of his arms, chest, thighs” (71). After the death of Bruce’s mother and father, Gotham has turned into a criminal city and Bruce is the only one who can change it as the Batman.
One of the themes in Batman Begins is that Bruce Wayne will never give up because Bruce’s mother and father have been killed he will stop at nothing to get revenge on the person who did it, when Rachel Bruce’s long time friend is in trouble he wont give up to get her safe, and when Bruce is outnumbered he will fight to stay alive.One of the Themes, never give up is illustrated when Bruce Wayne loses his mother and father. Now, he wants revenge on the man who did it. Bruce is walking with his parents through an alley when a man pops up and he is holding a gun. “Bruce saw the gun twitch and in the same instant he heard a sound like to boards being slapped together. Puzzled, he turned to his father for an explanation. Father was staring down at a red splotch on his snowy white shirt that spread outward from a small, black holeMother pulled back from him. The gun twitched again and there was the slapping board sound again” (20).
This quote shows how Bruce’s parents were murdered. “Bruce touched her shoulders and said, Rachel, this man killed my parents. I cannot let this passBruce, too got out the car, knelt quickly, slipped the gun out from under his overcoat, and slid behind the front wheel of the car. Bruce was going to kill the man who killed Bruce’s parents (chill) to bad someone did it before he could.Another example that supports the theme, never give up occurs because Bruce’s long time friend Rachel is dying. Batman will risk everything to keep her safe. The famous Crane has put a deadly toxin into Rachel she doesn’t have long to live and batman must get her to safety and give her the antidote.
Rachel is now in contact with Crane. “Someone appeared in the open door, wearing a scarecrow mask He reached toward Rachel and a small puff of gas shot from his sleeve” (208). This shows that Rachel has a deadly toxin. Batman was getting desperate to save Rachel. The police had him caught the only way he could get away was if he jumped of the roof but he would not survive. “The vehicle soared thirty feet to the neighboring roof.
It landed with a jolt” (224). Batman lived the jump.Finally, the last example that supports the theme, never give up, occurs because Bruce is outnumbered, he will fight the man who has trained him. So that Bruce can leave the League of Shadows.
Bruce Wayne has been training with the League of Shadows, after several months he wants to leave because he thinks he can try to restore Gotham city and take away all of the crime. But the League of Shadows does not want him to leave so they attack him. “The ninjas attacked. Bruce should have been terrified. These men were killers and all had survived the ordeals that had been visited on Bruce and they outnumbered him at least twelve to one A ninja jabbed.
Bruce pivoted and kicked the man’s arm, and as the sword flew from the man’s grasp Bruce sent a palm strike to the man’s chin and caught the sword as it fell” (84). In this fight Bruce battled very well only getting cut a single time in the arm.One of the themes in Batman Begins is that Bruce Wayne will never give up for example Bruce’s mother and father have been killed he will stop at nothing to get revenge on the person who did it, when Rachel Bruce’s long time friend is in trouble he wont give up to get her safe, and when Bruce is outnumbered he will fight to stay alive. Batman will never give up.
In my hockey game my team was matched up against the best team in the league. Nobody thought we had a chance of beating them but with 20 seconds left I had the puck and I scored sending the game into overtime. I’ve learned to never give up even when the task or goal seems impossible to do.I worked hard on this reflection I had gotten a lot of help from my parents and my teachers. I think I deserve an “A” on this assignment because it was not an easy thing to do. A splendid adaptation to a good film. Dennis O'Neil did a great job in fleshing out more of the characters emotions in this book.
Film directors sometimes utilize the adage that 'less is more' but I felt that it was too abrupt and too little was said at times. But hey directors got theater showtimes to fill and I guess if every sentence and addition was added it would amount to ten to twenty minutes. O'Neil's extra scenes are wonderful. I'm pretty sure that Christopher Nolan also Very Good. A splendid adaptation to a good film. Dennis O'Neil did a great job in fleshing out more of the characters emotions in this book. Film directors sometimes utilize the adage that 'less is more' but I felt that it was too abrupt and too little was said at times.
But hey directors got theater showtimes to fill and I guess if every sentence and addition was added it would amount to ten to twenty minutes. O'Neil's extra scenes are wonderful.
I'm pretty sure that Christopher Nolan also holds the film director's belief that there should be no director's cut releases apart from what was released at the cinema. I'll take it this novel's extra scenes aren't like other movie tie-ins that reveal deleted scenes that would not be shown due to time and money.I like that the novel is told completely chronologically with most of the flashback schemes eliminated. Ever since Orson Welles Citizen Kane, many directors have used the flashback as a major part of their movies. To great success at times with Kane and Godfather II, but sometimes with terrible problems. The pacing of the story becomes choppy and now that I read the book can't help that the story is told much more smoothly.I also like that O'Neil clearly restores the belief that Ra's al Ghul is an immortal via the use of the Lazarus pit just like in the comics.
Christopher Nolan obviously wanted to make this far more realistic and give it a far less mystical vibe. Every phantasmagoria scene is induced via nightmarish gas or theatricality and deception. But one of the best things is that after Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after realizing that the League of Shadows intended to destroy Gotham, O'Neil actually writes a chapter dedicated to Bruce attempting to find out more about the League of Shadows. I felt this was very necessary because it seemed strange that Bruce was just going to come back home and bring justice to Gotham.
Yeah, he apparently killed Ra's al Ghul back at the monastery but a plan like that wasn't just going to fall apart because its leader was dead. I guess the film takes such naivety on Bruce's youth and inexperience.Afterward in what can only be referred to a brief albeit an amazing retelling of Dennis O'Neil's epic Birth of the Demon storyline is adapted in this book as Bruce learns of a mysterious parchment that was kept by an eccentric collector and was to be sold for auction in New York. Bruce receives the runaround and various tragic events occur in the process but he gets scans of the parchment as the story is told. I hadn't read the Birth of the Demon story but its phenomenal. Of course, a phrase alluding to local myths grounds the story back to the original movie.
Obviously Nolan wasn't going to adapt this but clearly O'Neil enjoys this nice advertisement in this novelization.Another great thing was the journal of Ra's al Ghul which spoke of how the League had caused fascism to rise with Hilter to ravage the world only to be disappointing in how single-minded he was in his hatred that they purposely caused his downfall by suggesting he invade Russia knowing he would fail just like Napoleon did. Another manipulated by the League of Shadows? The creation of the atom bomb was perpetrated by League. As well as Ra's documenting his recruitment of Bruce. His journal ends after his supposed death at the monastery. I wish that once it was realized that Ducard was really Ra's that he would have written another entry that he was disappointed in how Bruce betrayed him. But like he said Bruce's antics played his hand and had to move things up.Still.
A wonderful story. Batman begins is about the origin story of the dark knight and why he does what he does. It all started when Bruce Wayne was a young child, and was playing in the garden of Wayne Manor with his friend Rachael Dawes. Bruce falls down an old well, and is swarmed with bats. This starts a major fear for Bruce, and this will stay with him for quite awhile.
Bruce was at the theater with his parents and on the stage, they where portraying images of bats, which frightened Bruce, so he had asked his Batman begins is about the origin story of the dark knight and why he does what he does. It all started when Bruce Wayne was a young child, and was playing in the garden of Wayne Manor with his friend Rachael Dawes. Bruce falls down an old well, and is swarmed with bats.
This starts a major fear for Bruce, and this will stay with him for quite awhile. Bruce was at the theater with his parents and on the stage, they where portraying images of bats, which frightened Bruce, so he had asked his parents if they could leave. When they did, a gunman came out in front of them and put a gun to Bruce's parents. He shot them both. Bruce Wayne swears on his parents grave that he will avenge their deaths, and later takes on the persona of the batman.
The book is on Bruce Wayne's struggles as he entered a threshold he has never gone before. The book was based on the 2005 movie Batman Begins, and had entered additional things to the story line, such as the journals of Ra's al Ghul and the idea of the burial of a piece of him next to his parents.I like the book because it depicts the origin of the greatest hero of all time in perfect detail, it explains his struggles, and his pain as he takes on the persona of the dark knight. Is is fascinating to me and I think the book makes the movie now even more enjoyable, because it was more clear. Out of all the books I have read this is by far my favorite. Even though that I am familiar with the story from seeing the movie, reading the book gave me a better look into the story.the book made the story fascinating, and made it more vivid to me in a way that could not be captured on film.I think that any fan of serious, suspenseful, hero, and dark books would very much enjoy this. Batman is not like the other superheroes, he is like you and me, he is human, and goes through the same struggles we do every day.
And that makes batman relatable, so that would make readers be attracted to a book like this. To me, I honestly don't known how you can't enjoy this book. This book made me feel in the story, and I related to the characters, in a way a book has never done.
I have been a Batfan since I remember watching the hokey TV show with Adam West as the Caped Crusader in reruns when I was a kid and didn't know what true heroism I myself could aspire to if only I had no heroes to rely on. Of course, had I chosen not to have heroes of any kind, I would not have been blessed with my own life right now. We are all heroes to some degree, and sometimes we need a hero to remind us of the hero within, and how much we still can do for others. The Batman is such a I have been a Batfan since I remember watching the hokey TV show with Adam West as the Caped Crusader in reruns when I was a kid and didn't know what true heroism I myself could aspire to if only I had no heroes to rely on. Of course, had I chosen not to have heroes of any kind, I would not have been blessed with my own life right now.
We are all heroes to some degree, and sometimes we need a hero to remind us of the hero within, and how much we still can do for others. The Batman is such a reminder and in a sense, he exists in those of us who do good for others without fear of criticism from the status quo. This novel is taken from the 2005 film with Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne, who goes thru incredible transformation to become the shining light in a dark world.
The fact that as a child he lost his parents to murder and witnessed the whole thing is painful, as I can never imagine how a child could handle such a trauma in real life. The story expands on the legend and gives it new life in ways you don't expect. When I saw the DVD of the film, I never quite caught on to the New Age retelling of a vengeful superhero. Now that I have read the book, I think I'll give the retelling another look. Bruce Wayne's journey from simple rich playboy to costumed hero is here taken on a more spiritual bent and is actually cooler for it.
Bruce is trained in a prison/monastery by a mysterious man who shows him how to control his own fears. Bruce himself holds true to his beliefs in people, his wealthy stature notwithstanding. Along the way his teacher shows his own dark side when he plans to destroy Bruce's beloved Gotham City, thereby making it expendable. Bruce becomes Batman, The Dark Knight (or whatever you call him these days.) and begins a one-man war to clean up Gotham and defeat his teacher. He also has to deal with the Scarecrow, a madman who spreads fear on his own thru special poison gas that turns men into (say it) MICE!
The book is a good intro into the trio of films in Director Chris Nolan's Batman Saga, and I dedicate this review to all GR fans-the heroes we can still be. Batman begins is a interesting book on the life of bruce wayne from the beginning of his fear of bats to his first time thwarting a villain with plans to destroy his city. It is great prequel to the famous to the Batman series with characters that are relatable.
It is set in the dieing gotham metropolis, Its streets are filled with criminals, drug dealers and other vermin. Its police are all corrupt taking bribes to turn their eyes and using their power to terrorize the people themselves. I Batman begins is a interesting book on the life of bruce wayne from the beginning of his fear of bats to his first time thwarting a villain with plans to destroy his city. It is great prequel to the famous to the Batman series with characters that are relatable. It is set in the dieing gotham metropolis, Its streets are filled with criminals, drug dealers and other vermin.
Its police are all corrupt taking bribes to turn their eyes and using their power to terrorize the people themselves. I tells the story of Bruce overcoming his greatest fear and using it to save Gotham city, its people and indirectly all of society.
The key to a good film tie-in novel is how it fills in the gaps of details the silver screen cannot show and in all aspects, Batman Begins does this well. We're introduced to a more extensive history and background of Bruce Wayne alongside his training with the League of Shadows (which always left me mystified when watching the film).
Fans will appreciate the little details fill-in and also references to a larger DC universe. I'd commend this tie-in for fans of the film though on a casual day, The key to a good film tie-in novel is how it fills in the gaps of details the silver screen cannot show and in all aspects, Batman Begins does this well. We're introduced to a more extensive history and background of Bruce Wayne alongside his training with the League of Shadows (which always left me mystified when watching the film). Fans will appreciate the little details fill-in and also references to a larger DC universe. I'd commend this tie-in for fans of the film though on a casual day, it makes a good read as well. It was just what I needed to jumpstart my novel-reading again. It was just like the movie, but not so stylized that I couldnt see the pictures of a comic-book Batman or cartoon show Batman.
At times I tried to hear David Warners Ras al Ghul instead of Liam Neesonsit worked pretty well. It offered an answer to one of the questions the movie left: Is Ras al Ghul dead? The novelization also included some added scenes and little fillers that probably didnt survive the cutting room floor when they It was just what I needed to jumpstart my novel-reading again. It was just like the movie, but not so stylized that I couldn’t see the pictures of a comic-book Batman or cartoon show Batman. At times I tried to hear David Warner’s Ra’s al Ghul instead of Liam Neeson’s—it worked pretty well.
It offered an answer to one of the questions the movie left: Is Ra’s al Ghul dead? The novelization also included some added scenes and little fillers that probably didn’t survive the cutting room floor when they were editing the film.
It was very good, as novelizations go. Scholastic level2time 70min7word summary brouce batman help city people against enemy1have you ever seen any heroes movie? If not what kind of movie do you like?yes I have, I watched batman!!!!
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It was so cool!! I want to watch another heroes story!!!2which character would you like hero or bad guy?of course I like heroes!! But sometimes, people like bad characters!! They say they like bad character's looking!!after I read this story, I watched the movie. It was easy to understand.
Next time, i scholastic level2time 70min7word summary brouce batman help city people against enemy1have you ever seen any heroes movie? If not what kind of movie do you like?yes I have, I watched batman!!!! It was so cool!! I want to watch another heroes story!!!2which character would you like hero or bad guy?of course I like heroes!! But sometimes, people like bad characters!!
They say they like bad character's looking!!after I read this story, I watched the movie. It was easy to understand. Next time, i want to read dark knight. It is next story of batman begins. Dennis O'Neil is a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement.His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan.
As an editor, he is principally known for Dennis O'Neil is a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement.His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. As of 2013, he sits on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and serves on its Disbursement Committee.
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