Review
Somewhat surprisingly, I saw Batman Begins for a second time. I usually have no problem seeing movies more than once if they were good. However, I'm not sure whether it deserved a second viewing. It was good, but was it that good?
A few things stand out about the movie:
1. The villain kind of sucked and his plan was ill-conceived and unlikely to succeed - it was a pill a bit too thick to swallow. Never did I believe that Gotham was at the precipice of disaster. This led to a lack of suspense. Further some sort of Eastern Philosophy clearly influenced the villain, and this caused him to blather senselessly about restoring the balance of justice, equalizing the yin and the yang, or some such nonsense. At least he - appears to have - died at the end, which is a lesson to all readers: Eastern philosophy will rot your mind and make you hatch inane plans that will ultimately get you killed.
2. Bale is one of the best actors alive. Bale has given us a Batman we don't want to ridicule. Given the previous two installments, this is no small feat.
3. Katie Holmes is annoying and I sincerely hope that the Scientologists take all of her money.
4. Certain scenes are quite memorable: Batman's escape from Arkham and his gliding above the terrified populace in the Narrows are two that come immediately to mind.
5. Batman is unwilling to kill purposely but seemingly willing to kill knowingly and definitely willing to recklessly risk the lives of others.
Happily, gone from this episode are the camp and homoerotic undertones that plagued the last two installments. When the inevitable sequal is made, I hope only that they make Batman a bit more evil, a little more willing to kill purposely.
A few things stand out about the movie:
1. The villain kind of sucked and his plan was ill-conceived and unlikely to succeed - it was a pill a bit too thick to swallow. Never did I believe that Gotham was at the precipice of disaster. This led to a lack of suspense. Further some sort of Eastern Philosophy clearly influenced the villain, and this caused him to blather senselessly about restoring the balance of justice, equalizing the yin and the yang, or some such nonsense. At least he - appears to have - died at the end, which is a lesson to all readers: Eastern philosophy will rot your mind and make you hatch inane plans that will ultimately get you killed.
2. Bale is one of the best actors alive. Bale has given us a Batman we don't want to ridicule. Given the previous two installments, this is no small feat.
3. Katie Holmes is annoying and I sincerely hope that the Scientologists take all of her money.
4. Certain scenes are quite memorable: Batman's escape from Arkham and his gliding above the terrified populace in the Narrows are two that come immediately to mind.
5. Batman is unwilling to kill purposely but seemingly willing to kill knowingly and definitely willing to recklessly risk the lives of others.
Happily, gone from this episode are the camp and homoerotic undertones that plagued the last two installments. When the inevitable sequal is made, I hope only that they make Batman a bit more evil, a little more willing to kill purposely.
posted by Mr. Misanthropic at 6:27 AM
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