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Release Date:
15 June 2005 (USA)
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Plot:
The story of how Bruce Wayne became what he was destined to be: Batman. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 6 wins
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38 nominations
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DC Finally Got It Right. This Is A Grittier And Darker Batman Story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christian Bale | ... | Bruce Wayne / Batman | |
| Michael Caine | ... | Alfred | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Henri Ducard | |
| Katie Holmes | ... | Rachel Dawes | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Jim Gordon | |
| Cillian Murphy | ... | Dr. Jonathan Crane | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | Carmine Falcone | |
| Rutger Hauer | ... | Earle | |
| Ken Watanabe | ... | Ra's Al Ghul | |
| Mark Boone Junior | ... | Flass | |
| Linus Roache | ... | Thomas Wayne | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Lucius Fox | |
| Larry Holden | ... | Finch | |
| Gerard Murphy | ... | Judge Faden | |
| Colin McFarlane | ... | Loeb |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Batman 5 (USA) (working title)
Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Batman: Intimidation (USA) (original script title)
The Intimidation Game (USA) (fake working title)
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Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Batman: Intimidation (USA) (original script title)
The Intimidation Game (USA) (fake working title)
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Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.
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140 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Indonesia:Dewasa |
Taiwan:PG-12 |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
India:UA |
Malaysia:U |
UK:12 (DVD rating) |
UK:12A (original rating) |
Chile:Y7 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) |
Denmark:11 |
South Korea:12 |
South Africa:13V |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Ireland:12A |
Mexico:B |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
USA:PG-13 |
Argentina:13 |
Brazil:10 |
Greece:K-13 |
Philippines:G |
New Zealand:M |
Czech Republic:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Iceland:12 |
Sweden:11
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Before the shooting began, Christopher Nolan invited the whole film crew to a private screening of Blade Runner (1982). After the film he said to the whole crew, "This is how we're going to make "Batman"."
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Continuity: The Gotham City police cars have a large "GPD" on the side but the abbreviation used on jackets is "GCPD".
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Top Gear: (2005-06-12)" (2005)
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Divertimento in D Major, K.136 (2nd movement)
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Why doesn't the microwave emitter vaporize the water in humans?Is there an animated sequel to Batman Begins?
Is this film a prequel to the Burton/Schumacher films?
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Batman Begins is a well told story of the origin of Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale). It covers a lot of the same ground as Michael Keaton's original Batman, but goes much further in depth in many factors of his creation. It goes into great detail about subjects such as how he got his costume, what exactly it is. Same goes with the Batmobile. We also find out why he chose to be bat-like.
One of the more interesting aspects here is how it shows Bruce's father, Thomas Wayne (Linus Roache), and how he molded Bruce's life and instilled good judgment within him, a point which is misunderstood about him by most people he comes in contact with. Thomas, too, teaches Bruce valuable lesson, such as "We fall so we can learn to pick ourselves up". This is pretty close to the theme of the movie or motto Bruce Wayne lives by. The resemblance of the father & son is pretty good, too.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the training Bruce Wayne endured becoming "invincible". Bruce is trained by Ducard (Liam Neeson) in many ways like a ninja (The concept of Batman IS similar to a ninja). He is taught many valuable lessons in this temple and is shown no mercy. Eventually, we even see his first real enemy as a superhero/vigilante.
Although I am not positive as to how true to the comic book this movie is, I am sure it took a few liberties, as did Spider-Man. Most of the small examples I have noticed are for the better and make for a good story. The Batmobile is more believable as an expensive armored vehicle that the military would not spend the money on than a juiced up Corvette (or whatever that was). Same with the Batsuit.
Katie Holmes is excellent as Rachel Dawes, a D.A. who is not afraid to go after the big villains in court. Also worthy of mentioning is Michael Caine as Alfred the butler. I do not believe they could have found a better man for that role, although I could not get the image of Caine as Austin Powers' dad out of my head when he was on screen.
Finally, in my opinion, Christian Bale makes a much better Batman than the three recent previous ones in Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney. Something about him makes Batman darker and more mysterious. Hopefully, DC Comics and movies have learned from their mistakes and we will not have to worry about Batman picking up a sidekick in this newest installment of the Batman series. 9/10