Jasonic's Favorites: Batman Begins
Hello, and good evening, Internet! The long awaited, often imitated Dark Knight Trilogy is the reason I ended up liking Batman in the first place and I'm happy to finally get to it as of this review! Released in 2005, Batman Begins was the first theatrical Batman movie in eight years following the disaster many claim that Batman & Robin was despite its present cult following. Directed by the renowned Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, and composed by Hans Zimmer, this movie took the Dark Knight back to his dark roots by grounding it in heavy realism and indeliberately revolutionized the superhero genre as a result. This film and its sequels -- mainly The Dark Knight -- have been praised to death for following such masterful filmmaking rules, writing such beloved characters and story arcs, and creating undeniable meme material from the memorable lines and performances such as Christian Bale's iconic "bat voice". At the time of release, people lauded ...