"...and you'll never have to."

In Tim
Burton’s Batman
(1989) the Joker asks: “Where does he get those wonderful toys?” Well it
only took us 16 years to find out. Batman Begins (2005) not only answers that question, but
many others. After four Batman films focused on villains, we finally learn what
drives Bruce Wayne. I watched this again for the first time since I saw it
opening weekend. I can easily say Batman Begins is the best movie based on a
superhero ever made.

Christopher
Nolan did an excellent job bringing Batman to life. We see Bruce Wayne
(Christian Bale) diving into the mind of a criminal, so as not to become one
himself. By the end of the film we see a man willing to sacrifice himself for
the good of others. The future Commissioner Gordon (Gary
Oldman) tells Batman he never said “Thank You”. Batman responds with the title
of this entry. Gordon cracks a smile.


I am a big fan of Movie Scores. James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer composed an
understated yet impressive score for this film. Much different from Danny
Elfman’s triumphant Batman score. Check out a very good review of the score at
cinemusic.net.


If you have not seen this movie, see it. Even if you are not a comic book or
superhero fan you owe it to yourself to see it. As much as I like Star Wars, I
must say this was my favorite big budget Hollywood film of 2005.