

For much of the film though Batman Begins focuses much more on Bruce’s character arc before an action-packed finale solidifies Batman’s place as the fabled crime fighter of Gotham.


What follows from here is the subsequent training and moulding of Bruce Wayne into the cool, calm antihero stalking the streets of Gotham. Inevitably, Bruce Wayne’s anguish following his parents’ death form the core of his character and much like previous Batman films, Batman Begins shows this tragedy in full. Christian Bale’s performance is one of both stature and competence realistically depicting Batman as the conflicted antihero he always was in the comics and delivering one of the best Batman films ever released. Intent on telling a gritty, realistic origin story for Bruce Wayne and his later alias Batman without the camp goofiness in previous iterations, Batman Begins is a well written, grounded story that manages to nail the feel and world of Gotham rarely seen on the big screen. A Triumphant Return For The Caped CrusaderĪfter the batch of Batman films released in the 90s were met with mixed audience reception, Christopher Nolan’s decision to revive the caped crusader for a new generation was met with understandable scepticism.
