Batman Begins (2005) - Movie Review
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- Christopher Nolan brought the caped crusader back from the depths of bat-nipple hell with Batman Begins. Though it was a landmark for the progression of comic book films upon release, has Batman's origin story aged well?
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Batman Begins: Fear
The Dark Knight: Chaos
The Dark Knight Rises: Pain
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The dark knight: anarchy
@@anjumanrazzaque2414 Same as chaos
The first Batman movie that actually focused on the Batman and did it in serious way. Because all the previous entries always focused on the villains and never really spent much time on his origins.
These films are so good, I swear to G-
*“SWEAR TO ME!!!”*
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It's a Batman movie that made batman cool again
Cool party!
Yeah it's pretty awesome better than Gorge Clooney in a Batsuit with rubber nipples and a Batass.
@@abramsullivan7764 we don't speak of that😂
@@abramsullivan7764 its a COLD town
I love this film batman begins its one of the greatest comic book films EVER
I know I'm in the minority but this is by far my favourite of the trilogy.
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“Ohhhhhhhhkay.” 🤣
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Cody Leach talking about Batman? Hell to the yes!
And agreed, Katie Holmes was great in this. I MUCH prefer her to Maggie Gyllenhaal by a country mile!
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THE OPENING😂😂😂
@Cody at 48 wife and I are old enough to remember the Batman craze the Keaton and Burton film did. An he (Keaton) will always be our 3rd favorite Batman as a result. However these films are so good that Batman is not the before Nolan and after Nolan...... Only Conroy and the animated Batman has done Batman better in both the animated series, the JLA, and most of the DCU Animation films.... Thank you for doing this series and taking the time your quality videos take to upload, edit, script and upload. Have a good weekend Sir and best wishes to you an your family from ours.
Whole this may not be the “best” in the DK Trilogy, it’s my favourite. I frickin love this movie.
The final scene on the rooftop IS Batman. Just perfect.
No kidding, this is perhaps my favorite live-action Batman film out of all of them.
I can't believe Cody said what I've always wanted to say.
"As much as the trilogy is good, I want the movie to be focused on Batman & not entirely on Joker & Bane,
Batman Begins is clearly the Batman movie we got & obviously the suit is the best in the movie & frankly I liked the raspy voice here
compared to the sequels, when Batman gets introduced 1 hr into the movie & then saves Rachel outside the metro & talk to Rachel, that's the raspy voice i liked the most!
This is my favorite from the 3. It's not a bloated as part 2 and 3. My only negative is Rachel Dawes character/actress. I don't feel that he killed Ra's, he didn't start that train, or prevent it from being able to be stopped. He also didn't cripple Ra's to prevent him from getting off the train. All he did, was prevent the train from making it to it's location in case Batman couldn't stop Ra's. Now i'll admit he did kill Ducard/NInja's in the palace, because that was totally his fault that, that palace blew up and that column fell on ducard because of the explosion he caused and the countless of Ninja's that burned and died in the fire.
i like this movie more than any other batman film
i literally love this movie
As much as i love The Joker and TDK, if i'm being honest with myself, this is my favourite Batman movie. First movie to make me care and become invested in Bruce/Batman. The cast in great, the music, the cinematography, the atmosphere, love it. There are things I dont like but they don't affect my enjoyment of the movie. Batman's first enounter with Scarecrow is one of my absolute favourite scenes in the trilogy, just love the whole look and tone of that scene.
Wasn't expecting this review but I'll welcome it all the same😂
How? He's been doing a Nolan review series for a few weeks already
I've been getting set up for college I haven't got the chance to watch him that often
Great review and I knew that you would do this eventually. When you mentioned Liam Neeson and where he was in his career when Taken came out, it made me think of the beginning of his career as Darkman. I'm sure you've seen Darkman and if you haven't, check it out and I hope you're able to do review on that.
Batman Begins is the best of the Nolan trilogy because it feels the most like a Batman movie. He didn't have the over the top voice. Gotham City actually looked like Gotham City and not Chicago. It had the narrows which really represented Gotham City. He had the best suit of the three movies. He used his cape to glide across the city. It was a Batman movie.
I watched it recently and loved it. I started watching The Dark Knight and couldn't finish the movie.
Easily my favorite of the trilogy. Great review
I saw batman begins back in 2005 and it kick ass 110%.😀👍🦇
Very strange watching a batman review while looking at Freddie, jason, Michael and chucky all in the background.
You're getting close to 50k man. That's awesome
7:41 wow the subtitles
Great review cody!! I remember when i saw this in the theater..an awsome batman again! Thank god.the dark knight is my favourite.cheers🍺
Batman Begins put not just Batman but the comic book film genre back on the map again!
Fantastic review Cody, the Postman delivers another top notch review the Dark Knight Trilogy are my favourite Batman films & what a amazing film this is which is often overlooked because of the popularity of The Dark Knight.
Epic, cast, great character arcs, superb music score which always gives me goosebumps all combine to make a outstanding Batman movie.
Yeah the Bale voice as Batman it cringe at times you'd think Mr Fox given him a voice modulator but Bale performance is outstanding & made Batman bad ass again, my only gripes with this film were Scarecrow after a great build up simply disappears during the third act & the fight scenes which are very erratically edited & fast cut which made it difficult to see what was actually going on, if this film had the fight scenes like the warehouse takedown from BvS this would be a flawless even masterpiece.
Still a outstanding movie though.
To me this is the best one of the three, Dark Knight gets boring at times being a bit longer than needed and Rises feels a bit unconvincing everyone saying how big is Bane, it’s not that big, that kicks me out of the movie
Probably the best of the Nolan Batman movies. I know many will say TDK, but I think as an actual Batman movie BB is the best overall. It had the best balance of the grounded, serious approach Nolan was going for while also still feeling like a comic book movie. TDK/TDKR are great movies, but I think they did lose a bit of charm that I think was in BB.
I didn't feel that the sequels lost charm. The Dark Knight wasn't trying to have the same look as Begins, and Dark Knight Rises elevated Gotham into an apocalyptic landscape during Bane's revolution. There's a lot of character to it.
I agree with you totally that this movie is underrated. To me, it's the most "Batman" feeling of the trilogy.
It's the only one I liked tbh.
Arguably the best Batman movie. He was front and center and not outshone by colorful villains .
i remember the first time i saw this movie i was enthralled by and i was like damn now that's how i want my batman to be but i do agree that the bale growly batman voice doesn't always work its kinda hit or miss on most occasions
Great review. Definitely my favorite comic book movie of all time. The way I see the Ra's Al Ghul death scene is that Ra's is responsible for the entire train situation himself. It's kind of like "you made your bed, you get to sleep on it." Not to mention, the League of Shadows is so secret, no one even knows what they are or who Ra's is. So even if saved from the train, he wouldn't get any punishment from the law anyways (not that it has anything to do with Batman's decision). Overall, I think it was the best end for the man.
I agree. It also plays into his decision to try not to kill Joker in TDK, and how it comes back to affect him Rises with Bane and Talia carrying out his mission, making him figuratively immortal.
Great review Cody! I will say though that while Begins is the most comic book feeling of the series I actually like The Dark Knight Rises the best. Christian Bale was still pretty buff in the sequels though they had to change the suit to be more tactical and so that it didn't make Bale overheat, to which I don't mind at all. I never minded his Batman voice either. I also loved Gotham City in the sequels and how they went for something different, making it feel evolving with Batman's presence; it's noir and realistic feeling in TDK and in TDKR how it turns from an ideal metropolis to an apocalyptic, revolutionary wasteland (I think the one in the latter might be underrated). I love Rachel Dawes as a character and never understood the fan gripes over her character (no Bruce didn't quit being Batman because of her), but I will say that I liked Maggie's the best. I also understood Ra's al Ghul's death because of how he put himself in the situation of destroying the train controls, and if he saved Ra's would he be starting it all over again from the first time he saved him? There's some moral ambiguity there, and it impacts his arc in the sequels; especially with Ra's almost winning through Bane and Talia.
Best of the trilogy :)
I really liked the score to these movies as well. Very intense and helps pace the films very well.
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I love this movie; remember seeing it in the theaters back in the day. I love that Nolan incorporates his signature non-linear storytelling a little bit, and it’s very well-cast, I love Bale as Wayne/Batman, Freeman, and Michael Caine. And I will always defend Katie Holmes to my death, her character is so great. I love that he is born from fear, and uses it against his enemies. There is also some well-placed humor here. Yes, I do wish they use Scarecrow more, and the Batman costume could be better. I understand the complaints about his voice, and I think sometimes it’s a bit forced. This movie definitely fails when it breaks Batman’s “one rule” by throwing explosives at cop cars in a chase that might have killed a few...and sure, he refuses to execute one guy for the League of Shadows, but then he blows up a whole monastery full of men! Overall, I go back and forth sometimes between whether I prefer this or The Dark Knight: this is a great origin story, no nipples required!
Great review Cody! This is my favorite Batman movie of all time.
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Batman Begins is a 10/10.
My personal favorite of the Nolan Batman trilogy. I like all three, but this one just feels right in so many ways. I feel like so many people hush over The Dark Knight so much that this one often gets overshadowed. To me this one felt the most Batman of the three.
It has cool atmosphere, I love the training sequences and Bruce putting everything together (suit, cave, Tumbler). Ra’s was a good villain to go with and not the typical choice. Scarecrow was also a good secondary villain. I like the Batsuit best in this one. The Tumbler is badass.
Just a really damn good movie. Not saying the other two aren’t good, but looking back on them, and especially The Dark Knight I feel like I have to be in the right mood. Batman Begins is endlessly rewatchable to me.
This is a movie I can always pop in and rewatch. Oh and don't forget the outstanding Hans Zimmer soundtrack 👍
My fifth favorite Nolan Film and my second favorite Live-Action Batman Film.
Your awesome cody hopefully you get to a million subscribers soon
By far my favorite Batman and comic book movie. Darn near perfect
I did not realize the Rachel Dawes character actor was different in each movie 😂😂 bruh
lol the Batman voice outro was gold.
Great review Cody! For me, Michael Keaton is the best Batman & Bruce Wayne. I've never liked Christian Bale's growl, it just feels silly and over the top. He's still good in the role and delivers a solid performance. This is 2nd best in the trilogy for me, and it is a really good origin story telling. Iron Man & Deadpool are the gold standard to me.
Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are like Terminator and T2 imo both are god like
I'd say more like A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. The Dark Knight Rises is not Terminator 3 at all, lol.
@@h.b.smith_writer Tbh I did not like Rises that much it was aight
Batman Begins- Underrated
The Dark Knight - Great
The Dark Knight Rises - yes it has the most plot holes but it’s the most enjoyable for me. When Batman escapes the prison and goes after Bane I was as pumped as I was for Holyfield v Tyson!
Cody Leach as the new Batman!! I can picture that 😆
it’s a good way to kick off a Badass trilogy
I do think the batman voice works very well the first time when he grabs valcone and he says im batman. I think the voice adds something to that little scene and i think its epic when he uses that voice and he says IM BATMAN
Unpopular opinion: I like this one the best of the three. Fight me
First time I've heard the dark Knight rises described as grounded.
I also am going to defend Katie Holmes. I think she is great in this movie. She does well with what she's given, and I feel like her best scenes were the ones when she was protecting a little boy who was lost and even trying not to traumatize him when she was about to shoot some of the inmates from Arkham.
Love, Love, Love this film
best film in the TDK trilogy? the Dark Knight
best BATMAN film- This ☝️ one
The greatest Batman ever! Keaton was my favorite until Bale came along. The story is so unique. Love the actors in this movie.
This is the only one of the Nolan Batman films I didn’t see in theaters; as you say, it felt very different from comic-book movies at the time.
You’re right in that this one has more of a comic-book look than the subsequent entries; it seemed as though, with each successive entry, Nolan he slowly stepped away from that. That made the action sequences better with each new film (though maybe he just got better or more comfortable filming such scenes), but it also made the world a little more generic.
I’d probably put this a close second in the Dark Knight trilogy, but it is perhaps the most cohesive in terms of its tone & style - it lack the rather jarring transitions that sometimes mar the others - and, although all three films are a little too self-serious, that quality probably bothers me the least in this one.
The more I watch this movie the more I like it and I can say that this is my favorite movie in the trilogy. Everything just works for me the Batsuit is awesome, my personal favorite, the story is engaging throughout, and Gotham city actually feels like a character, with amazing set design, unlike the sequels were it's just a city. The Dark Knight is a great followup building off the strong foundation that is this movie. As much as I love TDK the recasting of Rachel, the multiple subplots, and plot convenience do comprise the film somewhat. Batman Begins is just an all around great origin movie, and set the stage for everything after.
On a side note while I do understand why people take issue with Batman not saving Ra's, I personally took Batman's code at least as the Nolan version goes that he will not kill intentionally, or maliciously by his own hand. Ra's disabled the train controls, which then leads to his fate, which Batman does leave him to face. It's certainly up for debate, but Batman saying "I won't kill you, but I don't have to save you" illustrates his refusal to outright kill, but doesn't behold him to never allow someone from being killed. It's debatable I know, but it wasn't ever as egregious as Tim Burton's Batman movies, or Zack Synder's.
To Nolan's credit, he did give life to the Batman movies after what Batman and Robin did to it. I don't hate Batman and Robin it's one of those movies that you like to watch because of how bad it was but it destroyed Batman being on the silver screens for a while. So hats off to Nolan.
This is one of my favorite superheroes origin stories.
Unpopular oppinion: I prefer Batman Begins over TDK!
A vocal group of people hold that opinion. There are even those who prefer Rises to Dark Knight including some professional film critics. 👍
The greatest trilogy of films ever.
This movie is dope but the real banger is the next Nolan Batman movie
Fun fact Anthony Hopkins was considered for the role of Alfred in this movie but he turned it down
Please review the 1943 Batman serial and the 1949 Batman and Robin serial. I know you're going to rank the live action Batmans and maybe the Robin's, and they are great in those. Both are in full on TH-cam.
Love Batman begins. The Nolan trilogy is incredible. This is probably my third favorite in the trilogy. But that's only because you're talking about three great films. Awesome review!
Agreed!
I always found that the gruff voice that he uses in this film is a call back to when Michael Keaton played Batman. Just my thought on that otherwise spot on sir.
Yes. Another way of keeping his true identity secret.
As a big fan of Barman, I think this movie is near perfection. This is definitely my favorite in the series. Did he really kill Raz, lol? He is immortal.
8:14 I think the voice was fine in this film. It was starting in The Dark Knight that they went too far with it sounding like Batman was dying.
I’ve always felt like out of the trilogy, Begins is the one the fandom likes to pretend isn’t as good; simply because there wasn’t a Heath Ledger to die in the process making it. The Joker hype completely erased Scarecrow so much that I heard theater goers saying “Who’s he?” when he appeared in TDK.
I felt that Begins used to get overshadowed by Dark Knight but it's been given its due by the fanbase. All three are terrific though.
My fav will always be the dark knight with Heath ledger
“...they were like the video game movies that...we still get...” 😂
I personally do not have an issue with batman killing folks. But when he KILLS ras al ghaul people always say he didn't kill him. He just left him to die. Thats almost worse and more Diabolical. But if i was in batmans shoes in that scene i would have probably done the same thing lol.
Dude, imo Ras kills *HIMSELF!*
And by that i mean putting in motion his plan to once and for all murder all of Gotham using a train ans fear toxins. Batman learns from his earlier mistake and left him to die a death of Ras' own machinations.
Batman Begins saved Batman after a long dark road. Saved the story and did something different with it. Amazing film.
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This is deffinately the most underrated of the Nolan trilogy. I always thought I was the only one who appreciated the morw comic book approach of Begins. I agree that as a film, The Dark Knight blows Begins out of the water. But as a comic Book film, Begins deffinately has the edge over Dark Kniggt and Rises. Also the look of Gotham in this film is the best out of the 3, change my mind
Nice job on the video Cody and I like this film but I do think the action is lacking abit!
I mentioned it in the dark knight review but Katie Holmes was just too young to be a believable attorney. Not her presence or intelligence, but as an attorney myself, she would have barely finished to bar exam. She’s have no influence at that point so it just felt out of place.
Drexel was such a wild performance
My grandpa gave me the decision to either go see this or Madagascar. Being a kid, I picked Madagascar...we saw Batman Begins. Man, am I glad he disregarded my opinion and took me to see Batman instead!
Bro that ending scene when he didn’t save him was fucking awesome. Common
I agree its great... just dont tell me he didnt kill him. Lol
Cody Leach You got me 😂 Really didn’t expect you to reply. I love your channel dude! Keep it up!
@@CodyLeachYT Batman got me so triggered by killing Ras. I'm going on Twitter to start a cancel Batman movement and talk about his white privilege and he did kill Ras. #Batmanisover 😆
@@CodyLeachYT Cody excellent review dude. I agree 99.9% of your review *EXCEPT* whr Batman supposedly "kills" Ras. Nah, Ras Al Ghul murders himself the moment he gets on the train. He never planned on leaving. Batman simply learned from earlier in the film whr he ALREADY saved Ras only to see the man burn his mansion down and fully kill all of Gotham. Batman simply let him die a death of his own machinations by refusing to interfere in Ras' martyrdom. The end, man. OtHerwise, awesome review and imo this was the best of the trilogy cuz it was really *BATMAN CENTRIC STORY!*
That Nickelback TV spot though lol
No one ever talks about scarecrow who is my favourite villain ever but this is my least favourite out of the trilogy and I can’t decide between dark knight or dark knight rises
They him dirty in TDK and TDR. He uses fear gas in Begins and then just becomes a doctor in a mask for the rest of the trilogy.
@@Blast2224 Not exactly. Scarecrow couldn't get ahold of any fear toxin after the antidote was made. In The Dark Knight he used a different kind of drug on teenagers and criminals which makes sense. In Rises he becomes a political figure during Bane's reign of terror, it's great. He has a tatered coat that's like a Scarecrow, and it's a callback to in Begins where he was first seen mocking the legal system.
This is the movie that made Batman awesome & relevant again!Wish I would've seen it in the theater when it came out but like you said,everything Batman up to that point for awhile (movies,games,etc)sucked!Very underrated movie but when you have a trilogy this great in a good way it's hard to say which movie is the best.In my humble opinion I've always said Begins is the best movie,Dark Knight has the best villain & drama&Rises has the best story.
Me; I never did say thank you, for the review.
Cody; and you'll never have to.
I also do love Batman begins, this is my 3rd favorite comic book movie of all time and my favorite Batman movie
Whats your favorite 2?
@@leonardobraynen1524 Man of Steel
I rewatched the trilogy last week. This is the best Batman film. The other 2 Nolan Films are pretty messy.
Here’s my Nolan Rankings
10. The Dark Knight Rises 4/10
9. Insomnia 6/10
8. Dunkirk 6/10
7. Inception 6/10
6. Following 7/10
5. Batman Begins 8/10
4. The Prestige 9/10
3. Memento 9/10
2. The Dark Knight 10/10
1. Interstellar 10/10
Your ranking is out of wack
Wayyyyyy too harsh on TDKR & Inception
@@cheese7960 it's an unreliable list. Inception is fantastic. Interstellar is much more flawed. Probably just a pretentious Dill Weed
Inception is my least liked Nolan movie.
@@cheese7960 The Dark Knight Rises deserves to be way higher, alongside The Dark Knight and Batman Begins.
I recently watched all three of the Nolan Batman movies within the span of about a week. When seen like that the first movie was clearly superior for me. The other two have their moments (and characters) but there are WAY too many potholes and inconsistencies to take them seriously.
I really would love to see 2.5 hour movie of Batman Forever Director's cut
Brilliant film
Review Mask of the Phantasm!
😂😂oh my god I feel like a clown 🤡 I completely forgot about Batman I don't have to save you line, I wish the joker told him in the second one you already broke your own rule lol great point as always man
Not exactly. Ra's al Ghul was responsible for being on the monorail and destroying the controls in the belief that Batman was trying to stop the train. Batman threw The Joker off of the building himself. In the first case, Ra's put himself in the situation which resulted in his death, whereas in the second case, had Batman not saved the Joker, he would be solely responsible for murdering him. Doing so would have been a violation of his one rule. It is also possible that Batman was trying to prove to the Joker that he was incorruptible. Batman's duties don't ensure that death or him killing will never happen, just that if he does it's on accident or out of necessity.
@@h.b.smith_writer best explanation of Batman's no kill rule. Ras died by his own hand and machinations.
So are you ranking his films when Tenet eventually comes out sometime this decade?
Batman Begins is actually my favorite Batman movie, edging out The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight Rises is my least favorite. I mean least favorite ever. Say what you will about Batman and Robin, at least it's not boring. TDKR is like movie Ambien.
How about a Batman Mask of the Phantasm review?
The thing I really don't enjoy about Affleck Batman is that he looks almost like a Transformer in his suit.
The way I see it every rule has it's exceptions. When it's clear Ras al Ghul will stop at nothing to destroy Gotham and murder millions I will cut Batman some slack for breaking his rule.
Batman never *NEVER EVER* broke his rule in part 1. Ras murdered himself the minute he stepped foot on that train. He was already dead. Batman simply refused to interfere and let Ras die a martyrs death. The end.
@@leonardobraynen1524 Pretty sure leaving someone to diewhen nothing is stoping you from saving them counts as murder.
@@jarjared3522 dude, how???!?
Explain plz. Me leaving you to die a death you caused does not make me a murderer. Yall come off it.
@@leonardobraynen1524 Except Ra's didn't cause his own death. Batman had Gordon derail the train with the Batmobile. Leaving someone to die when you can easily save them is condemning them to death. Even if it doesn't count as murder it does count manslaughter which is still killing someone.