Batman Begins is definitely one of my favorite Batman movies. I still really like Tim Burton's, but Nolan's vision is more inline with what I enjoy about vigilante hero movies.
for a 2nd there i was trying to google a Batman film by a director named Noland and then I realized it was a typo and got bummed there isnt more Batman films that won't have Pattinson , Wright and Serkis and kravitz cast in it .
Bale going from the emaciated "Machinist" role to Batman is an incredible transformation! Not many actors these days do such drastic weight gain/loss for roles anymore! Probably very unhealthy, but impressive non the less!
Christian Bale is my favorite Batman actor for one big reason: when the Aurora theater shooting happened here in Colorado, he actually came out here with his wife to visit with the victims, and even led a prayer at the memorial that had been set up near the site where the shooting happened. A lot of people like to believe that this happened after someone posted a petition asking him to come, but the timing of his visit led my husband to believe that he had already booked a flight here as soon as he heard the news. I am so glad that he showed up, as it was a very upsetting time for everyone here in Colorado, and not just the Batman fans.
LOVED BATMAN BEGINS it doesnt get enough love for being great due to how awesome The Dark Knight was. but this was definitely Christian Bale's best performance.
I wasn't a real fan about the last instalment with bane, but definitely batman begins and the dark night with an awesome performance by ledger as the joker
The storytelling in Batman Begins is elegant and brilliant. The flashbacks to Bruce's experiences as a child and as a young man are integrated flawlessly into the film. Moreover, while I would probably have chosen someone else to play Batman, I would have been so wrong. Christian Bale gives an extraordinary performance that proved superheroes could be dramatic and complex; that they don't have to be played with a wink to the audience. Everything about this film is exquisite and I would even say it's even better than The Dark Knight. A lot of people will reflexively rank The Dark Knight as the best of the trilogy, largely because Heath Ledger gave a haunting, method performance. But, well, most good actors can chew scenery. Would Ledger have won an academy award if he had not died after filming? Maybe, but I think his chances would have been much lower because academy voters would have assumed that Ledger had a long career ahead of him and that he would have other brilliant performances that the academy could reward him for. I also think Gotham is just too bright in The Dark Knight. The city just doesn't look as menacing and stylized as it was in Batman Begins. Finally, while the screenplay is fine, it's just not as smooth, exquisite and logical as that of the first film.
@@mcwright0178 One of my biggest gripes with the dark knight is the visual aesthetic of the film. In Batman Begins Gotham looks like a comic book setting come to life. Wayne Tower has like a Bronze Top to it, the monorail system looks unique and as those big bronze arches over the tracks not to mention the Narrows looks like a run-down grimey Smoky part of the city. But then when you get to the Dark Knight it just looks like Chicago. Wayne Tower doesn't have the bronze copper pointed top it's just a square black building and you don't even see the monorail system in the whole film. The city just looks too clean in that movie.
TDK would have been better if ledger was another villan made up for the movie.. He wasn't the joker in any way shape or form.. But he was a good villian for the picture.
Besides Ra's al Ghul being middle eastern, not a tall Irish guy. Fun fact, "Ra's" is pronounced "raysh". Ra's al Ghul means "The Demon's Head" in Arabic.
One of the best Batman movies even today . I went to see it 5 times in the theater. The cast and crew did a great job bringing batman back to the serious and dark tone loved by fans . It also set up a great trilogy for bat fans .
A really interesting thing I noticed was that in Nolan's first movie "Following", a door on a characters apartment has the Batman logo AND in "Memento" in the background of a scene of a car leaving a parking garage is a comic book store with a Superman and Batman neon sign.
It is kind of a shame they never made the Batman Beyond live action movie, I would have liked to have seen the bat costume in action for that one, I always thought the Batman Beyond batsuit looked pretty cool
I always thought that if they made a Batman Beyond live action movie Adam West could have played Bruce Wayne and even done in a way that would not have been "campy" but serious. Due to the fact that Batman had pretty much ruined his career. Although he did later come to terms with it.
There’s no guarantee you would have gotten a faithful rendition of that suit had they ever made that film though. In fact, considering what Batman suits we have gotten in film, compared to what the suit has looked like in print over the years, I’d say it’s safe to assume the accuracy would have left much to be desired, whether you ended up liking or not.
Dont worry. One is in the works. Batman will be a transexual non white male, one of the main villains will be a wannabe be hipster that snorts condoms and eats tide pods to become more powerful.
For me Batman Begins is a superior overall movie to The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger was incredible in TDK but Batman Begins has a great arc and plot and Bale crushes his performance.
Funny I never met anyone else that felt that way too. It's just an overall better film and I personally feel after begins Bale kind of leans too far into the role with his gravelly voice getting almost inaudible at times. And I liked the suit better in Begins, it's simple and efficient, gets the job done lol.
Let's not forget I think Equilibrium helped Bale in some way with Batman Begins. His build, fighting and acting all relate to that first movie. My 2 cents.
One of my favorite stories about this movie is that Nolan found any excuse he could for Murphy to take the damn glasses off so he could show off those eyes of his.
To be fair they are all good keaton,bale,afleck,not seen the new one so cant say.......but we dont mention the arnie one or clooney one,love val kilmer though,to me he will always be mad mardigan......lol.
"The Dark Knight" was my favorite of the Nolan Batmans. "Begins" is close though and it has one of the best sequel-bait endings of all time. It still gives me goosebumps when Gordon shows him the Joker card and he says "I'll look into it"
I like Begins over TDK. To me, it's the same reason why I prefer Star Wars over Empire Strikes Back - the second movie was arguably stronger but the ending in the first was epic!
I didn't like the Katie Holmes (don't get me wrong she's a pretty woman but her performance seemed a bit lackluster) I actually preferred Maggie Gyllenhaal's acting in the second movie. The rest of the cast was fantastic.
Crazy to think this movie has been out as long as it has. Incidentally, the highest grossing film of 2005 was Revenge of the Sith. Had to look it up after Minty mentioned this was the 5th highest grossing.😁
While the first two Burton Batman movies will always be my favorite and Keaton will forever be my Batman, I think Begins is likely the best "Batman" movie in terms of its story and telling the origin of Batman. It doesn't capture the fear and and mythic nature of Batman amongst the press and criminals the way Burton's introduction did, but it's a better all around told story. Pattinson I think is the second best Batman behind Keaton in terms of his portrayal. Bale's voice was just far too exaggerated, and made worse in TDK when they added post production effects to make it deeper.
The Tim Burton first two are my favorite of the batman movies as well, but I also really enjoy Chris Nolans trilogy. Bales heavy metal style batman voice is a bit cheeky but it works. Burtons were more comic book where as Nolans were more grounded in a real world. The others...I don't have anything nice to say.
the girl in Airplane in the coffee scene parody with the line about taking her coffee black, like she takes her men... is the woe begone orphan Penny from Disney's Rescuers film.
When you did your bale batman voice and said "ITS GOOOD" I laughed. That's actually 2 now, and it was just a few months ago you made me laugh for the first time. You're getting better!
Some Batman backstory...Years ago,the studio wanted Clint Eastwood to be an older Batman/Bruce Wayne to be in a live action Batman Beyond film.Joel Schumacher was going to do a Batman sequel with Val Kilmer and he wanted Jeff Goldblum to be the Scarecrow.There was suppose to be a Jack Nicholson cameo with him being the Joker when Bruce Wayne/Batman is sent to Arkum and that film was called Batman Triumph.Joel Schumacher at one point wanted Marlon Wayans to be Robin.The studio wanted Leonardo Decaprio to be Robin.Hell,the studio wanted Robin Williams to be the Riddler at one point.
we never got that movie because some a-hole parents started a campaing to accuse the film of being too violent, remember those kids saying on camera that they were horrified by the movie? the only thing that even i considered a little violent back then was the batmobile putting on fire the fire breathing clown, and you dont see him burn and or die, you are left to assume he rolled on the snow to put himself out
@@omegarugal9283 Actually, Keaton’s Batman killed quite a few people! Lol. That’s why I was a little surprised over some of the backlash of Aflex Batman for the same thing. SMH. But otherwise, yeah, I kind of remember that too. Such a shame. The franchise completely went downhill after that. Just horrible.
@@judosailor610 the strongman? yeah, offscreen and in a comical way... i find amusing that they tried to shoe horn violence in this movie yet ignoref all the sex innuendos
@@omegarugal9283 I don’t have a problem with violence in the movie, mind you. But there was way more than the strong man. He mows goons down with machine gun fire from the batwing. He blows people up with bombs and missiles. He throws that dude down the bell tower. I’m pretty sure he threw a guy off the roof at one point. And doesn’t he kill the joker? I’m going by memory, but I feel like he grappled him so he’d fall to his death. Anyway, it was indeed pretty violent. It’s just dumb to try and cancel the movie for that reason.
I love Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Just absolute greatness. The casting was fantastic. The only casting bummer was that they couldn't keep the actress continuity of Rachel Dawes. I know people get up in arms about Bale's Batman voice, but it's a necessity. Bruce Wayne wouldn't just go around using his very recognizable voice. He would have to disguise it.
I think if he kept the voice he used while talking to Gordon when he has the stapler to his back would have been perfect but I get at times he needs to speak more intimidatingly
I honestly think no one can be a true fan of batman without enjoying the campiness of the 60s and more light versions of batman to appreciate the dark gritty versions and Adam West will always be the first batman the nolan films are some of my favorites
I thought this was the best Batman movie. I thought the action scenes were great. I felt it had the superior car chase scene. Nice build up of the character and great twist at the end.
I’m pretty confident there were 5 tumblers built. As the guy providing the blueprints to replicate this car in full scale, I’ve researched thousands of reference photos, and on the back of the Tumblers, they are numbered, and one is numbered #5. However I don’t let this take away from another great upload, Minty. Good job sir.
5? i didnt know that, i remember one was only the cab for close up shots and 2 full scale for the action scenes, and one that was made lightweight for the scenes where it was supposed to jump
17:36 "There was actually a lot of hype when Batman Begins came out. Now I know I'm not the only one to mention this, but I people were actually hailing it as the best Batman movie ever. Now, I don't think that was the case. Maybe I"m bias but to me Batman '89 was the better of the two." Minty, you need help. You need to see someone who can help you through your issues and remember... just say no to drugs! The Batman voice was brilliant and practical. Batman wears the mask to protect his loved ones from repercussions. So if he used his regular voice it wouldn't take too long before people could identify who he is without the mask. By disguising his voice, he's also reducing the likelihood of having his secret identity found out. The only surprise is that nobody thought of sooner.
I'd just go and make a video if you feel differently than an established youtube creator . Let me get this straight... minty is jokingly on drugs or def on them because he doesnt agree w/ someone who doesnt make youtube videos and says that others must be on drugs . Thats a pretty serious accusation based off a disagreement in opinion but hey this is the youtube comment section . you do realize that Nolan didnt create and write that . Around the mid 90s batman just used a voice changer so he doesnt sound like he is passing a kidney stone through his throat . Genius !!!
The whole irony of the production is that while Christopher Nolan had the crew watch Blade Runner for inspiration, Tim Burton banned his crew from watching the movie, as he wanted none of its design cues in the 1989 Batman film.
You showed a clip of Bale drinking water soon after you spoke of his muscle gains but we all know it wasn't water alone that put on that mass, there was plenty of juice too
This will probably go down in history as the best Batman/writing/acting trilogies of all time!! Scarecrow, Ras Al Ghul, Joker, Bane, and Catwoman were all acted and written so well!! 😜🤘🏻🦇
To me "Batman Begins" saved the reputation of the Batman franchise. I grew up with "Batman: The Animated Series" which was quite dark. Also "Batman Returns" was also rather dark. Therefore I was so much disappointed by "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". "Batman Begins" really showed the rough and (to a degree) vicious side of him. So to me the ranking would be: 1. "The Dark Knight", 2. "Batman Begins", 3. "Batman Returns".
You’re gonna hate me for saying this, but I liked Batman Forever better than Batman Returns. Batman Returns was “too much.” It wasn’t even a Batman movie, it was a Tim Burton movie, it was literally a repeat of Edward Scissorhands with the Penguin. It wasn’t even about Batman, it was about the Penguin. Batman Forever was a nice refreshing change, and it had more screen time of Bruce Wayne unlike the Burton films. But 1989 was the best Batman movie
@@nsasupporter7557 - you've got a point there. Both Burton movies have the problem that they're not centred around Batman but his enemies. That's why I prefer "Batman Begins". It is about Batman and Batman alone mostly. Still Burton's style is at least very fascinating and dark.
"They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. I've looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out there in the darkness, something terrifying, something that will not stop until it gets revenge... Me." -- Bruce Wayne/Batman
One thing people never point out is how this Bat-suit’s chest emblem doesn’t match the film’s signature “Dark Knight” logo. If you look carefully, the chest emblem is completely different. The Dark Knight changed this with its new suit and a chest emblem that matches. Just an interesting fact.
*Better* than The Batman. ✌ Those who say otherwise just have bad memories or are drinking the cool aid. TDK wouldn't have opened *SO BIG* without all the positive buzz that BB built 🦇 It influenced a whole decade of 'gritty reboots'
Back in 2002-2003 (I can't remember), I was watching American Psycho with my then-girlfriend, and I said to her, "You know, this Christian Bale guy would make an excellent Batman. He's got the rich businessman look for Bruce Wayne, and the completely psychotic nature and physique for the Batman." A few months later she showed me a newspaper clipping announcing a brand new Batman movie in 2005 starring....... Christian Bale!
I love the 89 version, but I really love this trilogy…Hardy WAS Bane in my eyes…and Ledger as the Joker? Nothing more needs to be said. Great villains in all three movies!
The success of the dark, melancholy "Batman (89)," which led to the even darker "Batman Returns," that caused outrage by morality groups (and McDonalds) because the film was too dark, violent, (and blue slimy); an outrage that forced the franchise to become a true monstrosity and ultimately collapse. Put this reality together with the successful reboot of "Batman Begins" which returns Batman to the dark, melancholy, and appropriately violenced form that had contributed to the success of Batman on the big screen in the first place; all goes to show a fundamental truth: morality groups are more likely to cause incredible damage than be socially, economically, or even morally helpful; (just look at the U.S. 1920's era of "Prohibition").
That’s why Joel Schumacher took over as director for the remainder of that franchise, because of McDonald’s and their “discomfort” of the Penguin puking up green slime. They couldn’t sell happy meal toys like that
Great movie! I love your videos and am looking forward to your review on The Batman 2022 film once I’m able to find four hours of free time. Three hours for the movie, 30 minutes for the previews, and another thirty for possible end credits and leaving the theater 😂.
I loved the first film in 1989, it was my favorite Batman movie. But I Did Not care for Batman Returns 😳 Tim Burton went crazy with that one. It wasn’t even a Batman movie, it was a Tim Burton movie. It was literally a repeat of Edward Scissorhands with the Penguin. It wasn’t even about Batman, it was about the Penguin
@@christermyrberg3661 … so what’s your point? You forgot about Batman Begins, that was the first of the Dark Knight movies. And at least Nolan made his films about Batman, unlike Burton did. Burton had an infatuation with the villains instead of Batman
"10 things...": The Dark Knight _Rises_ next week, either Tuesday 15th or Friday 18th? (TDK video had been presented in 11- 2019 💻 ) Hmm, both Jake and his sister Maggie G might have been in this film, even if they would not share any scenes. (Vis-a-vis Batman/1989) Many more people have compared this to Casino Royale, another one-of-a-kind 'origin story' film (CR/2006 is itself a reboot of the 007 film series after Die Another Day, though, unlike B& R, that film had not been a box office flop!).
There’s a running joke about how every time a new actor’s announced to play Batman, there’s a public uproar. For the most part, this has been true. But, when Bale was announced for the role, in 2004, everyone collectively said “hell yeah.” The first installment of the Dark Knight Trilogy dropped in 2005, and he never once failed audience expectations. Not the latest or most popular Batman movie. But, to me, Batman Begins is the best one yet.
It’s simple , we kill the Batman ! Nolan Trilogy is by far the best in MY opinion , When they filmed this one and the dark Knight coincidentally I was in downtown passing through and saw both being filmed
This BatMan trilogy are definitely thee best BatMans 89 is Good as well But Nolan & Bale knocked all 3 of them out of the park They’re still great to this day
