Batman Begins (2005) Retrospective / Review 

It's a damn shame Oliver doesn't have more subscribers. The work he does, the passion he has and the attention to detail he delivers in his retrospective reviews should be appreciated by a much larger audience.

"Look at that subtle off-black colouring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a bat symbol." - Bruce Wayne.

Fans: "We never said thank you." Nolan: "And you'll never have to..."

Absolutely brilliant, Mr Oliver. As a director and filmmaker, I see the huge work you put into these retrospectives. The narrative, editing, voice over, research of the films impact at the time of release...just spot on. Most of all, you don't make it about yourself, but about the film - true love that is. Cheers bruv, keep it up :)

Batman Begins Bluray goo.gl/cB93eG Get the Batman Begins soundtrack here goo.gl/YnGXDj I appear to have mispronounced Ken Watanabe's name which some folks had highlighted, i do apologise. When reading out a script of over 7000 words the odd error slips through the cracks which I failed to miss. Also I didn't credit Goyer as writing the first Blade and only highlighted the sequels. Goyer wrote the trilogy.

.... Holy shit this movie is already 12 years old.

Dark Knight is a great film; but its refreshing to finally hear someone else think Begins was better.

Also I never had a big issue with bale's voice. anybody feel the same way?

When I was a young boy I watched “Batman Begins” without first asking for permission from my parents. I was profoundly affected by the dark & gritty nature of the Heroism in the film. I have only grown more attracted to “Batman Begins” over the years. It is such a good film. “It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” Is a Heroic Philosophy that will forever linger on in my mind.

Gary Oldman is so underrated in The Dark Knight Trilogy.

The soundtrack was amazing when this film came out. It's not their fault everyone copied it. Just proof of how powerful it was at the time. Watching this movie in the theater, the soundtrack absolutely delighted along with the visuals, action, and pacing. It Rocked!!!

Watching this makes me hate Suicide Squad even more.

Man, these retrospectives never seem to fail to make me want to watch the film you are covering. I actually haven't watched this since its release in theaters, so I will have to give it another viewing soon. It looks like it has held up pretty well.

I love how the Nolan movies each have a different overarching theme: Batman Begins = Fear The Dark Knight = Chaos The Dark Knight Rises = Pain

Best of the 3 👌

I always hated that Gotham looked so good and distinctive in this one but in the next two it was just Chicago. The monorail that was destroyed at the end of this movie for example was never mentioned or acknowledged at all in the sequels.

Bloody hell Oliver, you're pumping these out! I loved Batman Begins when it came out. I'd watched Forever a lot as a kid but Begins was the first time I felt I understood the character and got a proper insight into who the guy actually was behind the mask. I remember in 2005, I had no concept of "reboots" and figured that when the Joker card is handed to Batman at the end, it was meant to lead into Tim Burton's 89 original lol, how times have changed. Anyway, great video as always. There's no one else like you putting out this kind of material on RU-vid and you fucking own it!

I don't understand why people don't seem to get it. If you were Batman & needed to keep your true identity secret from any & everyone & you were a well known public figure before being a vigilante. Then you would absolutely change your voice! Especially when trying to scare the shit out of criminals every night.

Have to agree, this is also my favourite Batman movie of this trilogy.

Love that the retrospectives seem to be getting longer. Despite what they teach you in marketing classes, the 'under 40 minutes' rule is such nonsense.

I forget how solid Batman Begins was. Your channel is amazing!

IMO, my favourite installment of the Nolan Trilogy

I love THE DARK KNIGHT as much as the next person, however it kind of bugs me how, ever since that film came out, everyone seems to forget this one exists.

here's a comment for you before I even started watching it - Thank the RU-vid algorithm for putting this right at the top of my front page recommendations. You know I like your videos, and this movie has been on my mind and in my conversatins hard core for about a week right now. Some vibe in the atmosphere....

The montages at the beginning of these reviews are incredible. They perfectly capture the themes of the movie and aren't just a "greatest hits" of the best scenes.

Yes!! Thanks you Oliver for making a Batman Begins Retrospective. My favourite Batman film ever. This was 45 mins of pure joy for me : )

I remember when it came out in June of 2005 (US). I think I saw it over 8 times in the theaters and couldn't wait until it came out on DVD. It still holds up very well 15+ years later.

I respectfully disagree with you in regard to the soundtrack you can't compare any soundtrack to this par inception to this one, hans zimmer did an awesome and is one of my favourite soundtracks

41:51 Perfect Batman voice right there. Why the f*ck they altered it in the sequels I'll never know

Curious why you haven't done a TDK retrospective yet

I love this movie; I go back and forth on whether I prefer this over Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. They're both high caliber Batman adaptations to me. Also, this exchange between Gordon and Batman is very reflective of what this film did for Batman on the big screen. "I never said thank you." "Now you'll never have to."

I prefer Batman Begins as well - its sequels are excellent, with 2nd overhyped and the 3rd one a bit misunderstood.

"And Why Do We Fall, Bruce?"

Nolan made it real, thats why this trilogy is the best.

This is still 1 of my favorites! The hallucinations scenes are great.

I loved the tie-in video game for this movie, it stands out as one of the best movie-to-video-game adaptation, even if as you say, the story veers off in slightly different directions. Whether it's a coincidence or not, I like how the fer factor in this game was a precursor to its larger presence in the Arkham games. Oh and by the way, top work Ollie, as always mate :)

Batman Begins sets so much groundwork for the subsequent movies in terms of themes, ideas, and aesthetics. Which is pretty amazing considering no future sequels were planned at the time.

Henry cavil tried for the role of batman?!

Begins was amazing. I was floored seeing it in 2005 before The Dark Knight came out. It put Nolan on the map for me for movies.

Yes! Finally you're doing this trilogy, awesome video mate!

"As a man, I'm flesh and blood I can be ignored I can be destroyed but as a symbol. As a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting." That shit is fucking awesome and whoever wrote it is a God damn genius. Thank you Nolan.

despite its flaws this is still the best damn comic book trilogy imo.

Batman Begins is the best Batman movie

Alfred wasn't in the SAS, he talks about being in Burma, possibly the 14th army, depending on how old he's supposed to be.

Awesome

What, the Music is super easy to hum along with. One of the best film scores of this decade!

Batman Begins was almost the best superhero movie of all time, but the third act is a bit lackluster to me (the threat is too existential and not very personal). Whereas The Dark Knight has a nuanced and intensely personal third act. If Batman Begins had a third act as intense as The Dark Knight I would probably prefer Batman Begins (because I love the first two acts of Begins). The Dark Knight Rises is pretty good, but too ambitious for its own good (probably should have been even LONGER to fully realize itself). Overall a great trilogy. "You still haven't given up on me, Alfred?" "Never!" Best moment in the trilogy, hands down.

1:18 "Don't come down here with your ANGA!"

Batman Begins is the best Batman film to me because it deeply explored the character of Bruce Wayne and not just Batman.No other live action Batman film to date has explored Bruce Wayne as well as BB. The animated films/TV shows have always done a great job of this and to see it done on film was refreshing to see for a change. When i first saw the trailers for BB, It totally turned me off because it looked bizarre for a Batman film. I was so used to seeing the campy cartoonish Batman that I didn't even recognize this as a Batman film from the trailers. I was hesitant to see BB when it came out but I'm glad I did because it was great film.

I disagree on the Bruce Wayne aspect of Bale's portrayal. I found him too standoffish to the point of being irritating, at least, after he became Batman. Other than that, I found This too be one of the better Batman movies. I found The Dark Knight to be overrated, and believe people were blinded by an exemplary performance by Ledger, so they missed a lot of the glaring plot errors and the fact that Batman was careless with collateral damage and others safety to the point of being a villain himself( The point where he decides to assault the swat team instead of trying to explain to them that the hostages had been dressed as villains and had weapons taped to their hands comes to mind). Batman Rises I found to be just a mess with the Robin characters figuring out Wayne was Batman ad finding Gordon in the sewers ridiculous and the relationship between Batman and "Catwoman" being completely unbelievable, as well as a thoroughly unsatisfying final fight between Bane and Batman.

Just found your channel, Oliver, and I'm loving your vids. One of the reasons I've always preferred Begins to Dark Knight and Rises, is that Gotham looks so dirty and seedy like it's portrayed in the comics. In the sequels, Gotham just looks too clean

I remember seeing Batman Begins at the movie theater. Once I walked away from it and was in the car with my girlfriend, I was just quiet. I just count believe what I saw. It was the best Batman movie ever done at that time. It is incredibly epic, smart, realistic, it was just so incredible that they just took the story so serious, it was amazing.

As always, great review, mate. Thorough, informative, well-structured, and entertaining.

This is THE OG Hero Origin story! Amazing movie

This movie was a masterpiece.

It's a travesty you don't have more subs. These reviews are brilliant. I love your attention to detail in your editing, structure and pacing. You're essentially telling a story (a beginning, middle, and end) in a review! Another great review of a movie that, in my opinion, and like you, I think is the best Batman movie to date.

Only a casual Batman fan, and yet this is my favorite film of all time. I'm not arguing it's critically the BEST film ever made, but it gets so much right with regard to the craft of making film. I can't find anything that's really flawed, other than very minor nitpicks that every film has. I think maybe the martial arts choreography has its moments where it should have been done better, but I love the sword fight against Ken Watanabe and the final fight in the L-Train, which are the most important set pieces anyway.

Saw this in theater. Was an awesome time. At the time, I hadn't read comics in years and had actually forgotten that Professor Crane was the Scarecrow. So when he popped up as the Scarecrow for the first time it took me by surprise in a good way. He was always one of my favorite Batman villains so to actually see him onscreen (and be surprised by it thanks to my forgetting his alter-ego) was fantastic. I had to bite the side of my cheek to not shout *"Fuck YES!"* and disturb the other movie goers. And then he was handled the way he was in the other 2 flicks...

I still can't believe the Wachowski brothers are the Wachowski sisters now. Very strange.

if only more movies were made like this, with real effects rather than everything being computer generated cartoon images. Adds a real touch of class that movies such as Batman V Superman don't have.

Great retrospective Oliver,I personally find this film to be streets ahead of Rises and is my favourite of the trilogy.Dark Knight is great but as you said the ending drags on.

15:31 - "When Wayne manor has burnt down, and Bruce is cleaning up the rubble, you can see that English countryside in the background". Trust me, most viewers did not notice the background in that scene.... their eyes were fixed on the foreground :D

YES! Been waiting for this review from you, Oliver! Brilliant job as always :)

I know this isn't popular but dark knight rises is the best of the series. As I hae seen batman origins before, I have seen the joker what I haven't seen bruce wayne suffer and come back to take on a foe in film before that he looks vunerable, human and frankly out of his depth. I like how it has a romance suplot and it doesn't feel plot.

16:04 WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME ????

You have opinions on the score because everyone copied it afterwards.

Raj? lol great review. One of my favorite comic book movies. My personal favorite of Nolans trilogy.

Please do Tetsuo: the Iron Man, although I'm not sure I should encourage anyone to spend long periods of time with it... maybe wait til summer.

The best Batman movie that ever was, the best Batman movie that ever is, and the best Batman movie that ever will be.

My thought exactly, so far we dont really have THE live action Batman. One portrayal always seemed to have 1 or 2 flaws. Keaton - Great voice, great suit BUT small frame, short Kilmer - Looks good on suit (First suit minus the subtle nippage) BUT silly 1 liner, just doesnt feel like batman. Clooney - Good....chin? BUT everything else. Bale - Almost perfect BUT that fkin voice!!! Affleck - ALLMOSSSTTT perfect...BUT BATMAN DOESNT KILL!!!

Remember going to see this 3 times in the theater back in the summer of 2005! Great Movie...

It's going to be a very long time till Christopher Nolan's trilogy is surpassed in the superhero film world. The perfect balance of respect for source material combined with gritty realism and a serious tone.

Awesome retrospective for an awesome movie. Good going. I can't wait to see that Dark Knight retrospective.

Finally someone else who loves Batman Begins as much as I do. It gets overshadowed a lot by the Dark Knight, but I love it more. My personal favorite is Mask of the Phantasm, but this is a very close second.

Damn Oliver, your "trailers" before and after the retrospective keep getting better and better; this post-retrospective "trailer" (40:55 - end) kept juggling two narratives and it turned out great. Impressive stuff!

The cuts in the beginning of your videos are unrivaled. As always, great work, Oliver.

Undoubtedly the best Batman movie of all time. Gotham looked like well, Gotham. Not Chicago

This is my favorite of the nolan trilogy.

Superb film

Oliver.... I love these reviews mate. Keep up the good work

I love this film more than anything music,acting cinematography it's a spectacular masterpiece. I thank you Oliver for reviewing this film.

The german dub really enhances all the voice acting performances. Especially David Nathan as the dubbing voice for Christian Bale does a terrific job. His Batman voice is legendary and much better than the original.

Nice Review as always Oliver,although i disagree about the Batman Voice. I personally think it added something darker and "scary" to the whole Batman character. His initial vision was to make his opponents feel the terror he felt as a child.

So where are TDK & TDKR retrospectives? =(

"It's not who he is Underneath, but what he does that defines him."

Now we need a retrospective review of Casino Royale.

This movie made me feel more things than the other 2. This movie is perfection.

The music in this one is especially good and it feels deeper than the others. Really epic in places and Falcone is maybe the best mobster villain performance of the series. Liam Neeson crowns it and the Dr Crane drug scenes were a clever way to insert comic book horror scenes. The “evil Batman” is absolutely terrifying.

Love this movie when I saw it on the big screen and then when I saw The Dark Knight, It blew my mind and It became my favorite comic book movie of all time and my 2nd favorite movie of all time right up there with Tim Burton's Batman.

13:13 Dawson's Creek And Teaching Mrs. Tingle’s Fan I recognize Her She’s played Josephine "Joey" Lynn Potter From Dawson’s Creek And as the Hero Leigh Ann Watson From Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Just imagine if Henry Cavill had been cast lol....

Crazy to think there is just 8 years between Batman & Robin and Batman Begins. The cinematic change in that time is incredible.

Love these! Please consider doing some classic sci-fi and fantasy films from the 1950s-1970s!

Nolan made a great series, but I will always have the opinion that BATMAN BEGINS is the best...I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! (for me it's a work of art), My only beef with the Nolan movies is he treated BB's like a comic book, the way it was meant to be, the other 2 feels like he took Batman into the real world...Gotham City didn't feel like Gotham in the last 2 movies. In my opinion, this is one of the greatest superhero movies ever.

Oliver you brought up a good point about how much money this made you have to adjust for 12 years of ticket prices going up I paid $4 to see this in the movie theater in 2005 now it would be between $5 to $12. in some places

I forgot how good the 1st one was

This movie still looks amazing. Pfister did a great job

Such an under rated movie. Omg I love it so much ❤️❤️❤️👍

Brilliant review Oliver I also liked your review of the game also I used to love playing the game a lot.

I remember like it was yesterday, seeing this at midnight and not being able to contain my excitement . Great job O