Batman Begins
Having just seen the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, what better place to start my blog than the long awaited reinvention of the Batman franchise. Batman Begins is the first in Christopher Nolan's trilogy and showed that a superhero film can be dark and gritty. After the beyond camp Batman & Robin, it was time to bring the bat back and take it to its roots.
One of the strongest parts to this film for me is the cast. Christian Bale provides an excellent combination of the businessman Bruce Wayne and the dark knight of Batman. Gary Oldman falls gracefully into the role of Jim Gordon as does Morgan Freeman portraying Lucius Fox. But above everyone Michael Caine's Alfred.
Now, is this as good as The Dark Knight? Probably not, but it defines the story and the character necessary to make the series a success. It is the A New Hope to it's Empire Strikes Back (not that I'm putting this series in the same category as Star Wars). And it has made Christopher Nolan arguably the most saught after director of the past ten years,
For me, Batman Begins was the start of a new generation of superhero films. It has shown what can be done with DC and Marvel comic franchises. Let's hope that The Dark Knight Rises continues the success.
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