Rate The Movie: Batman Begins

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@rbt: Thanks do I need to ask to be tagged again for next one or am I good? I give a solid 9-10 perfect introduction to Batman and his journey as well as a fantastic villain.

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Weakest of the trilogy imo, I'll rate it a 7/10

8/10

8-9 for me.

9

PRO: One of the best origins story of all time, great cast, great director, great cinematography, great action and great musics

CONS: Scarecrow should have been the main villain

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9.

Nearly flawless. Only thing holding it back for me is that "I won't kill you but I don't have to save you" scene.

8-9

A really well balanced film and it's aged incredibly well.

9

7

9.

8/10

the story is well balanced/the actors performances were good and the story was easy to follow

i didn't like a few things tho like the way the flashbacks were handled it felt a bit weird at times

and i wanted scarecrow to be the main villain since he had more screen time

Best one in the trilogy by a mile

8.

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BB gets a really great 9.

Begins is an underrated film. Although The Dark Knight is a great movie, Begins wasn't only the catapult for that crime thriller, but had an impact on cinema as a whole:

Shawn Adler of MTV stated Batman Begins heralded a trend of darker genre films, that either retold back-stories or rebooted them altogether. Examples he cited wereCasino Royale, as well as the in-development RoboCop, Red Sonja, and Grayskull.^[87] Filmmakers, screenwriters and producers who have mentioned Batman Begins orThe Dark Knight to describe their projects include: Jon Favreau and Iron Man,^[88]Edward Norton and The Incredible Hulk,^[89]McG and Terminator Salvation,^[90] (Alan Taylor also cited Batman Begins as inspiration for Terminator Genisys)^[91]Damon Lindelof and Star Trek,^[92]Star Trek Into Darkness,^[93]Robert Downey, Jr. and Sherlock Holmes,^[94]Lorenzo di Bonaventura and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,^[95]Hugh Jackman and X-Men Origins: Wolverine,^[96]Matthew Vaughn and X-Men: First Class,^[97]Rupert Wyatt and Rise of the Planet of the Apes,^[98]Kevin Tancharoen and Mortal Kombat,^[99]Sam Mendes and Skyfall,^[100]Alex Kurtzman and Van Helsing,^[101]Gareth Edwards and Godzilla,^[102]Mark Wahlberg and The Roman,^[103]Marc Webb and The Amazing Spider-Man,^[104] and Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton with a potential adaptation of God of War.^[105]

This earns Batman Begins a position with X-Men, Spider-Man and the entirety of Marvel's phase one as being impactful on cinema. Expect BB is a better film as it didn't only impact the conventional blockbuster, but also spy films in the vain of Skyfall, and understated sci-fi films in the name of Rise of The Planet of The Apes.

So, yeah, great film. Because on top of impact and theme, it is an entertaining movie that is arguably the greatest standalone origin retelling that struck the right cord between being a fantastical superhero film, and a crime thriller. The Dark Knight is awesome, but by CBM standards, barely a fantasy. The Dark Knight Rises is arguably the least fun of the trilogy.

8.5-9/10.

Nearly flawless. Only thing holding it back for me is that "I won't kill you but I don't have to save you" scene.

Can't disagree. Batman orchestrated the situation that led to Ra's Al Ghul's demise, then argues that negligence is not murder. It's silly. Partially, if not wholly, why I'd consider it an 8.5 at least as opposed to a strong 9.

9-10, this movie is an example of what an origin movie should be like.

9/9.5

I actually found BB to be pretty boring. I think it could have been better if the League of Assassins wouldn't have just disappeared halfway through the movie, then reappeared at the very end. I also thought the Scarecrow was a pointless addition to the movie, and he was advertised as the main villain before the movie came out. I was really looking forward to a cool psychologocal and trippy experience with Scarecrow with Batman battling his own inner demons given physical form through hallucinations, only for his plot to be pretty much pointless to the whole movie.

Looking back now, I like it better now that I know what to expect from the movie, but the original experience was dissappointing to me. Even now, I do still find it a little boring, specially when compared to the masterpiece that was the sequel to follow it. I'd give it a 3-4/10. Don't get me wrong, it's still a good movie, but its still probably my least favorite Batman movie ever.

Gave it a 9. My favorite Batman movie so far.

7.5/10

Second, but not far behind TDK. Great introduction into the universe and characters. Only good Rachel :)

Strong 7 to 7.5.

9. It was excellent.

Exactly, although the sequel is far from a "masterpiece" as you say, the only good was the Joker's interpretation. Storywise it was dull and Two-Face was ruinned.

7.

8. It keeps getting overshadowed by TDK.

A solid 9/10

7-8

9. I wasn't crazy about it the first time I watched it but now I like it more each time I see it. It's certainly the most conventional of the trilogy but that's not necessarily a bad thing, it achieves what it set out to do extremely well and I love both villains so much.

My only real gripe is with how much it wastes Zsasz...

6- its ok just dwelled on his origin and scarecrow was a crap villain. BvS was better than this imo.

Between an 8 and a 9.

8

9/10, best CBM after TDK.