Batman Begins (2005)

After training with his mentor, Batman begins his war on crime to free the crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption that the Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it.

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Writers:

Bob Kane (characters), David S. Goyer (story),

Stars:

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe

Top 250 #105 | Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 43 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Bale	...	Bruce Wayne / Batman
Michael Caine	...	Alfred
Liam Neeson	...	Ducard
Katie Holmes	...	Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman	...	Jim Gordon
Cillian Murphy	...	Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Rade Serbedzija	...	Homeless Man (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Rutger Hauer	...	Earle
Tom Wilkinson	...	Carmine Falcone
Ken Watanabe	...	Ra's Al Ghul
Mark Boone Junior	...	Flass
Morgan Freeman	...	Lucius Fox
Larry Holden	...	Finch
Linus Roache	...	Thomas Wayne
Gerard Murphy	...	Judge Faden

Storyline

When his parents were killed, millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne relocates to Asia when he is mentored by Henri Ducard and Ra's Al Ghul in how to fight evil. When learning about the plan to wipe out evil in Gotham City by Ducard, Bruce prevents this plan from getting any further and heads back to his home. Back in his original surroundings, Bruce adopts the image of a bat to strike fear into the criminals and the corrupt as the icon known as 'Batman'. But it doesn't stay quiet for long.

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Plot Keywords:

Gotham | Fight | Fear | Murder | Scarecrow | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Warner Bros [fr]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Urdu Mandarin

Release Date:

15 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Batman 5

Filming Locations:

Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Essex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$119,727 (Sweden) (19 August 2005)

Gross:

$205,343,774 (USA) (28 October 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Syncopy, DC Comics

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Laurence Fishburne was considered for the role of Lucius Fox.

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Goofs

As Ra's Al Ghul is placing the blue rose under Bruce's lapel, he says "Tell me, Mr. Wayne, what do you you fear?" The word "you" is repeated (presumably having been resynchronized).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bruce Wayne - age 8: Rachel, let me see! Can I see?

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros logo and DC Comics logos are shaded gray.

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Connections

Referenced in You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006)
mentioned once

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Soundtracks

"Divertimento in D Major, K.136 (2nd movement)"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Cavendish String Quartet

User Reviews

Batman Is Back and Better Then Ever

This film easily trumps any live-action incarnation we've scene of the Dark Knight before, borrowing heavily from both the comics and the Dini and Co. animated series. This is a hard, fast, driving, heartfelt epic that draws you into the character of Bruce Wayne and makes you damn well care. Batman doesn't play second-fiddle to the villains here like in the other films. It's his movie and that's the way it should be.

Much has been said of the film's "reality" quotient, and I'm here to say it works. Nolan talks about how Batman's strong because he does push-ups, he gets around because of his gadgets, and by introducing each of them with a plausible explanation, we forget to quibble and go along with it. The technology may be fantastic, but it's believable. And, unlike the "reality" of something like Daredevil, Nolan doesn't forget his ideals halfway though and start having Batman wire-jump thirty feet into the air.