Jun. 28th, 2005 10:08 pm
Batman Begins
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toastykittenI guess I am in a really good writing mood tonight. We saw Batman Begins over the weekend.
The bad stuff first:
1. Asian guy (Ken Watanabe), as usual, dies.
2. Morgan Freeman is reduced to playing Q? Travesty.
3. The Girl (Katie Holmes), as usual, is stupid. Have any of the scriptwriters met an actual woman before? I had this epiphany - the only superhero movie where I could actually believe that the women were real is The Incredibles. (Past Batman movies? Stupid. Spiderman movies? Stupid and morally dumb. X-Men? Ok, they all had superpowers, but why was everyone in love with Wolverine? Superman? Well, she's brave, but she's got no sense.)
4. The fight scenes were really difficult to follow. I realize that Batman is supposed to be like a ninja and invisible, but it would help if I could actually see him when he knocks people out. (This is why people have Yuen Wo-Ping choreograph stuff.)
5. I have an overall problem with the morality in the Batman world - people are either evil or they're good, with no chance for redemption - that fact annoys me.
Overall, though, I really liked the film. I never read American comics, because the art puts me off, but I loved the stories and cartoons growing up. Batman has one of the least plausible storylines, but he's kind of interesting because he doesn't have any superpowers. Dude, you know who he is? Buddy from The Incredibles, except not evil. Think about it - he doesn't obsess over superheroes, but he does obsess over events from the past, makes gadgets to give the appearance of superheroes, and makes his own costume with a cape. (I guess Edna's ban on capes wouldn't make sense in this one.)
I loved the Art Deco look of this movie, and the way that Nolan shot Gotham, dark and moody. I liked the contrast between the cleanliness of Wayne's memories and the gritty, graffiti'ed Gotham of the present. The fight scenes could have been better - the ones in the beginning were much better than the ones at the end, because I could actually tell what was going on during those battles. Bale was believable as Batman and as a billionaire playboy. I liked him, but loved the supporting actors more - Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, the guy who played Scarecrow. (I thought that actor would have made a great Joker.) I liked the way the story was set up, too, so that there's a lot of disconnect between what Batman wants to do, and the consequences of what he actually accomplishes.
The chase scene was awesome. I really liked how the gadgets made sense in this movie, and how they didn't just pop out of nowhere. And also, thank god, no nipples on the Bat-suits.
I hear Bale is committed to three Batman movies. Here's hoping that Nolan's signed on, too.
The bad stuff first:
1. Asian guy (Ken Watanabe), as usual, dies.
2. Morgan Freeman is reduced to playing Q? Travesty.
3. The Girl (Katie Holmes), as usual, is stupid. Have any of the scriptwriters met an actual woman before? I had this epiphany - the only superhero movie where I could actually believe that the women were real is The Incredibles. (Past Batman movies? Stupid. Spiderman movies? Stupid and morally dumb. X-Men? Ok, they all had superpowers, but why was everyone in love with Wolverine? Superman? Well, she's brave, but she's got no sense.)
4. The fight scenes were really difficult to follow. I realize that Batman is supposed to be like a ninja and invisible, but it would help if I could actually see him when he knocks people out. (This is why people have Yuen Wo-Ping choreograph stuff.)
5. I have an overall problem with the morality in the Batman world - people are either evil or they're good, with no chance for redemption - that fact annoys me.
Overall, though, I really liked the film. I never read American comics, because the art puts me off, but I loved the stories and cartoons growing up. Batman has one of the least plausible storylines, but he's kind of interesting because he doesn't have any superpowers. Dude, you know who he is? Buddy from The Incredibles, except not evil. Think about it - he doesn't obsess over superheroes, but he does obsess over events from the past, makes gadgets to give the appearance of superheroes, and makes his own costume with a cape. (I guess Edna's ban on capes wouldn't make sense in this one.)
I loved the Art Deco look of this movie, and the way that Nolan shot Gotham, dark and moody. I liked the contrast between the cleanliness of Wayne's memories and the gritty, graffiti'ed Gotham of the present. The fight scenes could have been better - the ones in the beginning were much better than the ones at the end, because I could actually tell what was going on during those battles. Bale was believable as Batman and as a billionaire playboy. I liked him, but loved the supporting actors more - Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, the guy who played Scarecrow. (I thought that actor would have made a great Joker.) I liked the way the story was set up, too, so that there's a lot of disconnect between what Batman wants to do, and the consequences of what he actually accomplishes.
The chase scene was awesome. I really liked how the gadgets made sense in this movie, and how they didn't just pop out of nowhere. And also, thank god, no nipples on the Bat-suits.
I hear Bale is committed to three Batman movies. Here's hoping that Nolan's signed on, too.
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