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Jun 15, 2005 · Batman Begins: Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes. After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
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"If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, then you become something else entirely. A legend, Mr. Wayne."
―Ra's Al Ghul
is a reboot of the Batman Film Franchise, reintroducing the Batman character to the theatrical film market after a absence of nearly a decade. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Liam Neeson as Ra's al Ghul, Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow, Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes, Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. Batman Begins was released June 15, 2005 in the United States.
After the commercial and critical failure of Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin in 1997, Begins was conceived as part of initiative at WB to make the franchise more appealing to general audiences once again. The lighter, more comical and family oriented direction Schumacher had taken the franchise was abandoned, and the new film was written to be more adult, concerning the origins of Batman. Specifically drawing inspiration from more modern comic book storylines such as Batman: Year One and The Long Halloween. The film was the first live action film to depict this stage of the character's history.
Prologue
As a young boy of 8, Bruce Wayne falls down a well, where he is caught in a swarm of bats. Bruce is rescued by his father Thomas, but he is left with a fear of bats. When Bruce and his parents attend the opera Mefistofele, Bruce is frightened by the portrayals of bat-like demons in the performance. He and his parents exit into an alley, where they are confronted by an armed mugger, Joe Chill, who shoots and kills Bruce's parents. Chill is arrested and convicted for the double murder, but Bruce is left traumatized by the incident. The family's butler, Alfred J. Pennyworth, raises Bruce in the absence of his parents.
Oppression
When Bruce becomes a young man, he returns home to Gotham City from Princeton University, intent on killing Joe Chill, whose prison sentence is being suspended in exchange for testifying against the mob boss Carmine Falcone. Chill is assassinated by one of Falcone's henchmen, depriving Bruce of his opportunity. When Bruce tells his childhood friend Rachel Dawes about his foiled plan, she expresses disgust and gives him a lecture about the difference between justice and revenge. Realizing she is right, Bruce decides to confront Falcone himself, but the mob boss dismisses him as ignorant of nature of the underworld (Saying, "You're Bruce Wayne, the Prince of Gotham--you'd have to go a thousand miles to find someone who doesn't know your name!"), having his thugs rough him up. Realizing that Falcone is right, and that he cannot truly understand what he intends to fight as a wealthy playboy, he abandons his life at home, stowing away on a cargo ship and traveling the world for nearly seven years.
Bhutan
He associates with criminals to learn their ways and is thrown in a Bhutanese prison by police for theft, ironically of Wayne Enterprises property. After a prison brawl, an enigmatic man who identifies himself as Henri Ducard invites Bruce to join an elite vigilante group, the League of Shadows, under the leadership of Ra's al Ghul. Bruce is freed the next day and travels to the top of a Tibetan mountain to begin his combat training with the League. In his training, Bruce overcomes his fear of bats while under the hallucinogenic influence of a mountainside blue flower. However, Bruce soon realises that he will be forced to lead the League in its fight to restore order to Gotham by creating chaos and murdering its population. When Ducard orders Bruce to execute a murderer as a final test, Bruce refuses to obey and destroys the League's headquarters, killing Ra's in the process. However, Bruce rescues an unconscious Ducard from the wreckage and leaves his mentor at a nearby village.
•Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman
•Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth
•Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard/Ra's al Ghul
•Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes
•Gary Oldman as Det. Sgt. James Gordon
•Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
Individuals
•Bruce Wayne/Batman •Alfred J. Pennyworth •Henri Ducard/Ra's al Ghul •Rachel Dawes •Sgt. James Gordon •Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow •Carmine Falcone •William Earle •Ra's al Ghul (decoy) •Det. Arnold Flass •Dr. Thomas Wayne •Lucius Fox •Carl Finch (Only appearance; dies) •Judge Juez Faden •Comm. Gillian B. Loeb •Martha Wayne •Joe Chill •Joey •Jessica •Falcone's Assassin •Douglas Fredericks •Stocky •Jimmy •Bigger •Alfie •Steiss •Ryan •Barry McFraland •Kiki •Soozey •Capt. Simonson •Accused Asian Farmer •Mrs. Dawes •Victor Zsaz •Barbara Gordon •Falcone's Consigliere •Willy •Lou •Sandra Flanders •Wesley Carter •Bosun Hector •Frightened Falcone Thug •Ducard SWAT Cop •Falafel Vendor •Asian Prison Thug •Old Asian Man •Mrs. Delane •Dr. Lehmann (Mentioned only) •Berthold Cavally (Mentioned only) •James Cavally (Mentioned only)
Organizations
•League of Shadows •Scarecrow's Thugs •Carmine Falcone's Thugs •Wayne Enterprises •Gotham City Police Department •Gotham City SWAT
Vehicles
•Tumbler •Bruce Wayne's Rolls Royce •Bruce Wayne's Lamborghini •Monorail Train •League of Shadows' SWAT Van
The project had been in development hell for six years after the financial and critical disaster of the previous Batman film. Director Joel Schumacher had desired to create a Batman: Year One adaptation after Batman Forever had been financially successful and had approached Warner Bros with the idea. However, it was pushed aside at the time in favour of a more campy sequel; Batman & Robin was produced to commercial and financial failure. Various darker sequel scripts were written like Batman Unchained. By 2002 Warner Bros then decided the right direction was to reboot the series and Darren Aronofsky began working on a Batman film with Frank Miller. At the same time a crossover with the planned revival of the Superman film franchise titled "Batman VS Superman" was being developed. But they never considered Schumacher for the job of directing despite the reboot being his original idea and the desire to redeem himself to Batman fans. From 1998 to 2003 various directors and writers were subsequently attached to the project including, amongst others, Darren Aronofsky. But the film never came close to entering formal production at the time.
In January 2003, Warner Bros. Pictures then hired Memento director Christopher Nolan to direct the untitled Batman: Year One adaptation ending its time in development hell. In March 2003, David S. Goyer was signed on to write the script for the movie. In April 2003, Christopher Nolan was attached to direct The Prestige under Warner Bros. and Disney, indicating a possible delay in developing the new Batman film. In a July 2003 interview, however, Nolan said that the Batman film was in the early stages of production. In September 2003, Warner Bros. and director Christopher Nolan announced a production start in early 2004 for a 2005 release date.
Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, with Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, and Morgan Freeman in ...
Synopsis. As a child, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) falls into an abandoned well filled with bats, causing him to develop a phobia, and later witnesses his parents' murder at the hands of mugger Joe Chill. Years later, Chill is granted parole in exchange for agreeing to testify against crime boss Carmine Falcone.
Batman Begins is a reboot of the entire Batman film franchise under the direction of Christopher Nolan. It revolves around Bruce Wayne journey into becoming The Dark Knight of Gotham City from crime and corruption .
