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Saturday, March 11, 2006
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Batman Begins: a movie review
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Not really knowing much about how movie reviews are conducted, I give you my version.
Ahem.
Plot-
The writing was awesome. I love what I often refer to as the "Scarlet Pimpernel" problem, which is, making yourself look like a fool so as to throw suspicion. Even to the point of losing the girl he's fighting for, Bruce Wayne decides to "do what is necessary" to hide his identity and keep her safe. I also thought the former-mentor-turned-bad-guy idea was catching. Always liked it when two friends split up and had to fight each other, e.g. National Treasure, Ben Hur, Spiderman. All in the same line. I also like the fact that, while a little romance is there, the whole movie doesn't center around it. It centers around Batman, not Batman and Rachel. Thank you Hollywood for finally producing something cool.
Cast-
Christopher ??? what's his last name???
I love. His features should be less sharp for the character of Bruce Wayne, but Batman needs to have that determination in his look. He was great in this character. Great protrayal of a man with problems.
Liam Neeson
Exceptional. I love this actor. I never could figure out why they wouldn't cast him as the bad guy, but they finally did. He's great! He plays the wise mentor so perfectly that you almost imagine yourself watching StarWars. And yet, he makes such a great bad guy. ;)
Michael Caine
Not the person I would have picked, but pulls his weight surprisingly well. In the role of Bruce's butler(?), Alfred, he represents Bruce's conscience, reminding him that, though he is Batman and is superhuman to the rest of the town, he is also Bruce Wayne and important in the lives of those he loves, including himself.
"Rachel Dauss"
Cute!!!! What an adorable girl to play the longtime friend! I love her. Most of the time, I sit through the movie complaining that they shouldv'e gotten someone better looking or less stuck-up, but this girl takes the cake. Just wish I could remember her name . . .
Morgan Freeman
I just like the guy. He can't play a character badly.
Music-
Whoa! The music was intense! It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, and considering that it was broad daylight when I watched it, this was a feat. I wouldn't listen to the soundtrack, just because it's liable to wear you out doing just that.
Clothes-
Apart from the young ladies he hangs out with as Bruce Wayne, I love the clothes. "Rachel" is expressed just by looking at her. You know what kind of friend she is the Bruce, and what kind of worker she is for her boss. Down to earth girl. "Bruce" is expressed well by his clothing also. One minute, the good-looking businessman with everything together, the next minute, an ordinary guy at home with nothing interesting to do. That ninja dude, whose name I probably couldn't spell if I could remember it correctly, ("Am I pronouncing this right? Raz-al-goo?") had awesome clothes. Very together. Very collected.
Action/Effects-
Good. Certainly better than the last Batman movie. *rolls eyes*
My favorite scene-
The calling of reinforcements. That was so cool! I love how he called for back-up!
My favorite lines-
"Make and model?" "It's a black . . . uh . . . tank."
"It's time Falconi shared my fear."
"You plan on gassing yourself often?" "Well, you know how it is. It's late at night. You're out lookin' for kicks. Someone's passin' around a deadly halucinogen."
"Bats are nocturnal."
"Can you drive stick?"
"Nice car." "You should see my other one."
And the ever popular- "It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." |
posted by cori
3/11/2006 12:17:00 PM
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Pretty, pretty Princess, that girl Rachel is Katie Holms. You know, "save Katie!" [from Tom Cr.]
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Katie Holms. Got it. Never heard T.C. say that.
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T.C. is Tom Cruise. Haven't you ever heard of "TomKat?" Geez.
BTW it's Raz-al-goul.
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I know who T.C. is. It was Katie Holms whose name I was unaware of.
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Pretty, pretty Princess, that girl Rachel is Katie Holms. You know, "save Katie!" [from Tom Cr.]