Batman Begins is definitely one of my favorite Batman movies. I still really like Tim Burton's, but Nolan's vision is more inline with what I enjoy about vigilante hero movies.
for a 2nd there i was trying to google a Batman film by a director named Noland and then I realized it was a typo and got bummed there isnt more Batman films that won't have Pattinson , Wright and Serkis and kravitz cast in it .
Bale going from the emaciated "Machinist" role to Batman is an incredible transformation! Not many actors these days do such drastic weight gain/loss for roles anymore! Probably very unhealthy, but impressive non the less!
@@mcwright0178 One of my biggest gripes with the dark knight is the visual aesthetic of the film. In Batman Begins Gotham looks like a comic book setting come to life. Wayne Tower has like a Bronze Top to it, the monorail system looks unique and as those big bronze arches over the tracks not to mention the Narrows looks like a run-down grimey Smoky part of the city. But then when you get to the Dark Knight it just looks like Chicago. Wayne Tower doesn't have the bronze copper pointed top it's just a square black building and you don't even see the monorail system in the whole film. The city just looks too clean in that movie.
TDK would have been better if ledger was another villan made up for the movie.. He wasn't the joker in any way shape or form.. But he was a good villian for the picture.
Christian Bale is my favorite Batman actor for one big reason: when the Aurora theater shooting happened here in Colorado, he actually came out here with his wife to visit with the victims, and even led a prayer at the memorial that had been set up near the site where the shooting happened. A lot of people like to believe that this happened after someone posted a petition asking him to come, but the timing of his visit led my husband to believe that he had already booked a flight here as soon as he heard the news. I am so glad that he showed up, as it was a very upsetting time for everyone here in Colorado, and not just the Batman fans.
The storytelling in Batman Begins is elegant and brilliant. The flashbacks to Bruce's experiences as a child and as a young man are integrated flawlessly into the film. Moreover, while I would probably have chosen someone else to play Batman, I would have been so wrong. Christian Bale gives an extraordinary performance that proved superheroes could be dramatic and complex; that they don't have to be played with a wink to the audience. Everything about this film is exquisite and I would even say it's even better than The Dark Knight. A lot of people will reflexively rank The Dark Knight as the best of the trilogy, largely because Heath Ledger gave a haunting, method performance. But, well, most good actors can chew scenery. Would Ledger have won an academy award if he had not died after filming? Maybe, but I think his chances would have been much lower because academy voters would have assumed that Ledger had a long career ahead of him and that he would have other brilliant performances that the academy could reward him for. I also think Gotham is just too bright in The Dark Knight. The city just doesn't look as menacing and stylized as it was in Batman Begins. Finally, while the screenplay is fine, it's just not as smooth, exquisite and logical as that of the first film.
For me Batman Begins is a superior overall movie to The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger was incredible in TDK but Batman Begins has a great arc and plot and Bale crushes his performance.
Funny I never met anyone else that felt that way too. It's just an overall better film and I personally feel after begins Bale kind of leans too far into the role with his gravelly voice getting almost inaudible at times. And I liked the suit better in Begins, it's simple and efficient, gets the job done lol.
Besides Ra's al Ghul being middle eastern, not a tall Irish guy. Fun fact, "Ra's" is pronounced "raysh". Ra's al Ghul means "The Demon's Head" in Arabic.
One of the best Batman movies even today . I went to see it 5 times in the theater. The cast and crew did a great job bringing batman back to the serious and dark tone loved by fans . It also set up a great trilogy for bat fans .
A really interesting thing I noticed was that in Nolan's first movie "Following", a door on a characters apartment has the Batman logo AND in "Memento" in the background of a scene of a car leaving a parking garage is a comic book store with a Superman and Batman neon sign.
Let's not forget I think Equilibrium helped Bale in some way with Batman Begins. His build, fighting and acting all relate to that first movie. My 2 cents.
It is kind of a shame they never made the Batman Beyond live action movie, I would have liked to have seen the bat costume in action for that one, I always thought the Batman Beyond batsuit looked pretty cool
I always thought that if they made a Batman Beyond live action movie Adam West could have played Bruce Wayne and even done in a way that would not have been "campy" but serious. Due to the fact that Batman had pretty much ruined his career. Although he did later come to terms with it.
There’s no guarantee you would have gotten a faithful rendition of that suit had they ever made that film though. In fact, considering what Batman suits we have gotten in film, compared to what the suit has looked like in print over the years, I’d say it’s safe to assume the accuracy would have left much to be desired, whether you ended up liking or not.
Dont worry. One is in the works. Batman will be a transexual non white male, one of the main villains will be a wannabe be hipster that snorts condoms and eats tide pods to become more powerful.
LOVED BATMAN BEGINS it doesnt get enough love for being great due to how awesome The Dark Knight was. but this was definitely Christian Bale's best performance.
I wasn't a real fan about the last instalment with bane, but definitely batman begins and the dark night with an awesome performance by ledger as the joker
One of my favorite stories about this movie is that Nolan found any excuse he could for Murphy to take the damn glasses off so he could show off those eyes of his.
The Tim Burton first two are my favorite of the batman movies as well, but I also really enjoy Chris Nolans trilogy. Bales heavy metal style batman voice is a bit cheeky but it works. Burtons were more comic book where as Nolans were more grounded in a real world. The others...I don't have anything nice to say.
The whole irony of the production is that while Christopher Nolan had the crew watch Blade Runner for inspiration, Tim Burton banned his crew from watching the movie, as he wanted none of its design cues in the 1989 Batman film.
While the first two Burton Batman movies will always be my favorite and Keaton will forever be my Batman, I think Begins is likely the best "Batman" movie in terms of its story and telling the origin of Batman. It doesn't capture the fear and and mythic nature of Batman amongst the press and criminals the way Burton's introduction did, but it's a better all around told story. Pattinson I think is the second best Batman behind Keaton in terms of his portrayal. Bale's voice was just far too exaggerated, and made worse in TDK when they added post production effects to make it deeper.
To be fair they are all good keaton,bale,afleck,not seen the new one so cant say.......but we dont mention the arnie one or clooney one,love val kilmer though,to me he will always be mad mardigan......lol.
I didn't like the Katie Holmes (don't get me wrong she's a pretty woman but her performance seemed a bit lackluster) I actually preferred Maggie Gyllenhaal's acting in the second movie. The rest of the cast was fantastic.
the girl in Airplane in the coffee scene parody with the line about taking her coffee black, like she takes her men... is the woe begone orphan Penny from Disney's Rescuers film.
Some Batman backstory...Years ago,the studio wanted Clint Eastwood to be an older Batman/Bruce Wayne to be in a live action Batman Beyond film.Joel Schumacher was going to do a Batman sequel with Val Kilmer and he wanted Jeff Goldblum to be the Scarecrow.There was suppose to be a Jack Nicholson cameo with him being the Joker when Bruce Wayne/Batman is sent to Arkum and that film was called Batman Triumph.Joel Schumacher at one point wanted Marlon Wayans to be Robin.The studio wanted Leonardo Decaprio to be Robin.Hell,the studio wanted Robin Williams to be the Riddler at one point.
Crazy to think this movie has been out as long as it has. Incidentally, the highest grossing film of 2005 was Revenge of the Sith. Had to look it up after Minty mentioned this was the 5th highest grossing.😁
"The Dark Knight" was my favorite of the Nolan Batmans. "Begins" is close though and it has one of the best sequel-bait endings of all time. It still gives me goosebumps when Gordon shows him the Joker card and he says "I'll look into it"
I like Begins over TDK. To me, it's the same reason why I prefer Star Wars over Empire Strikes Back - the second movie was arguably stronger but the ending in the first was epic!
I love Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Just absolute greatness. The casting was fantastic. The only casting bummer was that they couldn't keep the actress continuity of Rachel Dawes. I know people get up in arms about Bale's Batman voice, but it's a necessity. Bruce Wayne wouldn't just go around using his very recognizable voice. He would have to disguise it.
I think if he kept the voice he used while talking to Gordon when he has the stapler to his back would have been perfect but I get at times he needs to speak more intimidatingly
I honestly think no one can be a true fan of batman without enjoying the campiness of the 60s and more light versions of batman to appreciate the dark gritty versions and Adam West will always be the first batman the nolan films are some of my favorites
To me "Batman Begins" saved the reputation of the Batman franchise. I grew up with "Batman: The Animated Series" which was quite dark. Also "Batman Returns" was also rather dark. Therefore I was so much disappointed by "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". "Batman Begins" really showed the rough and (to a degree) vicious side of him. So to me the ranking would be: 1. "The Dark Knight", 2. "Batman Begins", 3. "Batman Returns".
You’re gonna hate me for saying this, but I liked Batman Forever better than Batman Returns. Batman Returns was “too much.” It wasn’t even a Batman movie, it was a Tim Burton movie, it was literally a repeat of Edward Scissorhands with the Penguin. It wasn’t even about Batman, it was about the Penguin. Batman Forever was a nice refreshing change, and it had more screen time of Bruce Wayne unlike the Burton films. But 1989 was the best Batman movie
@@nsasupporter7557 - you've got a point there. Both Burton movies have the problem that they're not centred around Batman but his enemies. That's why I prefer "Batman Begins". It is about Batman and Batman alone mostly. Still Burton's style is at least very fascinating and dark.
"They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. I've looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out there in the darkness, something terrifying, something that will not stop until it gets revenge... Me." -- Bruce Wayne/Batman
One thing people never point out is how this Bat-suit’s chest emblem doesn’t match the film’s signature “Dark Knight” logo. If you look carefully, the chest emblem is completely different. The Dark Knight changed this with its new suit and a chest emblem that matches. Just an interesting fact.
*Better* than The Batman. ✌ Those who say otherwise just have bad memories or are drinking the cool aid. TDK wouldn't have opened *SO BIG* without all the positive buzz that BB built 🦇 It influenced a whole decade of 'gritty reboots'
17:36 "There was actually a lot of hype when Batman Begins came out. Now I know I'm not the only one to mention this, but I people were actually hailing it as the best Batman movie ever. Now, I don't think that was the case. Maybe I"m bias but to me Batman '89 was the better of the two." Minty, you need help. You need to see someone who can help you through your issues and remember... just say no to drugs! The Batman voice was brilliant and practical. Batman wears the mask to protect his loved ones from repercussions. So if he used his regular voice it wouldn't take too long before people could identify who he is without the mask. By disguising his voice, he's also reducing the likelihood of having his secret identity found out. The only surprise is that nobody thought of sooner.
I'd just go and make a video if you feel differently than an established youtube creator . Let me get this straight... minty is jokingly on drugs or def on them because he doesnt agree w/ someone who doesnt make youtube videos and says that others must be on drugs . Thats a pretty serious accusation based off a disagreement in opinion but hey this is the youtube comment section . you do realize that Nolan didnt create and write that . Around the mid 90s batman just used a voice changer so he doesnt sound like he is passing a kidney stone through his throat . Genius !!!
There’s a running joke about how every time a new actor’s announced to play Batman, there’s a public uproar. For the most part, this has been true. But, when Bale was announced for the role, in 2004, everyone collectively said “hell yeah.” The first installment of the Dark Knight Trilogy dropped in 2005, and he never once failed audience expectations. Not the latest or most popular Batman movie. But, to me, Batman Begins is the best one yet.
I thought this was the best Batman movie. I thought the action scenes were great. I felt it had the superior car chase scene. Nice build up of the character and great twist at the end.
we never got that movie because some a-hole parents started a campaing to accuse the film of being too violent, remember those kids saying on camera that they were horrified by the movie? the only thing that even i considered a little violent back then was the batmobile putting on fire the fire breathing clown, and you dont see him burn and or die, you are left to assume he rolled on the snow to put himself out
@@omegarugal9283 Actually, Keaton’s Batman killed quite a few people! Lol. That’s why I was a little surprised over some of the backlash of Aflex Batman for the same thing. SMH. But otherwise, yeah, I kind of remember that too. Such a shame. The franchise completely went downhill after that. Just horrible.
@@judosailor610 the strongman? yeah, offscreen and in a comical way... i find amusing that they tried to shoe horn violence in this movie yet ignoref all the sex innuendos
@@omegarugal9283 I don’t have a problem with violence in the movie, mind you. But there was way more than the strong man. He mows goons down with machine gun fire from the batwing. He blows people up with bombs and missiles. He throws that dude down the bell tower. I’m pretty sure he threw a guy off the roof at one point. And doesn’t he kill the joker? I’m going by memory, but I feel like he grappled him so he’d fall to his death. Anyway, it was indeed pretty violent. It’s just dumb to try and cancel the movie for that reason.
The success of the dark, melancholy "Batman (89)," which led to the even darker "Batman Returns," that caused outrage by morality groups (and McDonalds) because the film was too dark, violent, (and blue slimy); an outrage that forced the franchise to become a true monstrosity and ultimately collapse. Put this reality together with the successful reboot of "Batman Begins" which returns Batman to the dark, melancholy, and appropriately violenced form that had contributed to the success of Batman on the big screen in the first place; all goes to show a fundamental truth: morality groups are more likely to cause incredible damage than be socially, economically, or even morally helpful; (just look at the U.S. 1920's era of "Prohibition").
That’s why Joel Schumacher took over as director for the remainder of that franchise, because of McDonald’s and their “discomfort” of the Penguin puking up green slime. They couldn’t sell happy meal toys like that
Back in 2002-2003 (I can't remember), I was watching American Psycho with my then-girlfriend, and I said to her, "You know, this Christian Bale guy would make an excellent Batman. He's got the rich businessman look for Bruce Wayne, and the completely psychotic nature and physique for the Batman." A few months later she showed me a newspaper clipping announcing a brand new Batman movie in 2005 starring....... Christian Bale!
This BatMan trilogy are definitely thee best BatMans 89 is Good as well But Nolan & Bale knocked all 3 of them out of the park They’re still great to this day
You showed a clip of Bale drinking water soon after you spoke of his muscle gains but we all know it wasn't water alone that put on that mass, there was plenty of juice too
When you did your bale batman voice and said "ITS GOOOD" I laughed. That's actually 2 now, and it was just a few months ago you made me laugh for the first time. You're getting better!
I honestly like Begins more than The Dark Knight because it feels more like a Batman movie and it's actually about Bruce Wayne/Batman, I like Bale's performance in it, I love the Begins suit and atmosphere.
This will probably go down in history as the best Batman/writing/acting trilogies of all time!! Scarecrow, Ras Al Ghul, Joker, Bane, and Catwoman were all acted and written so well!! 😜🤘🏻🦇
I love the 89 version, but I really love this trilogy…Hardy WAS Bane in my eyes…and Ledger as the Joker? Nothing more needs to be said. Great villains in all three movies!
I’m pretty confident there were 5 tumblers built. As the guy providing the blueprints to replicate this car in full scale, I’ve researched thousands of reference photos, and on the back of the Tumblers, they are numbered, and one is numbered #5. However I don’t let this take away from another great upload, Minty. Good job sir.
5? i didnt know that, i remember one was only the cab for close up shots and 2 full scale for the action scenes, and one that was made lightweight for the scenes where it was supposed to jump
It’s simple , we kill the Batman ! Nolan Trilogy is by far the best in MY opinion , When they filmed this one and the dark Knight coincidentally I was in downtown passing through and saw both being filmed
I loved the first film in 1989, it was my favorite Batman movie. But I Did Not care for Batman Returns 😳 Tim Burton went crazy with that one. It wasn’t even a Batman movie, it was a Tim Burton movie. It was literally a repeat of Edward Scissorhands with the Penguin. It wasn’t even about Batman, it was about the Penguin
@@christermyrberg3661 … so what’s your point? You forgot about Batman Begins, that was the first of the Dark Knight movies. And at least Nolan made his films about Batman, unlike Burton did. Burton had an infatuation with the villains instead of Batman
"10 things...": The Dark Knight _Rises_ next week, either Tuesday 15th or Friday 18th? (TDK video had been presented in 11- 2019 💻 ) Hmm, both Jake and his sister Maggie G might have been in this film, even if they would not share any scenes. (Vis-a-vis Batman/1989) Many more people have compared this to Casino Royale, another one-of-a-kind 'origin story' film (CR/2006 is itself a reboot of the 007 film series after Die Another Day, though, unlike B& R, that film had not been a box office flop!).
Batman fans in 1989: “We never said thank you.” Tim Burton: “And you never have to.” Batman fans in 2005: “We never said thank you.” Christopher Nolan: “And you never have to. Batman fans in 2022: “We never said thank you.” Matt Reeves: “And you never have to.”
A young Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon) has a small part as the kid who spots Batman in the Narrows before Batman goes into the apartment where Scarecrow lits Batman on fire, and he appears again when Rachel saves him after the fear toxin is released before Batman swoops in and saves them both.
The suit in Begins is INFINITELY better than the Dark Knight upgrade, and so was the balance in his Batman voice. It wasn't too insane, garbled, etc. Although The Dark Knight is a superior film, I wish the suit wasn't made to where his head looked like a giant bobble head and he still retained the Begins aesthetic (and they didn't crank up the rumble on the voice to 11 in post). Begins is a very good film, still. The editing is a bit too fast at times and so it could have benefitted from letting some scenes breathe a bit more. However, it sure did reinvigorate the Batman in cinema.
Agreed. The suit in Batman Begins looked more intimating. The Batsuit in the other movies was more functional but it's too bad the fight scenes never took advantage of it. The editing of the fight scenes in Batman Begins was complete shit. The Bat Voice was a turd to begin with. I don't know what else they could've done to make it better in the sequels.
Great movie! I love your videos and am looking forward to your review on The Batman 2022 film once I’m able to find four hours of free time. Three hours for the movie, 30 minutes for the previews, and another thirty for possible end credits and leaving the theater 😂.
Definitely, my favorite Batman movie. This cast was impeccable. That drunk driver definitely gave off major Russell Casse vibes when it happened.
Maybe not Katie Holmes though. Good in other stuff but not quite in this.
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I thought it said Russell Crowe.
@@kingloser4198 who did you like better, Katie Holmes or Maggie Gyllenhaal?
@@nsasupporter7557 Personally, Maggie Gyllenhaal.
I wish Scarecrow had a bigger role in these stories. Cillian Murphy is a phenomenal actor and he played the role perfectly.
i don t know why he went for batman, he s best as scarecrow, also he is a little thin for batman, remember val kilmer? even he looked skinny
Your name made me laugh and yes he was a great scarecrow
Yeah he was awesome as Scarecrow.
F.cking Love Scarecrow There could've been so much to use with him too Shame
He should have had a bigger role in part 3
Batman Begins is definitely one of my favorite Batman movies. I still really like Tim Burton's, but Nolan's vision is more inline with what I enjoy about vigilante hero movies.
I still think Burton had the best vision for Gotham City. He really gave it that dark neo noir feel.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 Yep - I totally agree.
for a 2nd there i was trying to google a Batman film by a director named Noland and then I realized it was a typo and got bummed there isnt more Batman films that won't have Pattinson , Wright and Serkis and kravitz cast in it .
@@superzeronoelvalencia1361 LOL - oops! Sorry for wasting your time. 😀 I'll fix it now...
This trilogy is the best imo
Nolan & Bale knocked it out of the park with all 3 of them
89 is Great as well
But this trilogy is thee best
Bale going from the emaciated "Machinist" role to Batman is an incredible transformation! Not many actors these days do such drastic weight gain/loss for roles anymore! Probably very unhealthy, but impressive non the less!
And redid his grill just to audition for part in American Psycho. He's dedicated.
Yes you know he used steroids to get to that size in five months
@@maria.whiddon redid his what?
Going through cycles of weight loss and gain will very likely lead to diabetes. This is probably why you don't get many actors who'll do it.
@@mikespearwood3914 teeth
So far Bale's iteration of Batman has been my favorite followed my Michael Keaton. I really love that it was more serious and dark.
I'll take Keaton any day..
Much respect to Nolan for keeping practical effects.
Its only proves...practical effects will always outlast cgi!
@@robd1329 🤘🏼
Yep....I no likie cgi.
@gilbert godfrey yeah but think of all the money those producers save... so what if it looks like poop 💩
Best fact of the episode
Christian Bale is brilliant as batman and Cillian Murphy is brilliant as The Scarecrow. 😀👍
Both are among my favorite actors. I'm not huge on super hero movies but this trilogy is one of my favorites
Cillian Murphy is just a very underrated actor. My choice for the next bond too.
Brilliant
Except for Bale's stupid Bat-voice, and Crane really contributes nothing to the story
@@xtscarfacem8255 not Cillian Murphy as Bond. Christian Bale as Bond 😉 him and Hugh Jackman would be great as Bond
I absolutely love this film it's my favorite of The Dark Knight trilogy
Same, Heath Ledger’s death made people elevate The Dark Knight to a level it shouldn’t be at. Yes it great, but not better than this film.
@@mcwright0178
One of my biggest gripes with the dark knight is the visual aesthetic of the film. In Batman Begins Gotham looks like a comic book setting come to life. Wayne Tower has like a Bronze Top to it, the monorail system looks unique and as those big bronze arches over the tracks not to mention the Narrows looks like a run-down grimey Smoky part of the city. But then when you get to the Dark Knight it just looks like Chicago. Wayne Tower doesn't have the bronze copper pointed top it's just a square black building and you don't even see the monorail system in the whole film. The city just looks too clean in that movie.
@@mcwright0178 ledgers performance elevated that film so much
TDK would have been better if ledger was another villan made up for the movie.. He wasn't the joker in any way shape or form.. But he was a good villian for the picture.
@@jackhammer0101 exactly
Christian Bale is my favorite Batman actor for one big reason: when the Aurora theater shooting happened here in Colorado, he actually came out here with his wife to visit with the victims, and even led a prayer at the memorial that had been set up near the site where the shooting happened. A lot of people like to believe that this happened after someone posted a petition asking him to come, but the timing of his visit led my husband to believe that he had already booked a flight here as soon as he heard the news. I am so glad that he showed up, as it was a very upsetting time for everyone here in Colorado, and not just the Batman fans.
The storytelling in Batman Begins is elegant and brilliant. The flashbacks to Bruce's experiences as a child and as a young man are integrated flawlessly into the film. Moreover, while I would probably have chosen someone else to play Batman, I would have been so wrong. Christian Bale gives an extraordinary performance that proved superheroes could be dramatic and complex; that they don't have to be played with a wink to the audience. Everything about this film is exquisite and I would even say it's even better than The Dark Knight.
A lot of people will reflexively rank The Dark Knight as the best of the trilogy, largely because Heath Ledger gave a haunting, method performance. But, well, most good actors can chew scenery. Would Ledger have won an academy award if he had not died after filming? Maybe, but I think his chances would have been much lower because academy voters would have assumed that Ledger had a long career ahead of him and that he would have other brilliant performances that the academy could reward him for. I also think Gotham is just too bright in The Dark Knight. The city just doesn't look as menacing and stylized as it was in Batman Begins. Finally, while the screenplay is fine, it's just not as smooth, exquisite and logical as that of the first film.
For me Batman Begins is a superior overall movie to The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger was incredible in TDK but Batman Begins has a great arc and plot and Bale crushes his performance.
That Batmobile scene on the rooftop and highway was better in the first movie than the second!
I agree
I agree. Batman Begins is unique.
Funny I never met anyone else that felt that way too. It's just an overall better film and I personally feel after begins Bale kind of leans too far into the role with his gravelly voice getting almost inaudible at times. And I liked the suit better in Begins, it's simple and efficient, gets the job done lol.
"It's not who I am underneath... but what I *do*... that defines me."
Falling alseep?
“Bruce”
I started cracking up when Minty was laughing at the bootleg Batman action figure lol 15:16
There available in dollar stores everywhere here in Australia. Benefits of trading with China.
One of the best cast films of all-time
Hi Sean 👋
Disagree
Cillian Murphy and Catie Holmes didn't really fit for their respective roles. They looked too young.
Besides Ra's al Ghul being middle eastern, not a tall Irish guy. Fun fact, "Ra's" is pronounced "raysh". Ra's al Ghul means "The Demon's Head" in Arabic.
What kind of stuff do you talk about
Loved Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon.
One of the best Batman movies even today . I went to see it 5 times in the theater. The cast and crew did a great job bringing batman back to the serious and dark tone loved by fans . It also set up a great trilogy for bat fans .
I remember being in the theater smiling my ass off thanks for finally doing a video of the best batman movie ever since mask of the Phantasm!😍
Batman Begins is my favorite of all the "serious" Batman movies. And I think it's much better than the two follow ups.
Unfortunately a lot of people sleep on Batman Begins. It’s such an awesome origin story
I prefer TDK but it's definitely better than TDKR. That movie is overrated. It has like 8.3 score on IMDB which is way too high.
I think Christopher Nolan did an amazing job on this film and personally I love it
The Bat-Tumbler chase was my favorite scene in the movie. And hearing Batman speaking in the "Christopher Nolan" voice was pretty cool.
I was wondering if anyone else noticed that.
It's just The Tumbler.
A really interesting thing I noticed was that in Nolan's first movie "Following", a door on a characters apartment has the Batman logo AND in "Memento" in the background of a scene of a car leaving a parking garage is a comic book store with a Superman and Batman neon sign.
Let's not forget I think Equilibrium helped Bale in some way with Batman Begins. His build, fighting and acting all relate to that first movie. My 2 cents.
He is superb in Equilibrium. One of the first moves I loved him in.
It is kind of a shame they never made the Batman Beyond live action movie, I would have liked to have seen the bat costume in action for that one, I always thought the Batman Beyond batsuit looked pretty cool
I always thought that if they made a Batman Beyond live action movie Adam West could have played Bruce Wayne and even done in a way that would not have been "campy" but serious. Due to the fact that Batman had pretty much ruined his career. Although he did later come to terms with it.
There’s no guarantee you would have gotten a faithful rendition of that suit had they ever made that film though. In fact, considering what Batman suits we have gotten in film, compared to what the suit has looked like in print over the years, I’d say it’s safe to assume the accuracy would have left much to be desired, whether you ended up liking or not.
There's apparently one in development but nothing has been reported in a while.
...thats actually a great idea for them to do! Id even take a Netflix series
Dont worry. One is in the works. Batman will be a transexual non white male, one of the main villains will be a wannabe be hipster that snorts condoms and eats tide pods to become more powerful.
Almost 20 years old... WOW
Makes me feel old
Seriously...
Not only that Christopher Nolan and the crew took inspiration from Blade Runner (1982), they also cast Roy Batty himself Rutger Hauer in the film.
LOVED BATMAN BEGINS it doesnt get enough love for being great due to how awesome The Dark Knight was. but this was definitely Christian Bale's best performance.
So underrated! IMO Begins is the best of all three because it’s purely about Batman and his origin
I wasn't a real fan about the last instalment with bane, but definitely batman begins and the dark night with an awesome performance by ledger as the joker
I've been watching this channel for about 3 years now and I praise you for doing all the researching and me learning all these great facts. Thank you!
You forgot to talk about the epic music. I still listen to the music whenever I'm studying or driving.
One of my favorite stories about this movie is that Nolan found any excuse he could for Murphy to take the damn glasses off so he could show off those eyes of his.
I read that story too...glad you mentioned it, it's a fun factoid.
By far my favorite Batman movie. I just love an origin story, and this movie does it very well. Kudos to Nolan and everyone involved.
This was my favorite film in the Dark Knight Trilogy.
It was never referred to as "The Bat Tumbler", it was just "The Tumbler".
The Tim Burton first two are my favorite of the batman movies as well, but I also really enjoy Chris Nolans trilogy. Bales heavy metal style batman voice is a bit cheeky but it works. Burtons were more comic book where as Nolans were more grounded in a real world. The others...I don't have anything nice to say.
The whole irony of the production is that while Christopher Nolan had the crew watch Blade Runner for inspiration, Tim Burton banned his crew from watching the movie, as he wanted none of its design cues in the 1989 Batman film.
While the first two Burton Batman movies will always be my favorite and Keaton will forever be my Batman, I think Begins is likely the best "Batman" movie in terms of its story and telling the origin of Batman. It doesn't capture the fear and and mythic nature of Batman amongst the press and criminals the way Burton's introduction did, but it's a better all around told story.
Pattinson I think is the second best Batman behind Keaton in terms of his portrayal. Bale's voice was just far too exaggerated, and made worse in TDK when they added post production effects to make it deeper.
I’ve been waiting forever for Minty to do Batman 1989 😣
@@nsasupporter7557 same
@@Mac10Daddy when is he gonna do it?! 🤷♂️😳
@@nsasupporter7557 hopefully soon. Seems like he should of done it a long time ago 🤔
@@Mac10Daddy right
To be fair they are all good keaton,bale,afleck,not seen the new one so cant say.......but we dont mention the arnie one or clooney one,love val kilmer though,to me he will always be mad mardigan......lol.
The new one is genuinely brilliant
Allora Dennon! Prob totally spelled that wrong lol
The best one in the trilogy
Casting was spot on. Imagine just 1 of those elements changed.
I didn't like the Katie Holmes (don't get me wrong she's a pretty woman but her performance seemed a bit lackluster) I actually preferred Maggie Gyllenhaal's acting in the second movie. The rest of the cast was fantastic.
the girl in Airplane in the coffee scene parody with the line about taking her coffee black, like she takes her men... is the woe begone orphan Penny from Disney's Rescuers film.
Some Batman backstory...Years ago,the studio wanted Clint Eastwood to be an older Batman/Bruce Wayne to be in a live action Batman Beyond film.Joel Schumacher was going to do a Batman sequel with Val Kilmer and he wanted Jeff Goldblum to be the Scarecrow.There was suppose to be a Jack Nicholson cameo with him being the Joker when Bruce Wayne/Batman is sent to Arkum and that film was called Batman Triumph.Joel Schumacher at one point wanted Marlon Wayans to be Robin.The studio wanted Leonardo Decaprio to be Robin.Hell,the studio wanted Robin Williams to be the Riddler at one point.
The Best Batman movie - period! ☝️
Too bad they botched the other two up. It could have been a glorious trilogy otherwise!!
Bonus fact. The guy who plays Zsasz is Tim Booth, lead singer of English Rock band 'James. '
We DO need an R rated batman!!! 🤞🏼🦇
Crazy to think this movie has been out as long as it has.
Incidentally, the highest grossing film of 2005 was Revenge of the Sith. Had to look it up after Minty mentioned this was the 5th highest grossing.😁
All movies have been out as long as they have. 😜
@@M2Mil7er Why yes, but some more than others! 😜
"The Dark Knight" was my favorite of the Nolan Batmans. "Begins" is close though and it has one of the best sequel-bait endings of all time. It still gives me goosebumps when Gordon shows him the Joker card and he says "I'll look into it"
I like Begins over TDK. To me, it's the same reason why I prefer Star Wars over Empire Strikes Back - the second movie was arguably stronger but the ending in the first was epic!
Same
Thanks for the content sir! 🙏❤️✌️
I love Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Just absolute greatness. The casting was fantastic. The only casting bummer was that they couldn't keep the actress continuity of Rachel Dawes. I know people get up in arms about Bale's Batman voice, but it's a necessity. Bruce Wayne wouldn't just go around using his very recognizable voice. He would have to disguise it.
I think if he kept the voice he used while talking to Gordon when he has the stapler to his back would have been perfect but I get at times he needs to speak more intimidatingly
It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me. Memorable line!!!!!!! Love bale best one behind Keaton
This was a perfect movie to kick off the franchise 👏
Just in time for breakfast! Thanks, Minty.
Can't they kill me before breakfast?
The Nolan Trilogy is the GOLD STANDARD! That being said, I highly enjoyed The Batman 2022 and honestly found Robert Pattinson to be an awesome Batman!
Nolan’s is 100% better.
BatPat is better than Dark Knight Rises, but lesser than Begins/TDK in my view.
I honestly think no one can be a true fan of batman without enjoying the campiness of the 60s and more light versions of batman to appreciate the dark gritty versions and Adam West will always be the first batman the nolan films are some of my favorites
Actually the first actor to play Batman was Lewis Wilson in 1943. West was in reality the 3rd actor to have the part
2005 is also the same year an overlooked Disney family film ‘Sky High’ came out. Have a look at that
I always expected that to be a stoner film until I saw it. It's really pretty good.
I liked Sky High until the twist. But a line said by one minor character was self-referential, and funny.
I enjoy the Nolan films, especially the Dark Knight.
To me "Batman Begins" saved the reputation of the Batman franchise. I grew up with "Batman: The Animated Series" which was quite dark. Also "Batman Returns" was also rather dark. Therefore I was so much disappointed by "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin".
"Batman Begins" really showed the rough and (to a degree) vicious side of him. So to me the ranking would be: 1. "The Dark Knight", 2. "Batman Begins", 3. "Batman Returns".
You’re gonna hate me for saying this, but I liked Batman Forever better than Batman Returns. Batman Returns was “too much.” It wasn’t even a Batman movie, it was a Tim Burton movie, it was literally a repeat of Edward Scissorhands with the Penguin. It wasn’t even about Batman, it was about the Penguin.
Batman Forever was a nice refreshing change, and it had more screen time of Bruce Wayne unlike the Burton films. But 1989 was the best Batman movie
@@nsasupporter7557 - you've got a point there. Both Burton movies have the problem that they're not centred around Batman but his enemies. That's why I prefer "Batman Begins". It is about Batman and Batman alone mostly. Still Burton's style is at least very fascinating and dark.
"They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. I've looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out there in the darkness, something terrifying, something that will not stop until it gets revenge... Me." -- Bruce Wayne/Batman
One thing people never point out is how this Bat-suit’s chest emblem doesn’t match the film’s signature “Dark Knight” logo.
If you look carefully, the chest emblem is completely different.
The Dark Knight changed this with its new suit and a chest emblem that matches.
Just an interesting fact.
Same with the 1989 logo
*Better* than The Batman. ✌ Those who say otherwise just have bad memories or are drinking the cool aid. TDK wouldn't have opened *SO BIG* without all the positive buzz that BB built 🦇 It influenced a whole decade of 'gritty reboots'
Actually TDK would have been an OK movie had Heath not died
If you don't agree with me, and think as I do.. You're drinking the "cool aid".. Says every mind knumbing mooseknuckle on the planet.. Kool-aid btw..
17:36 "There was actually a lot of hype when Batman Begins came out. Now I know I'm not the only one to mention this, but I people were actually hailing it as the best Batman movie ever. Now, I don't think that was the case. Maybe I"m bias but to me Batman '89 was the better of the two."
Minty, you need help. You need to see someone who can help you through your issues and remember... just say no to drugs!
The Batman voice was brilliant and practical. Batman wears the mask to protect his loved ones from repercussions. So if he used his regular voice it wouldn't take too long before people could identify who he is without the mask. By disguising his voice, he's also reducing the likelihood of having his secret identity found out. The only surprise is that nobody thought of sooner.
...i cant even watch Batman 89 anymore...uhhhh!
I'd just go and make a video if you feel differently than an established youtube creator . Let me get this straight... minty is jokingly on drugs or def on them because he doesnt agree w/ someone who doesnt make youtube videos and says that others must be on drugs . Thats a pretty serious accusation based off a disagreement in opinion but hey this is the youtube comment section .
you do realize that Nolan didnt create and write that . Around the mid 90s batman just used a voice changer so he doesnt sound like he is passing a kidney stone through his throat . Genius !!!
It was neither brilliant nor practical; WAY too dramatic and over the top. You could easily disguise your voice without being that extreme
There’s a running joke about how every time a new actor’s announced to play Batman, there’s a public uproar. For the most part, this has been true. But, when Bale was announced for the role, in 2004, everyone collectively said “hell yeah.” The first installment of the Dark Knight Trilogy dropped in 2005, and he never once failed audience expectations. Not the latest or most popular Batman movie. But, to me, Batman Begins is the best one yet.
I thought this was the best Batman movie. I thought the action scenes were great. I felt it had the superior car chase scene. Nice build up of the character and great twist at the end.
Another fun fact: Keaton has said in interviews that had he done a third movie with Tim Burton they were going to do an origin story like Begins.
we never got that movie because some a-hole parents started a campaing to accuse the film of being too violent, remember those kids saying on camera that they were horrified by the movie? the only thing that even i considered a little violent back then was the batmobile putting on fire the fire breathing clown, and you dont see him burn and or die, you are left to assume he rolled on the snow to put himself out
@@omegarugal9283 Actually, Keaton’s Batman killed quite a few people! Lol. That’s why I was a little surprised over some of the backlash of Aflex Batman for the same thing. SMH.
But otherwise, yeah, I kind of remember that too. Such a shame. The franchise completely went downhill after that. Just horrible.
@@judosailor610 the strongman? yeah, offscreen and in a comical way...
i find amusing that they tried to shoe horn violence in this movie yet ignoref all the sex innuendos
@@omegarugal9283 I don’t have a problem with violence in the movie, mind you. But there was way more than the strong man. He mows goons down with machine gun fire from the batwing. He blows people up with bombs and missiles. He throws that dude down the bell tower. I’m pretty sure he threw a guy off the roof at one point. And doesn’t he kill the joker? I’m going by memory, but I feel like he grappled him so he’d fall to his death. Anyway, it was indeed pretty violent. It’s just dumb to try and cancel the movie for that reason.
@@judosailor610 the boycottwas against the 2nd movie....
The success of the dark, melancholy "Batman (89)," which led to the even darker "Batman Returns," that caused outrage by morality groups (and McDonalds) because the film was too dark, violent, (and blue slimy); an outrage that forced the franchise to become a true monstrosity and ultimately collapse. Put this reality together with the successful reboot of "Batman Begins" which returns Batman to the dark, melancholy, and appropriately violenced form that had contributed to the success of Batman on the big screen in the first place; all goes to show a fundamental truth: morality groups are more likely to cause incredible damage than be socially, economically, or even morally helpful; (just look at the U.S. 1920's era of "Prohibition").
That’s why Joel Schumacher took over as director for the remainder of that franchise, because of McDonald’s and their “discomfort” of the Penguin puking up green slime. They couldn’t sell happy meal toys like that
Back in 2002-2003 (I can't remember), I was watching American Psycho with my then-girlfriend, and I said to her, "You know, this Christian Bale guy would make an excellent Batman. He's got the rich businessman look for Bruce Wayne, and the completely psychotic nature and physique for the Batman." A few months later she showed me a newspaper clipping announcing a brand new Batman movie in 2005 starring....... Christian Bale!
Take a shot every time minty says Bayman! 😂😂😂
This is such a perfect origin movie. I never really liked batman until this movie made him just so cool. It's the best batman movie, hard to beat.
Best pure Batman film in the trilogy. As far as best individual performance is concerned however, Heath's Joker is untouchable in TDK... RIP
This BatMan trilogy are definitely thee best BatMans
89 is Good as well
But Nolan & Bale knocked all 3 of them out of the park
They’re still great to this day
Big fan. Felt like DC first and own x men movie. 1 and 2 are classics and 3 is just ok
My favorite superhero. Christian Bale is a bad ass. Long live the Dark Knight.
You showed a clip of Bale drinking water soon after you spoke of his muscle gains but we all know it wasn't water alone that put on that mass, there was plenty of juice too
Juice? Oh you mean vitamins right?.......right?🤔🤣🤣
When you did your bale batman voice and said "ITS GOOOD" I laughed. That's actually 2 now, and it was just a few months ago you made me laugh for the first time. You're getting better!
I honestly like Begins more than The Dark Knight because it feels more like a Batman movie and it's actually about Bruce Wayne/Batman, I like Bale's performance in it, I love the Begins suit and atmosphere.
The Dark Knight covered a lot of plot and character for its running time. Begins flows better as a movie in my opinion.
Hold your breath everytime he says "Batman".
Then breath out everytime he says "Batman".
You'll be fine................
Liam's a bad guy 😱😭 thanks for the spoiler 🤣😂 only joking
I love the batman credit card and ice puns and Mister Freeze's suit.
This will probably go down in history as the best Batman/writing/acting trilogies of all time!! Scarecrow, Ras Al Ghul, Joker, Bane, and Catwoman were all acted and written so well!! 😜🤘🏻🦇
The Batman has started pretty strong and could dethrone that.
Your posts are super cool!! The comic relief (which we all need for everything) the “Marvel” Batman toy haha
I love the 89 version, but I really love this trilogy…Hardy WAS Bane in my eyes…and Ledger as the Joker? Nothing more needs to be said. Great villains in all three movies!
I would've loved to see Jack Nicholson do the Pencil "Magic Trick" instead of that 50,000 volt joy buzzer
Minty your channel is absolutely one of my favourites.. keep up the great work broseph
Christian Nolans batman voice? Think u ment bale buddy.
I’m pretty confident there were 5 tumblers built. As the guy providing the blueprints to replicate this car in full scale, I’ve researched thousands of reference photos, and on the back of the Tumblers, they are numbered, and one is numbered #5.
However I don’t let this take away from another great upload, Minty. Good job sir.
5? i didnt know that, i remember one was only the cab for close up shots and 2 full scale for the action scenes, and one that was made lightweight for the scenes where it was supposed to jump
It’s simple , we kill the Batman ! Nolan Trilogy is by far the best in MY opinion , When they filmed this one and the dark Knight coincidentally I was in downtown passing through and saw both being filmed
Those were great summers. Chicago had just did Public Enemies by my house, and the Transformer movies as well.
@@girldaddividendinvestor definitely agree oh yes I remember that at the jail in crown point
Lol Bale was catching up on some sleep as he was deprived of rest in his previous role, The Machinist.
I love the Nolan movies but I love the Burton films better. The 89 film is my favorite movie of all time. Bale did a fantastic job playing Batman.
I loved the first film in 1989, it was my favorite Batman movie. But I Did Not care for Batman Returns 😳 Tim Burton went crazy with that one. It wasn’t even a Batman movie, it was a Tim Burton movie. It was literally a repeat of Edward Scissorhands with the Penguin. It wasn’t even about Batman, it was about the Penguin
… this is a very unpopular opinion, but I liked Batman Forever better than Batman Returns… sorry 🤷♂️ lol
@@nsasupporter7557 well TDK & TDKR were both basically just Christopher Nolan movies so.. 🤷
@@christermyrberg3661 … so what’s your point? You forgot about Batman Begins, that was the first of the Dark Knight movies. And at least Nolan made his films about Batman, unlike Burton did. Burton had an infatuation with the villains instead of Batman
@@nsasupporter7557 Batman Begins was the only one that felt like a Batman movie & when it comes to focus the sequels were about the villains
Great way to start off a Friday ..
"10 things...": The Dark Knight _Rises_ next week, either Tuesday 15th or Friday 18th?
(TDK video had been presented in 11- 2019 💻 )
Hmm, both Jake and his sister Maggie G might have been in this film, even if they would not share any scenes.
(Vis-a-vis Batman/1989) Many more people have compared this to Casino Royale, another one-of-a-kind 'origin story' film (CR/2006 is itself a reboot of the 007 film series after Die Another Day, though, unlike B& R, that film had not been a box office flop!).
I’d heard that at SDCC they played the fan made film Batman: Dead End
Which convinced WB that Batman was still a viable franchise if done right
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Y so serious 😈 🤡🥃
I never get tired of this movie at all
Great video!!!👍
This is my favorite Batman movie
10 Things You Didn't Know About Batman 1989 & Dark Knight Rises.
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And this way this film opens gives me chills every time Nolan shows u wat Bruce sees in the well.
Batman fans in 1989: “We never said thank you.”
Tim Burton: “And you never have to.”
Batman fans in 2005: “We never said thank you.”
Christopher Nolan: “And you never have to.
Batman fans in 2022: “We never said thank you.”
Matt Reeves: “And you never have to.”
What are you blabbering on about
Joel Schumacher: You guys like black light and neon?
Batman fans since 1995: Pease see yourself out.
The series 'Gotham' is worth checking out to see a young Bruce Wayne and the origins of Batman.
10 Things You Didn't Know About The Boondocks
A young Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon) has a small part as the kid who spots Batman in the Narrows before Batman goes into the apartment where Scarecrow lits Batman on fire, and he appears again when Rachel saves him after the fear toxin is released before Batman swoops in and saves them both.
The suit in Begins is INFINITELY better than the Dark Knight upgrade, and so was the balance in his Batman voice. It wasn't too insane, garbled, etc. Although The Dark Knight is a superior film, I wish the suit wasn't made to where his head looked like a giant bobble head and he still retained the Begins aesthetic (and they didn't crank up the rumble on the voice to 11 in post). Begins is a very good film, still. The editing is a bit too fast at times and so it could have benefitted from letting some scenes breathe a bit more. However, it sure did reinvigorate the Batman in cinema.
Agreed. The suit in Batman Begins looked more intimating. The Batsuit in the other movies was more functional but it's too bad the fight scenes never took advantage of it. The editing of the fight scenes in Batman Begins was complete shit. The Bat Voice was a turd to begin with. I don't know what else they could've done to make it better in the sequels.
Great movie! I love your videos and am looking forward to your review on The Batman 2022 film once I’m able to find four hours of free time. Three hours for the movie, 30 minutes for the previews, and another thirty for possible end credits and leaving the theater 😂.