As much as Chris Nolan might have been trying to create a very real superhero film, he can't escape the preposterousness of this plot. I would personally be much happier to accept that Bruce Wayne is simply extremely rich has bought himself a rather impressive technical get-up to go and fight crime but as he's presented here, being trained in martial arts in the Himalayas by a mysterious organisation, his history seems rather contrived, cliched and ridiculous.
The idea of him utilising his own fears to intimidate criminals is rather interesting but the fact that this involves an artificial scary voice again serves to make him faintly cartoonish, rather than the 'real' character that Nolan was trying to reveal. I wasn't especially impressed by Christian Bale (Michael Keaton is still the best) but then I don't think he's been any good since 'Empire of the Sun'. As far as Batman films go it's not bad, with impressive fight scenes, a budget-busting supporting cast and a fun new Batmobile, but it wasn't enough to convince me that comic book adaptations can ever make worthy films.
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