I don't believe fans and film critics will ever stop talking about Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy since it was so groundbreaking for the superhero genre and so full of ideas and innovations to explore. There are several remarkable, smart, and entertaining sequences in all three films. But the first film takes the crown for being one of its kind.
Here are the top 10 batman begins best scenes:
10) “I am Batman.”
Bale's Batman doesn't make his first appearance in costume until the first hour of the film, but when he does, he makes it memorable. Moving through the shadows, not letting Falcone's goons see who (or what) was beating the living daylights out of them. That's Batman, with terror, theatricality, and deceit as his main tools. He mouths the now-iconic words "I am Batman" as he drags a befuddled Falcone out of his vehicle and subsequently strings him up to a searchlight to display a bat-like signal in the sky. Moviegoers realized right once that this was the Batman they'd been waiting for.
9) “I’ll get my car”
“I brought mine!”
When Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes in the first film in Nolan's trilogy) gets poisoned by Scarecrow's fear toxin, Batman orders Jim Gordon to rush her outside Arkham Asylum and meet him there. Meanwhile, Batman, being the badass that he is, uses an ultrasonic gadget to call a swarm of bats as "backup," performs a 'superhero drop,' and escapes the institution uninjured. Gordon offers Rachel assistance in his vehicle, to which Batman responds, "I brought mine," revealing the Batmobile in all its beastly grandeur, roaring in the backdrop.
Following there comes a pursuit between Gotham's finest and Batman, with the latter flying over rooftops and showing some of the Batmobile's capabilities before delivering the cure to Rachel just in time. Congratulations to Nolan, who understands how to build an action scene with style, and to David S. Goyer for some great language.
8) “Not who we are underneath, but what we do that defines us”
On the surface, the thought of a guy in his late twenties jumping over roofs to beat crooks to a pulp isn't the most logical. But isn't that not the objective of The Batman? No, the concept of Batman extends well beyond the surface; he is not a person, but an idea. He is characterized not by who he is or how he seems, but by what he does. This scene embodies that, as Batman not only saves Rachel Dawes' life, but also reveals who the man behind the mask is.
7) Confronting Falcone in the Bar
While not yet wearing the famous cape and cowl of the Dark Knight – heck, he hasn't even gone through training – Bat-fans get their first look of Bruce Wayne's enduring tenacity and overwhelming fury as he confronts Gotham City crime leader Carmine Falcone in the comforts of his own criminal stronghold.
6) Burning down League of Shadows/Saving Henri Ducard
When faced with the dilemma of what kind of hero he wants to be, Bruce Wayne's decision to burn down the League of Shadows and rescue Henri Ducard's life marks the moment he transforms from an average guy with an unquenchable rage to a superheroic legend in the making.
5) Purchasing the Hotel and Taking a Dip in the Fountain
At its core, Bruce Wayne's legend is one of tragedy, as he is ultimately a man more at ease leaping off buildings and beating criminals to a pulp than he is in his own skin — his Bruce Wayne mask is more of a front than his Batman mask, as evidenced by his need to put on a performance of what he thinks a billionaire should act like.
4) “I never said thank you." ... "And you’ll never have to”
The final lines of Batman Begins, along with the magnificent Joker tease, undoubtedly one of the greatest cliffhangers in comic book film history, masterfully compress the whole essence of the character down to its purest form in just 10 simple words. While everyone of Gotham will eternally be grateful to Batman, being appreciated is also the final reason he chose to become the Dark Knight in the first place.
3) A Watchful Protector
It's referred to as a scene. Call it a pause. It's the picture that cemented Christopher Nolan's Batman saga as the definitive contemporary interpretation of the Dark Knight. For decades, the Batman pictures were reduced to drab excess or high camp, under the excuse that great drama would have to be abandoned for high pleasure. Scenes (and visuals) that not only caught the majesty of the Caped Crusader, but also portrayed him in a setting worthy of his comic book beginnings, were abandoned in favor of fast, simple, and dramatic jolts of fancy.
Nothing except the raw force of one famous figure: Batman, is on show in Batman Begins. He sits up on a cliff, anticipating the rising dawn and staring over the city he has promised to safeguard, after introducing himself to brutal criminal leader Carmine Falcone and hanging him up for Gotham Police Sergeant Jim Gordon.
2) “…without hesitation, without pity”
Despite having an origin and past ideal for spine-tingling flashbacks, Batman Begins is the first feature picture to take advantage, with one of the highlights being a nifty battle on a frozen lake between Bruce Wayne and tutor Henri Ducard. But it's the sequence that follows that sets the tone for the remainder of Batman's adventure, as well as Christopher Nolan's vision of the series. Bruce, who is recovering from his severe training, sits by a fire with Ducard, who tells him why he retreated to the mountains.
He had also lost someone important to him, but he was able to deal with his loss via revenge. Bruce, on the other hand, knows the devouring force of hate. Liam Neeson injects grief into his seriousness for his speech, while Christian Bale replies with restrained resolve. Nolan chose to go further into why this lost guy converted hot-blooded wrath into functional chivalry after a quick depiction of how Bruce obtained the talents for his alter persona.
1) “I don’t need protection!” … “Protection for them!”
After the flop that was 1997's Batman & Robin, the Caped Crusader was in desperate need of a reboot – stylistically, tonally, thematically, and so on – and Christopher Nolan delivered, particularly in the first act of Batman Begins, sending Bruce Wayne to the far reaches of the Earth to hone his skills against lowly criminals and trained assassins alike.
During one of these spontaneous jail fighting sessions, security personnel are compelled to interfere, assuring Bruce it's for his own safety. Not for his own safety, of course, but for the safety of the several deadly criminals on whom he was wreaking havoc.
Conclusion
The Batman trilogy is a masterpiece that no one can deny. There are numerous iconic scenes from the trilogy that are out of this world! Nolan is truly a genius and his historic Batman trilogy is ample proof of that.
I hope you found the post fun to read and you have an urge to rewatch the masterpiece that is Batman Begins.
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