Trish and I joined Jessie yesterday and hit a double feature of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight at the Imax theater (running through November 2nd, if you are of a mind.) Watching them back to back, it is clear to me that Batman Begins is the better of the two films, despite the fact that Katie Holmes drags down every scene in which she appears. Plus, it contains the best action sequence of any comic book movie. Period.
Why? Because it captures the character of Batman better than any other comic book movie captures its subject. We see how he terrifies crooks, picking them off one by one, never letting anyone get a good look at him, allowing the fear build and do half the work for him. No other sequence in a comic book movie has come close to capturing the character as well as the reaction of the people who see him. The only one that comes close would be the first appearance of Superman in Superman The Movie, with the classic "you've got me, but who's got you" reaction.
Which I have to admit holds up pretty well after 30 years, but it does not pack the same punch.
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