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"Why do we fall, Master Wayne? So we can learn to pick ourselves up." "You still haven't given up on me?" "Never." Chills. Every. Time.

I love Falcone's whole monologue because he tries intimidating Bruce, but he unintentionally gives Bruce the advice he needs to become Batman.

“I never said thank you” “And you’ll never have to” Such a good line to close on, tells you everything you need to know about Batman in 5 words

Batman Begins can actually be considered "nostalgic" now. Who else feels old thinking about that?

“What was the point of doing all those push ups if you can’t lift a bloody log?!” Best line

The intro of Batman getting sprayed with fear gas and seeing That Ridiculous Bat Credit Card was absolutely perfect. 10/10

"you're just one man." "Now, we're two." Literally my favorite interaction between Gordon and Batman ever

It was a nice surprise to see NC cover one of my favourite movies of all time. Batman Begins definitely has its flaws, but it spoke to me so much when I first saw it at 16. And to this day so many of its quotes ring in my head. Whenever I see a bad DC movie, this movie reminds me "DC can have amazing movies."

Can we all agree that the Scarecrow is easily one of the most underrated and underutilized batman villains?

Scarecrow is actually kinda intimidating in this first film imo. The way he just doesn't give a damn about everything and even gets a bit excited at the thought of Batman having found them is unnerving.

I personally loved Neeson for the way he portrays Raz al Gul. His 'monotone' voice as you describe it is the result of a man who has learned to compose himself in every possible way, who has found purpose to change the world in a way he deems necessary. He's absolutely rational about even the most terrible of things like massmurder, annihilating cities etc. Would he really be more interesting if he sounded like Krusty the clown, with wildly varying voicetones? No, he's a sifu of sorts to his people. Calmness and composure are part of every bit of his character.

I think the whole “Wayne family is full of good people” isn’t about how virtuousness is genetic. It shows that our leads moral compass comes from how many people he has to look up to.

The shot of Batman standing on the building while the camera pans around after catching Falconi while the music swells is one of the most iconic shots in any superhero movies.

For me personally this is what I’ve always liked about Christopher Nolan’s Batman. more then any movie adaptation it actually shows Bruce Wayne’s journey becoming physically and mentally stronger.he didn’t just rely on his suits and gadgets he also had a lot of mental strength. so every time I see him breaking limits, I feel all the more happy that batman overcame the impossible. Batman begins had him dealing with fear, dark knight had him dealing with anarchy. Dark knight rises had him dealing with pain.

I can't believe I never picked up on this before, but the reason Bruce stayed in that prison was to punish himself for not saving his parents. He may have told himself it was still for training, but doesn't Bruce Wayne/Batman always either deny or ignore his true emotions?

I think the exchange between Gordon and Batman at the end is possibly the best in super hero cinema. "I never said thank you." "And you'll never have to."

Alfred’s “Why do we fall sir?” to Bruce and his “Never!” after is one of my favorite moments.

Despite this movie being overshadowed by The Dark Knight, I consider it to be just as good and a true testament to how well Nolan handled the trilogy.

That roof jumping joke with Daffy duck had me crying🤣

The Scarecrow is such an underrated villian and Cillian Murphey did a fantastic job playing him! Scarecrow is one of my favorite Batman villians ever and he deserves more recognition.

“Your compassion is weakness your enemies won’t share. That’s why it’s so important.” That’s a Biblical Level Quote to live by (f*ckin love it)

The scene where Alfred and Bruce are talking after Bruce Saves Rachel, was one of the highlights for me. Everything from Alfred talking about threatening to call the men in white suits to take Bruce away, Bruce explaining how he's using the persona of Batman to fight crime, even Bruce saying "Damn good television" is a great moment.

Legit let out an audible “Yes” when he said he was doing Burton 89 and Mask of the Phantasm. Also loved the “YOIKS AND AWAY” gag

21:45 “Thus Gotham perished because Gordon couldn’t drive stick” The way he said it so slowly just made me burst out laughing! 😂😂😂

It feels like this movie isn’t exactly talked about as much as the other two in this trilogy. Though I guess compared to how amazing The Dark Knight was and how split people have always been on The Dark Knight Rises, Batman Begins sort of blends into the background more

You know, if Bruce's dad can say "don't be afraid" after _being shot._ Then he's doing pretty alright.

I think a Batman movie having compelling Bruce Wayne scenes, that’s a real testament of its quality. That’d be like watching a Superman movie and being more riveted watching him as Clark Kent

15:40 In this movie’s defense, I think the choppy editing in SOME of these action scenes was done for a reason. This one for example, is his first fight as Batman. So, it’s deliberately hard to see because they’re building up to when Batman reveals himself to Falcone at the end of the scene. Also, both here and when he’s infiltrating Arkham Asylum to save Rachel, It’s deliberately hard to see because Batman is all about stealth, not spectacle. So this way of shooting it conveys the surprise and disorientation that someone being attacked by Batman would feel. However, this argument does not apply for the Batmobile chase, the training scenes, the one-on-one in his burning mansion, or the climax. All of those should have been filmed better.

The themes of the Dark Knight Trilogy are Fear, Chaos, and Power. Nolan did a great job.

Batman Begins: A solid start to The Dark Trilogy.

I actually liked the fighting/action being somewhat chaotic and hard-to-follow, at least early in the film. In my mind, especially to the common hood, fighting the Batman should be like, in the words of the film, like fighting a "wraith" and not just a skilled fighter. There's a favorite moment of mine when he takes the first batch of hoods out one by one in the shadows, until the last one, in desperation shouts "where are you?!" only to have Batman behind him whispering "here" and instantly finish him off. Note that the fight scenes when he's fighting a peer like Ras himself on the train, that scene is mostly shot fairly straight forward, since a skilled fighter like Ras wouldn't be nearly as intimidated as a common hood, so that fight should be shot as a match of near-equals.

I really wish they had used the Scarecrow better in this film. Cillian Murphy was such a good choice given that he can nail down "unassuming" and "intense" very well with his eyes alone, which are the two biggest descriptors I would give to a character like Jonathan Crane. Oh well.

Jack Gleeson suffers from what I call the Margaret Hamilton effect; that is, he’s a nice guy who played a despicable villain so well that people automatically connect him with that character when they see him. Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West, experienced the same thing

“Morgan Freeman! Have you come to narrate my death?!” What an honor that would be! 🤩

Bale based his intimidating voice off of Conroy's subtle change in the Batman Animated Series.

I like your Scarecrow tangent. Freddy Kreuger is also a great comparison. So much so that Netherrealm hired Robert Englund to voice him in Injustice 2.

Joffrey being the little kid led to the greatest moment from the HISHE for this movie. When it's revealed that Scarecrow's toxin had been being poured into the water supply, and needed to be inhaled to work, Gordon muses on how that's why "spaghetti night" turned out poorly. Jump to Joffrey rising into the window with flames behind him while his mom screams hysterically.

Even though the action is not that great, I feel Nolan used it as a strength in that fight scene at the docks. We are seeing it from Falcone's perspective. So all he sees is a dark figure beating his goons extremely fast with barely any lighting.

You know, if a movie sets the standard for its genre, and all the subsequent movies in that genre... it's more than just a 'good' movie. Good movies don't define a genre. I'm not saying it's perfect, but you have to recognize that a movie with this sort of impact can't simply be just 'good'.

13:42 I thought Daffy Duck went to the animated DC World dressed as Superman.

"It's not who you are underneath, but you do that defines you." That's easily one of my favorite quotes ever.

When you realize Batman Begins when he's starting out his Batman voice, it's the best he sounds in this trilogy.

You ever just take a drive at night, on a long road, like a freeway, and turn Molossus on full blast? What a great stress reliever.

14:46 to be fair, Christian (like many actors who do this) massively regretted doing the scratchy voice because it was super rough on his throat. He did it in audition/rehearsal, and they loved it, so wanted him to do it for the whole film (a few others have done this with other roles and had the same problem). That's probably why his real voice dropped in a few times; it was probably when he was having rougher days/multiple takes. Bale is well known for his MASSIVE commitment to roles (The Machinist) so it's unsurprising that he didn't argue when they asked him to keep the voice.

"Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up." "Its not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you." "You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a villain." I can only imagine Nolan writes his scripts while eating Chinese take-out, for so many fortune cookie sayings to make it in? Or David S. Goyer.

That Daffy Duck reference was friggin' hilarious!

6:58 I strongly disagree. Kindness like that does run in the family, not because of birth but because of upbringing. Your parents teach you to be kind and virtues and it actually is a great lesson. That if you are kind and virtues your children will be as well.

17:20 I wonder if Doug knows that Robert England (Freddy Krueger) voiced Scarecrow in Injustice 2. I still have hopes they'll bring him back for some sort of animated movie. He's a great fit for the role

"It's not who I am underneath. It's what I do that defines me." One thing that will always make the Dark Knight Trillogy for me. Is the incredible score from Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.

I loved this film. It brought Batman back to his roots after Batman and Robin, and this film had good horror elements. Another thing I loved about this film was the joker tease at the end.

Fun fact: the "bats are nocturnal" Bale actually fell asleep on the bed. It was so comfortable

I still use Rachel's line "its not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you" to ground myself back when I get too frustrated with everyday life. This movie had problems, but as a Batman geek this spoke a million words to me.

Okay and that “Yoiks and away” joke had me in stitches after a pretty rough week. So thank you for that!

I like the Wayne family is very virtuous because in some adaptations its almost an obsession of Bruce/Batman to save Gotham in their memory its like Bruce is so guilt ridden of his parents' death that he needs to save Gotham so he doesn't shame the family.

I love that you’ve mentioned that the building they used for Wayne Enterprises is the Chicago Board of Trade building! These movies might’ve had their flaws, but I am always so honored that they chose Chicago to shoot the first two in. I like to think we made a pretty good Gotham.

Scarecrow should frequently be the first main antagonist in any kind of introductory piece with Batman on screen if not always. Joker, then followed by Catwoman and even Riddler are my first three favorites in Rogues', but Scarecrow is so underused. And yes, we did essentially get the gist of that with Cillian Murphy's Scarecrow in Batman Begins, but there was so much more character development left on the table for him and to be candid in the rest of the entire Nolan trilogy. It's as though he was reduced practically to a cameo role honestly. My favorite version of the character is the redesign of him from the animated series. Since from what we know, "fear" is what basically created Batman and Bruce Wayne uses that to any extreme for "morally good" reasons" whereas Dr. Jonathan Crane is exploiting people's fears due to selfish motives, then it's the ideal counter to each others' intentions while using the same means and how it ties into the overarching tropes. With that being said, I still love how this movie along with many others really kickstarted how comic book movies were to be seen very seriously again as moving pieces of graphic art, social commentaries even and contemporary mythological storytelling.

Kurt Russell, Chris Cooper and Dennis Quaid were considered for Jim Gordon.

13:35 I was enjoying a nice coffee, now it’s all over my screen 🤣🤣🤣

Even if it's only an idea: Morgan Freeman narrating Batman's death is a godsend.

I was expecting Green Arrow to shout "Zoinks and away!" since he's the inspiration from Robin Hood, but whatever this movie is exactly what I expected for a retold origins story of Batman. It is indeed a brilliant new take on the franchise all thanks to Nolan. As a kid back in 2005 I was really hyped for Batman Begins so I read the comic book adaptation and played the PS2 version of it. As for Batman and Robin, it didn't actually scarred me as a child because I thought it was strange like many of other Schumacher's films and despite how much you hate it you got to admit it gave birth to the infamous "Bat Credit Card!" which increased the popularity of the Nostalgia Critic. Batman Begins nauseating action scenes and croaky voice maybe unsatisfying for many but remember not every movie is perfect because it's all about someone else's creative interpretation and how it could resurrect a dying franchise that is in need of a talented director. Sam Raimi's Spiderman is the perfect example, and yes Sony tried ruining the franchise twice but it has been saved thus eventually giving us the trio of Spidey's that we've been waiting to see for a long time.

The Bat Credit Card gag never gets old. So relatable!

To quote the late great Norm Macdonald and something the Scarecrow i'm sure thinks about even to this day is “I never do impressions, but I probably should. People like that stuff.”

I like the Batman voice in this one. It absolutely makes sense someone as famous as Bruce Wayne would have to mask his voice to not be recognized.

18:00 the Tick, Tick…Boom! joke was so out of left field but so on point that I actually laughed out loud 😂

I always have confidence in this channel's comedic abilities, so I certainly wasn't surprised by the humor, but my goodness, you guys really provided some nice critiques of the film that I hadn't really thought about before. Seriously, Scarecrow is so criminally underused!

Who would have guessed 15 years ago you'd be at the point that "Batman Begins" would actually be able to be in a Nostalgic Category.

I'm sure I'm not alone in excitement for the Dark Knight review. What a fantastic film.

Honestly, after rewatching the movie recently, I actually think those first 40 minutes of Batman Begins are actually so much better than I remembered them. So much of the dialogue and character introductions are on point, not just for the movie but defining the idea of Batman as a whole. The conversation with Rachel and the barscene with Falcone right after are getting much too little credit in the overall scheme of the trilogy. My two favourite parts in particular being that when Bruce comes back from training and gaining all that power, he still comes back trying to rely on a gun, being denied revenge he then is confronted with Falcone who is completely oblivious to Bruce already being a highly trained assassin...but he doesn´t even need to know. It is for Bruce to realize that after half an hour of training montage, his power is basically useless if not being adapted to the ways that this city works. I think they are doing far more than simply introducing the direction the series will go into but by themselves they already encapsulate not just Gotham and Batman but the fine ways that they both are living concepts of far reaching and indepth plots and conflicting interests that make them up to be what they are in such intricate and organic ways as they both exist, worse without the other. Also, I think this Batman trilogy becoming so successful, or even created at all they way it was, was probably not possible without the prior movies being cornier and different tonewise. Sometimes a series almost needs the fluctuation from campy to brooding, lighthearted to heavy and dark, just to break away from all movies feeling too same-y. Even if all dark and brooding Batman comics were amazing pieces of storytelling, for a series going on for so long and extending over different timeperiods, I almost don´t wanna blame some of the failed pieces. A Thor Ragnarok is a great movie by itself, but probably it is seen as even better than it actually is in context of the Thor movies that surrounded it. I think the same is happening the other way around with the first two parts of this trilogy, great movies by themselves, but made even better as a "breath of fresh air" in comparison to what came before.

Love this movie. The twist of Ra's true identity was FANTASTIC. And apart from the fight with bane, the fight with Ra's is the best in the trilogy.

Pity DC didn't use this as their Iron Man for their DC Cinematic Universe. With that final scene with the Joker card at the end, Sequel bait done well.

22:17 Don’t flatter yourself, Doug.

Dude I was literally a CHILD watching some of your first videos. It is such a trip to see you still making videos about movies that defined my childhood when they were NEW, and that it truly wild man. Keep it up, I loved getting to see you back at it!

13:29- My favorite joke of the episode. Maybe Daffy was onto something when he wanted to be Batman…

I like the part of the movie when the Scarecrow was going nuts and he saw Batman flying over the city and he was saying all kind of crazy crap. One of my favorite episodes from Batman the Animated Series. Is when Scarecrow had Batgirl thinking that because of her death Batman and her father Commissioner Gordon we're at each other's throats.

Something I realized upon rewatching all these films recently is that Bale’s voice is honestly the best in Begins. Not nearly as gravely as it is in Dark Knight or Rises

I always wondered why Bruce's father took them to a show about bats when he knew at this time that Bruce is really afraid of them.

I remember owning a Blu-Ray box set of all three Dark Knight movies, I did watch some of them and going through the menus as a kid and dang, Batman is a franchise that is milked too much yet we still want more movies of this guy.

You know a lot of people think Bruce Wayne's parents were killed by gunshots but they were actually killed by a vending machine

I wish Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan had training sequences like the one with Ra's .

I do kind of agree on your points of Scarecrow. I can understand him only having the Mask with him in his briefcase most of the time, but near the end, he should have not only had a better look, but also more time to be a menace at the end. It would have been amazing to see him having gone insane from his exposure to the fear toxin, and chased Rachel around the city.

That Chief Wiggum bit was just too perfect 🤣

17:20 i love that he said that because Robert Englund voiced Scarecrow in Injustice 2

I like the whole trilogy, because each movie progresses the character. First one deals with fear. Second one deals with facing his moral limitations. Third one deals with his strengths being outmatched. Also, birth, prime age, death.

17:20 funny thing is Robert Englund plays Scarecrow in Injustice 2.

He’s a good kindly Alfred, but not the badass Alfred. The Waynes doing SOME good makes sense to instill him with morals, that we don’t see much of. He DOES do nice things, and aside from a line or two about orphanage, not really.

It's funny how the opening skit has Bat-Doug's "Greatest Fear" be stuff from Batman and Robin... When MAD Magazine spoofed Begins, they had Bale-Batman's fear gas hallucination be Joel Schumacher!

When I first saw this movie, I was like, "Oh, PLEASE... Batman is a ninja?!?" Then by the end, I was like, "It makes sense! Batman is TOTALLY a ninja!"

5:42 "You're a KZfaqr aren't you...?" I felt that xD

Even today these reviews are so refreshing, mixing entertainment with some rly valid critcism while not taking itself to serious. In reviews like these it rly shows that he is doing this for such a long time that he has become pretty good at staying objective.

Batman Begins is what revived the Batman movie franchise in the 2000s, I’m glad Christopher Nolan directed this movie, hopefully you’ll review Joker which you said it’s you’re new favorite movie in one of your previous Critic videos.

I always assumed that Ken Watanabe WAS Ra's Al'gul and Liam Neeson just took the mantle.

The first NC video I ever saw was the Batman Old v. New one he did many years ago so it’s really cool to hear him talk about Batman again. Makes me nostalgic for the Nostalgia Critic.

The scene where Bruce pulls Falconi out of the car makes me laugh, because as the viewer Bruce is responding "Im Batman" to Falconi saying "What are you?" But from a logical perspective, Bruce wouldnt have been able to hear that. So, from my point of view, Bruce lands on the car, punches out the glass, pulls Falconi through the sunroof and says "Im Batman!" without prompt. and i cant stop laughing at that thought

One of the finest Batman movies I’ve seen.

I actually think they did a good job with how Scarecrow looks and acts in this one (fits with the more grounded tone of the movie). it's just that he gets pushed to the side pretty quickly by Ra's, making him feel like just another henchman instead of someone really special.

I totally get it's nitpicking on purpose, but I will say I never saw Bruce's parents being wonderful people took away from Bruce's choices; his father didn't beat criminals and take down mob bosses, he was a doctor who made millions and used it to help people. Batman is good because of his own journey, but having but having parents obviously helps. I also don't think it was meant to negate that Bruce stole, simply because it was his company's stuff; it was ironic that he was being arrested on behalf of his own company.

"I won't kill you, but I don't have to save you." Only in the movies is Batman allowed to be this smart.

I love this film, my favourite of the trilogy, the dark knight and dark knight rises felt like they demystified Batman too much and as a result he just feels like a guy, in this film he is something to be feared and feels imposing, in the other films he feels like a guy in a suit

I love the birthday party scene. Christian Bale went full Patrick Bateman and it was glorious 🥹