sorry for such a long intro!! batman gets me so excited, i could talk about it forever! i hope you all like the reaction! if you wanna see the reaction, it starts at 5:00 gentle reminder that these videos are edited the way they are because of copyright! we can only show up to 5ish seconds of a clip at a time! otherwise, there would be no movie reactions on youtube at all for you to watch! my editor emphasizes my reaction to the movie because that is the point of a reaction/commentary video! the only way to watch the full movie without some random on the internet like myself commenting on it is to watch it on your own or surrounded by friends and family!

"I never said thank you." "And you'll never have to." The entire Batman-Gordon relationship summed up perfectly in ten words.

Miranda: "Best Super Hero Movie" "My favorite" "Masterpiece" Everyone: "Oh, you have no idea."

I appreciate you pausing to give your thoughts instead of talking over and potentially missing parts of the movie, thank you

44:00 "I wish I had a secret hideout behind a bookcase!" *"PUT... THE CANDLE... BACK!!!"* 🤣🤣😂

Christopher Nolan made magic with this trilogy

“I love my cocaine so much” -Miranda 2024

Gordon: "I never said thank you. " Batman: "And you'll never have to..." chills everytime! Love your react!😍

The thing about Nolan's Batman movies which i think is what sets it apart from every other comic book movie is its basically a what if Batman existed in our world, so no super powered people exist, its just him vs real life villains. As im sure a lot of comments have already mentioned but its worth saying again that the Batman: The Animated Series is a must watch for any fan or would be fan, its also the same voices from the games you played.

Fun story about Michael Caine: He was friends with composer John Barry, who among many other things is notable for writing the musical scores for all the James Bond movies from Dr. No to The Living Daylights. Michael was in between leases at one point, and stayed at John's flat for six weeks. One night, Michael couldn't get any sleep because John was downstairs working on his piano. He finally went downstairs in the morning and was going to complain, but John said "I've got this tune for the Bond film. What do you think of it?" It turned out to be "Goldfinger", probably the most famous Bond song/theme next to the 007 theme itself, and Michael Caine was the first person in the world to hear it.

The casting in this movie is amazing Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman. This origin story is my favorite even if it’s different from the comics.

Fun Fact: this film was the first time Batman ever "flew" or glided with his cape. Before that he was just a really good gymnast with wires. Considering Batman has been around since 1939. Its insane that Nolan was the first to come up with the idea of incorporating his cape into his suit to fly. The next seperate adaption to follow up with it, after this film, was the Arkham games and its been a staple for Batman ever since.

Having the Scarecrow gas flood the Narrows where all the criminals are, as Batman flies overhead is actually really cool, because that'll just build the Mythos of Batman from now until forever. All the criminals will now remember "The Batman" as a flying bat demon with glowing eyes.

OMG, 'Are you so desperate to fight criminals you would have yourself locked up and take them on one at a time?" Man what a great start to my favorite scene in ANY Batman film.

"(Alfred) is the manifestation of true goodness" I will absolutely back that.

You’ve come a long way! Struggling with combos, in Asylum, and now dominating in Arkham Knight. Batman will always be The GOAT, because he’s one of the few Superheroes that attained his abilities through dedication and hard work. He wasn’t bitten by a spider, or born an alien god. I’m glad you actually understand him, because a lot of people don’t. Great reaction!! 👍

FYI: Rachel Dawes was created for this film. Katie Holmes was replaced in The Dark Knight with Maggie Gyllenhaal (I believe Katie had a scheduling conflict).

The second movie is undoubtedly the "masterpiece" of the trilogy, but none of them are bad. Probably the best cinematic depiction of the spirit of the comics.

"Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up." That line was used in the Korean show "Run On" as the main character's motivaton for becoming a subtitle translator as her chosen career path. As she put it "Without subtitles, I never would have understood this wisdom." Seems the wrtiers who wrote that for the actress to say agreed with you that it "should be stolen" '-)

Back in the 2000s, they truly did know how to do reboots. Batman Begins and Casino Royale are the prime examples of how to bring something back in a new continuity and with a nice pitch that fits the franchise. Nolan wanted to do a more grounded take and focus more on Bruce as a character, as opposed to just always being on Batman. I remember seeing the trailer for this when going to see Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith in theaters and feeling so hyped that they were making another one. And once I got my chance to see this movie in theaters next, my 11-year-old mind was blown away. Then, in three years later, I witnessed the sequel with my father, which instantly became my 2nd favorite film of all time.

(14:41) I think of Liam's wife, Natsha Richardson, who died years later in a freak accident. She was skiing on a bunny hill, fell backward and bumped her head. Complained of headaches hours later and died. I can't help but reflect on her death every time I see this scene.

You also gotta check out Batman The Animated Series, it's ESSTINTIAL to Batman lore.

Raja Ghoul name gets passed down to one person to the next, making it look like he is living forever, that's a good story in this movie.

You really nailed it with your "This feels like it really could happen" comment. Nolan's Batman trilogy was primarily focused on making a Batman that could happen in the real world, if someone had enough money and physical endurance and access to technology to *become* Batman. There are no super powers in the entire trilogy, so don't expect Clayface or Poison Ivy.

This is honestly my favorite Batman movie (not counting The Batman 2022). People may love The Dark Knight more, but we wouldn't have gotten it without this movie. Also, the Tumbler chase scene is *chef's kiss*. 😁

Hot take: Batman Begins is the best Nolan Batman movie. Later movies still have great casting, performances, music, etc, but I think this movie has the best version of Gotham City in the Nolan movies. They're all very close in quality, but the spooky Gotham in Begins gives it the edge for me over the other ones.

“A hero can be anyone - even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended." - Batman: The Dark Knight Rises

Unpopular opinion but this movie is my favourite among the 3 Nolan Batman films. 'I never said thank you, and you'll never have to', that's my favourite scene!!!

@38:00 - For anyone who doesn't know yet, here's a cool little Easter Egg: The car that Bruce Wayne is driving is a Lamborghini Murcielago. And the Spanish word for "bat" is... murcielago. N.B. - The car was actually named for a fighting bull, but the aforementioned factoid is still valid.

Automatic thumbs up, Miranda. The older villain gentleman in the business suit who raises a toast to Bruce is none other than the Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, who rose to fame as Roy Batty in the original Blade Runner. As an artificial human, he was assigned a four year life span, and proclaimed his humanity and lost memories as fleeting "tears in the rain." Sadly, he passed away in 2019.

@16:55 Joe Chill is the man that pulls the trigger on Bruce’s parents in the comics. I love that they included him in this movie as usually in the movies, they typically leave him out and never dive in too deep on who killed the Wayne’s.

Miranda! You hit the nail on the head when you said, "This movie is so real." After watching so many superhero movies with wisecracking superheroes, this movie really stood out, with it serious take on Batman.

This is actually my favorite in the trilogy, I love how it adapts Batman's origins for the 21st Century.

“ It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me. “ 🦇🖤

Great reaction. Ken Watanabe - Ra's Al Ghul Liam Neeson - Ducard Dunkirk: 3 Oscars Tenet: 1 Oscar If you thought this trilogy entry was spectacular, then you will be blown away by the 2-time Oscar-Winning "The Dark Knight".

It's so unique seeing someone who is familiar with Batman from other media watching this trilogy for the "first" time 16 years later. I love seeing you notice the same details I noticed when I saw it for the first time in theatres. You are going to **love** The Dark Knight. When it comes to Nolan's non-Batman movies, my favourites are The Prestige, Inception, and Memento. Definitely check them out.

Maaaannn, now I have to wait for your reacts on The Dark Knight and The Prestige. 🤣 Thumbs up for starting the Nolan journey with Batman Begins... 👍👍👍

Glad to see someone recognize the greatness of Batman Begins. It's my favorite of the trilogy and does not get enough respect these days.

This dark, gritty rendition of Batman that has been prevalent for decades started at the 80s, when it was released in 1986 a comics miniseries called The Dark Knight Returns, written and drawn by Frank Miller. This story alone kinda revived the interest on the character. And if you want a completely different rendition of Batman to understand the directions the character was taken in the years before, I highly recommend watching some episodes of the 1960s Batman TV show. It's hilarious, I think you gonna like it.

Seeing you become a Batman fan starting with your Arkham Asylum playthrough on the other channel really helps me relive when I first became a Batman fan, thank you so much Miranda

14:54 "Your anger gives you great power, but if you let it, it will destroy you." Thanks, Qui-Gon.

You have to watch the Prestige. Hugh Jackman and Michael Caine again, plus David Bowie as Nikola Tesla, who is a major character. You have to watch Memento too. It’s about a guy who can’t form new memories chasing the man who killed his wife. It goes backwards, so you start each scene with as much info as him, which is none. And the denouement at the end is chronologically the first thing that happens. It’s amazing.

Great reaction but oh, man. I CAN'T wait for you to watch The Dark Knight and see what all the hype is about. It's such an incredible piece of cinema and ramps things up 1000%. Also, off topic, but Interstellar is another Nolan film I can see you loving. It'll probably make you cry throughout it's entirety lol.

Joe Chill is the one who killed Bruce's parents.

If you liked Begins, you're going to love the next 2, even the third one that some people criticize. Nolan's trilogy is a masterpiece.

Videos like this are why I started watching reactions on KZfaq. Love seeing people's lives changed by film.

That kid looks so much like young Christian bale. Great casting

If you haven't seen it already, you should watch the Batman Animated Series. The voice actor who played Batman, Kevin Conroy, is the Batman I compared to every other actors' portrayal of Batman.

Gary Oldman, who played one of the greatest vampire roles in cinema, being cast as Gordon, was perfect.

Oh how I envy you for having all Nolan's cinemagraphy ahead of you. What a great journey.

I love all 3 of these movies. I saw all of them in the theater. To top it off when The Dark Knight Rises came out, they had a triple feature at the theater. It was great.

It's so mind-blowing that's you've never seen Batman Begins Miranda this is one of my favorite Batman movies and just a great movie in general , but also I'm jealous that you get to experience this movie for the first time lol.

A heartfelt thanks from a lifelong Batman fan who's journey started when his big brother took him to see Tim Burton's Batman in the summer of 89'. My twelve year old brain was hooked.

I love so much how Gordon introduces Joker casually by giving to Batman his card and a brief presentation of him. It is so cool. Gave me goosebumps the first time and still does especially knowing whats coming next...

Miranda, don't forget the very early Batmans of the screen. The two movie serials serials of 1943 and '49, As well as the TV show and spin-off movie of the '60's. It's fun seeing the difference and the progression of the character up the Robert Paterson.

Please consider watching Batman the Animated Series, it has some of the same actors from the Arkham Games and is the best Batman storyline ever. The Gotham tv series is also pretty good

I will forever love the full orchestra hitting that climactic note when Batman is recognized. That note only plays a few times in the 3 movies. Everytime its an important moment. They use the music as a cue and I absolutely love it. Nolan and Zimmer are a great team.

You are my favourite Gamer on KZfaq, Uncharted, Red dead, Batman. amazing. Now you're quickly becoming my fave movie reactor. That was brilliant.

This trilogy is phenomenal, you're going to love it!! Can't wait to see how you feel about the next two! Also, since you've played the Arkham games now, the animated Batman movie Under the Red Hood will probably be REALLY interesting for you! :)

'Didn't you get the memo?' Mr. Lucius Fox.

Christopher Nolan’s Batman series should be a blueprint on how to approach superhero movies!!! All the three are awesome but The Dark Knight is an absolute masterpiece.

So the thing about Rachel is one of the few parts of this movie that genuinely annoys me... because originally, she was meant to be Harvey Dent. Harvey and Bruce would've been childhood friends, Harvey would've met with Bruce after his parents died and he was planning on killing Joe himself, and Harvey would've been the one to motivate Bruce to seek a more noble, law-abiding path instead. Which 100% tracks with Harvey's character as the staunch legal-eagle of the most crime-ridden city in the world, not only that but he would've played a formidable part in forging the identity of 'Batman' as a concept in Bruce's mind. Unfortunately the studio wasn't happy with the script and basically demanded they add a love-interest to it, it was too late to write in Catwoman / Talia / anyone else, so they just took all of Harvey's scenes and lines and gave them to 'Rachel Dawes', a new character who is basically just Harvey Dent but female.

Miranda, as a lifelong Batman fan, I am so overjoyed that you are watching these films. The second film is masterpiece, the jewel in the crown. It came out on my birthday. I went to a late night show. I was moved to tears that I stood up and started clapping. Then the entire theater followed me and gave the film a standing ovation. It's still my best and most memorable birthday.

This This is the movie that made me obsessed with Batman as a kid. I saw this in theaters and just fell in love. I saw a little bit of the animated series as a kid, I wasn't what you'd call a massive fan at the time. I was more into Toy Story and Power Rangers and Wrestling at that time. But, I came around, and when Batman Begins came out, I wanted to be the Batman. All I wanted was Batman toys, movies, games, everything. I had so many toys just based on Batman Begins alone that I wish I still had to this day. Then, shortly after watching Batman Begins, I had a video game on Batman Begins for Nintendo GameCube. I loved the game as a kid. Then I got my first Xbox 360 and discovered Batman Arkham Asylum. But, it was a demo. I played that demo over and over and over and over and over again. So, since 2005, I've been a gigantic Batman fan and absolutely love almost everything Batman related... almost. Some things I'm not too fond of. Batman Begins to this day, I believe, is still my favorite Batman film,simply due to nostalgia and simply because it's got a special place in my heart for it being the first Batman movie I saw I'm theaters but also because that's what drove me towards the character. People definitely argue and say Batman The Dark Knight is better. I choose not to argue because it's such an amazing film that I simply can't. I think you'll really like it. It's definitely my personal favorite interpretation of the Joker, live action anyways because the Arkham series/animated series will always be the best in my opinion but for live action films, nothing beats Heath Ledger's version of the Joker. This is my first time watching a video on this channel. However, a friend recommended this channel to me, so I've heard of it before. This video popped up in my feed, and I saw Batman Begins, so there was a 100% chance of me clicking on this. If you read this comment and made it this far, I hope you're happy. I hope you're doing well. I hope you're healthy and I hope the same to all of your friends and families. You're all precious, and you all matter. I just felt that I needed to say that, so to whoever reads this, I hope you appreciate it.❤

Dark Knight: “If you liked this one, then you’re gonna love me”

It's crazy because for most of us fans we watched this and the Dark Knight before the Arkham games came out since the Dark Knight came out in 2008, and Arkham Asylum released in 2009 so it's so interesting to see a fan do it in reverse! Can't wait for the Dark Knight it's still highly regarded as one of the best superhero movies of all time! Up there with Infinity War, The Batman 2022, and Joker!

She cut out one of the coolest line deliveries by Cillian Murphy, for me. “He’s here” “Who?” “…the BatMANNN”

I wholeheartedly agree that it's better to have NEVER loved than to have loved and lost. The loss kills you. It makes you never want to experience it ever again, because of the pain, anger and bitterness losing it has on you. If you never experience it, you'll always have the passion and determination to get it. And you'll keep fighting, until the day you die. You'll never give up hope. But losing it, devastates you. If it didn't, it wasn't love. It was infatuation.

They're older and can be pretty corny at times (the later ones especially), but I think you would enjoy the insanity of the 90's (and 89) batman movies. Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman and Robin.

18:27: "And there's THREE Nolan Batman movies? I get MORE of this?!?" And they keep getting better. That'll really bake your noodle. 37:39: It's funny, when my folks and I watched this, we're all kind of car nuts, and my dad was talking about how Bruce had a special model of that type of car that had a third set between the traditional driver and passenger seat, and my mom and I backed it up and showed him, no, one of the ladies is sitting in the lap of the other. Also, yeah, part of what I love about this series is the idea that Bruce Wayne deliberately plays up the "Rich Idiot With No Day Job" persona so that no one would guess THAT GUY is Batman. Like Clark Kent plays up his nerdy awkwardness so, if anyone notices he looks like Superman, they brush it off because there's no way dorky, awkward, nerdy Clark Kent could POSSIBLY be Superman. If you dig into the interviews and such, there's a lot of talk that the films run with the idea that "Bruce Wayne" is the disguise, and Batman is the real person, and indeed Rachel says as much at the end of this film. But actually watching the movies doesn't really bear that out. Watch Batman in his costume, with the Bat-Growl and barely-restrained rage that seems constantly on the verge of boiling over into berserk frenzy, and you can see that it's just as much an act as clueless, careless idiot "Bruce Wayne." The *real* Bruce, calm, intelligent, dryly witty, is really only seen by Alfred, Lucius, and the audience when he interacts with those two. 58:20: There's a redesigned Batsuit in the next two films, which looks not quite as good, but offers more flexibility, specifically because this type of suit is so hard to move in. Nolan talks about trying to come up with a story reason for redesigning the suit, then deciding that the story reason and the real reason were identical: Batman can't move as much as needs to, can't turn his head, needs to be more flexible. When Bruce comes to Fox with the ideas, Fox actually says "You'd like to be able to turn your head?"

Glad you loved it. Hard to believe this movie is almost 20 years old. The time it came out made it even more impressive because it followed a very campy and absurd Batman and Robin from the 90s which is still considered one of the worst Batman movies. Nolan's Batman was (and maybe still is) the most earnest, sincere, and intelligent take on Batman in film. Something that hadn't been seen at that point. It was also before the MCU and golden age of superhero movies.

Nolan's Batman Trilogy inspired alot of the later Batman media. Comics, games, etc. And it needs not be said, but I must... If you think this is a masterpiece, the next one is among the greatest films ever made, and that's a fact.

This is obviously a great collection of movies with an incredible cast. I’m 64 years old so my initial impression of Batman was from the campy tongue-in-cheek version of Batman. They then made a movie version in 1966 with the same actors with the same format. I was 6 years old. I laughed when Batman was up in the air over water, and a shark jumped up and got a hold of his leg. This led Robin to go get the bat shark repellent. You would get a good laugh out of these characters.

Christopher Nolan trilogy is the gold standard for Batman movies. You are watching them at the right time.

Personal opinion......this was one of the best "creation stories" i've seen when it comes to a super hero. one of the most believable. Joker is always the first bad guy shown. the fact that they have the Scarecrow (in essence) start it all is well done.

I so look forward to seeing you look at the 89 Batman. Best live-action Joker ever

Miranda: "This is, without a doubt, one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life..." Christopher Nolan: "Challenge Accepted."

And another fan is born of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. YES! I love you, Miranda!

😂😂when I was in a lobby playing CoD, Black Ops 2 to be specific, & after our team demolished the other team everyone wanted to run it back so while we waited everyone just chatted, lil bit of trash talk but mostly civil. Out of no where a guy from the other team said he was starting to get frustrated with getting killed only to have his friend hit him with the "Why do we fall Bruce?" line 😂😂😂 instantly the whole lobby started to laugh & several answered with the "So we can learn to pick ourselves back up" line 😂😂😂 one of my favorite video game memories ever 😂😂

If you haven't watched Arrow, you NEED to. Best DC show ever! No batman, but lot's of batman "references" let's say (no spoliers).

Zsasz is the first named villain you take down in Arkham Asylum. "He's got Mike!" "If I see anything that looks even REMOTELY like a bat, I'll... *bzzzt!* Wahaha!" Actually, I think that line's from the second time, when he's got Dr. Young, cause that's when you use the Remote Batarang. The first time is the first hint of the "invisible predator" mechanic, introducing the gargoyles to get behind Zsasz and take him out before he sees you. (There's a 50/50 chance that during the takedown, you'll see Batman jump on his face and punch him in the balls. Obviously it works better if he's facing the other way and knocking the guy out by actually punching him in the head.) I will say that Victor Zsasz being in this movie is one of the little things I love about these movies. This was 2005, and people were giving Spider-Man 3 hell for having New Goblin, Sandman, AND Venom. "That's too many villains!" They said. Then Chris Nolan turns around and puts out a movie with Victor Zsasz, Arnold Flass, Carmine Falcone, Johnathan Crane, and Ra's Al Ghul's entire League of secret dope smoking ninjas in the mountains.

The joyful surprise at seeing Morgan Freeman was delightful. He's actually a friend of my late father's and I've had the pleasure of meeting him. My mom has a picture of the two of them leaning against my dad's truck just chatting away. Mr. Freeman own's a blues nightclub in my hometown of Clarksdale, MS called Ground Zero. His hometown is about 30 min from where I grew up.

This movie, standing alone by itself, is incredible. I absolutely love Batman Begins. Christopher Nolan then went on to direct the 2nd highest rated movie (IMDB) OF ALL TIME with The Dark Knight. As a trilogy these movies are near perfect.

Christopher Nolan's take on Batman has been put on a pedestal and other studios have tried to reproduce it and failed because they overcomplicate it. This first movie has very simple but very effective writing, and all the scenes with Bruce's backstory are so well done. It forms a solid emotional core for the whole trilogy and other studios seem to just think that the dark brooding aesthetic is what made this work.

The fact that you played some of the video games with Batman, more than likely read comic books, and some graphic novels. You have a more rich understanding of the universe. This is why this movie is having a bigger impact on you than the majority of regular people. This is why comic book fans appreciate these movies when they’re done well and get upset when they don’t represent the world they’ve spent years reading about. you say this movie is a masterpiece. It is very well done. However the second movie blows this one out of the water in my opinion the best Batman movie I’ve ever seen.

This is the first movie that I went to the cinema to see, walked out at the end, joined the next queue and went straight back in to watch it again. It was the best superhero movie ever made. Never apologise for your passions. These are what make us human. One thing I really dislike about this film is how they show Jim Gordan's son and not Barbara (Oracle/ Batgirl). Jim Gordan Jnr grows up to be a killer, but that story is not shown. Babs is an integral part of the Gotham multiverse and deserved to be more prominant in the three stories.

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Most people pronounce it wrong - including some of the current comic writers. It's actually pronounced "Rahss All-Ghul" (with the "gh" having a slight flutter sound like a gargle), and it's Arabic for The Ghoul's Head, or literally translated "head of the ghoul" (Google English to Arabic and type that in for confirmation). It's not the only Arabic name in the Batman books, and it was nice to hear Liam Neeson pronounce it correctly.

Harry Brown (2009) with Michael Caine - Damn fine performance

Underrated movie . Better than all the new Batmans

I love The Dark Knight, but Begins will always have a special place in my heart.

There's no shame in being obsessed with Batman: he is bar none THE BEST superhero in existence and I will die on that hill.

Godammit your Batman playthroughs/reactions are the best. Look forward to it every day.

The next movie, ‘The Dark Knight’, is one of the best movies ever made….period.

Batman is the best superhero hands down

Deepest Lore = The Lord of the Rings. The world just feels lived in with such a rich history!

The point of Ra`s even in The Comics is he and his family more generally is the more extreme version of what Bruce could have been without the No Killing Rule. His catchphrase in The Comics is "Everything I do, I do it for the greater good of the planet." Ra`s in The Comics is someone who`s lived for centuries and seen humanity evolve and devolve multiple times over.

As an enormous Batman dork for decades (tattoos are involved...haha) I have two pieces of reading advice. 1. You MUST READ The Killing Joke BEFORE you watch the animated movie. Alan Moore is a whole other rabbit hole. 2. Read Hush as soon as possible. Welcome to Gotham!

I was a projectionist when this movie premiered. They put a Batman statue on top of the building where the theatre was. It was great!

*”It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.”* 🦇