Director
Christopher Nolan
Leading Actors/Actresses
Christian Bale
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy
Genre
Superhero
Language
English
Awards
The film was nominated for one Academy Award: Best Cinematography for Wally Pfister
Date of Release
June 15th, 2005
Producer
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Larry Franco
Setting and Context
Gotham City; the early 2000's
Narrator and Point of View
The film is told through the eyes of Christian Bale's Batman/Bruce Wayne
Tone and Mood
Brooding, mysterious, violent, revelatory, cult-ish, fearful, sad, empowered, fun, and solemn
Protagonist and Antagonist
Bruce Wayne/Batman vs. Ra's al Ghul and his goons
Major Conflict
Bruce/Batman's conflict with Ra's as Batman endeavors to stop Ra's and his evil friends
Climax
When Batman and Ra's al Ghul fight on the monorail and Batman aims to stop the strange device Ra's has
Foreshadowing
Batman turning against Ra's and his cult/secret society is foreshadowed early on in the film when they train together. The villain of the next film (2008's The Dark Knight) is foreshadowed by the Joker card.
Understatement
The challenge Bruce/Batman faces in facing off against Ra's and his organization is understated in Batman Begins.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, indicating that it was very well-shot.
Allusions
To the Bible, Greek mythology (rising phoenix from the ashes, etc.), religion (the early scenes involving Ra's, particularly; also involving the time in Gotham and Ra's' motives) , technology (what Batman uses), other movies (Casino Royale and Robocop, particularly), books, Batman comic books (Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: The Man Who Falls, particularly), geography (the areas around Gotham and the other places Bruce/Batman travels), and other popular culture.
Paradox
Bruce and Ra's were very close, but Bruce ends up going against Ra's.
Parallelism
No significant parallelism in the film.
