Мы не раз говорили о "переоценке" фильмов Нолана о Бэтмене.
Я вообще придерживаюсь мнения Квентина Тарантино, насчет того, что снять хороший экшн-фильм сложнее всего.
И вот Кристоферу Нолану это как раз удалось - этот фильм, действительно отличный!

По моему мнению, благодаря этой новой трилогии, Бэтмен обрел наконец то величие, которое он заслуживал.
Предыдущие фильмы не были столь серьезными, это всё скорее походило на карикатуру.

Готэм - это мрачный, готический город. Это мне всегда нравилось.
Как мне показалось, он отражает настроение, и внутренние сомнения Брюса Уэйна,
До того, как были живы его родители, всё было неплохо, а после их смерти над городом установился вечный мрак.

Еще одна вещь, которая всегда меня восхищала у режиссера, так это его кастинг.
Гэри Олдмен,Киллиан Мерфи, Том Уилкинсон, Морган Фримен (Q для Бэтмена), Лиам Нисон, Рутгер Хауэр, Кэти Холмс.
Конечно же Майкл Кейн в роли Альфреда!
Майкл так интересно говорил о своем персонаже в своей книге - он решил показать его как опытного военного в отставке.
Набравшегося мудрости за свою долгую жизнь. Из Алфи он превратился в Альфреда. Его слова.

И теперь ...
Всё таки Кристиан Бейл - истинный Брюс Уэйн.
До этого образ актера, играющего Бэтмена / Брюса и сам персонаж Бэтмен / Брюс жили отдельной жизнью.
Заслуга Кристиана в том, что он объединил эти два образа в одного человека.
Наконец серьезно, а не отрывками, было рассказано и показано про смерть родителей Брюса,
и о том гневе и апатии которые он пронес через всю свою жизнь. И честно, я разделяла его чувства.
И эта часть, про летучих мышей, как символе собственного страха перед ними. Хороший сценарий!

Да и в костюме Бэтмена, Бейл выглядит как нельзя лучше.
Да и сам костюм стал лучше. Потому, что Брюс, Бэтмен и актер, который их играет, наконец стали единым целым.
Плюс фильм полон замечательных кадров с Бэтменом на фоне города, в развивающемся плаще. ALREADY ICONIC!

ОК, я не делаю из этого правило, трилогия это исключение, когда я меняю свое мнение.
В свою защиту я вообщем то толком и никогда не смотрела фильм полностью.
Это не значит, что Нолан и Бейл мои любимцы. Снять такой хороший экшн фильм - проделать огромную работу.
А Бейл молодец, это его роль. Посмотрим, что будет дальше.



читать дальшеOnly days before the role of Batman was cast, eight actors were asked to audition for the part.
The actors were Christian Bale, Joshua Jackson, Hugh Dancy, Billy Crudup, Cillian Murphy, Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal.
While Bale won the part, Christopher Nolan liked Murphy's audition so much, he cast him as Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow.
Part of the audition process involved the actors wearing a Batman mask and an old mask used
by Val Kilmer in Бэтмен навсегда was brought out of storage for this purpose.

Christian Bale lost his voice three times during filming after altering his voice while playing Batman.

Marilyn Manson, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor and Jeremy Davies were considered for the role of Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow.

Director Christopher Nolan decided that there would be no second unit,
and so for the whole of the one hundred and twenty nine shooting days Nolan oversaw every shot of the film personally.

This is the first movie to use the new DC logo.

During interviews with Christian Bale whilst promoting the movie, he continued using the American accent
he'd adopted to play Bruce Wayne/Batman. He explained that he didn't want potential moviegoers to be confused about why Batman,
an American institution, was being played by an Welshman. However, this may not be the whole truth, as Bale rarely
gives an interview in his native Welsh accent. It is believed that this is because Bale is always using whichever accent
is required for his next role, which reflects his commitment as a method actor.

Christian Bale had previously screen tested and was considered for the role of Robin in Бэтмен навсегда.

Viggo Mortensen turned down Liam Neeson's role. Daniel Day-Lewis was also approached.

The title went through many changes. First, it was known as "Batman 5".
It became "Batman: The Frightening" for a while.
To prevent sсript leaks, they were titled "Intimidation Game" to throw off the public, before settling on "Batman Begins".

Anthony Hopkins was offered the role of Alfred but declined.

Christian Bale's trailer didn't have his name on the door but said "Bruce Wayne" instead.

David S. Goyer mentioned in an interview that his favorite pre-audition choice for Batman was Jake Gyllenhaal,
but that he was won over by Christian Bale after seeing his test.

While filming in Lower Wacker Drive, in Chicago, Illinois, the filmmakers were so concerned for the care of the Batmobile,
that they told the stunt driver to take as much time as he needed to make any move.
Therefore, when it came time to back the Batmobile up, they went so slow as to cause traffic jams that had to be reported on the news.
Simply moving the Batmobile around Chicago took numerous police as well as caused traffic jams where ever they went.

Before the shooting began, Christopher Nolan invited the whole film crew to a private screening of Blade Runner.
After the film he said to the whole crew, "This is how we're going to make "Batman"."

All the big name cast members were initially not told that the movie was a Batman movie as the sсript they were sent was titled
"The Intimidation Game". Michael Caine commented that when he first saw the title, he assumed the sсript was some kind of gangster movie.

Since Alfred's sense of duty and loyalty towards Bruce Wayne reminded him of the comradeship that exists in the military,
Sir Michael Caine based his character's voice on that of a colonel he knew when he was in the army as an 18-year-old.

Due to his part in The Machinist (aka The Machinist), Christian Bale was vastly underweight (about 120 pounds on his 6 foot+ frame)
when he was under consideration for the part. After being cast, he was told to become as "big as you could be" by Christopher Nolan.
Bale underwent a dietary and exercise regimen and ending up weighing about 220 pounds (about 40 pounds above his normal weight).
It was decided that Bale had became too large (friends of his on the film's crew dubbed him "Fatman")
and he quickly shed about 20 pounds to have leaner, more muscular frame.

Director Christopher Nolan is reputed to have been so fascinated with Cillian Murphy's bright blue eyes,
that he kept trying to find reasons/ways to have Crane remove his glasses.

Both Tim Burton and Michael Keaton, from Бэтмен, have said they were impressed by this film.

Christian Bale revealed in interviews in 2009 that in his first ever scene with Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman
(one involving Bale waking up in bed to find them waiting there), he fell asleep after getting ready for the scene.
Bale described waking up to find Michael Caine poking him the ribs, saying "Look at that! He's bloody fallen asleep".

The house which served as the setting of "Wayne Manor" in the film was Mentmore Towers, the former Rothschild estate located in Buckinghamshire, England.
The mansion served as the O'Connells' home in Мумия возвращается, and has also been featured in such other films as Brazil, Slipstream,
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The Joker playing card presented to Batman at the end of the film is replica of the Joker Card
from the 1989 graphic novel "Arkham Asylum" by Grant Morrison and Dave McKean.
It carries an evidence label, this label reads that the officer who discovered it was a J. Kerr, one of the Joker's favorite aliases (Joe Kerr) in the comic books.

Christian Bale turned in the youngest actor to play Batman with this movie.