Batman Begins (Full Reaction)
Added 2023-12-04 20:49:39 +0000 UTCWow! This film was truly phenomenal! I am so impressed with how this film was shot. Every aspect of it felt epic. I'm officially a Batman fan! It was so fun to see how the end of this movie leads us right into the next one. I can't wait to continue watching The Dark Knight Trilogy with you.
Watched on: YouTube // Runtime: 2:19:59
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Comments
WAAaayyy too much about direction and sets... so that is what this channel is? movie making 101? you were so off of reacting to the movie. unless it was about the script. Nice immersion... pfft or if not that, lets talk about the actors and reference the movie they were in. FFS what a horrid reaction to the movie. Great if you want to talk about all that I ranted about. Hope the channel is more then this
WhatTheExpletive
2024-11-28 05:47:39 +0000 UTCThat was fun! And i love the "reverse casting" of Liam Neeson and Gary Oldman. Having a typically cast good, or bad guy type character, playing against type is always appreciated! (At least by me lol) And it would be tough to come up with a superior support cast than Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Tom Wilkinson, and Cillian Murphy!! Great watch Jax!! ❤️
Michael Norman
2024-10-13 00:18:48 +0000 UTCGreat reaction and review. Batman is my favorite superhero by far and Nolan's Batman trilogy is top 10 best movies I have ever watched. Glad you liked it too.
Daniel
2024-02-05 21:18:13 +0000 UTCTom Wilkinson is great. I went back to a Mission Impossible movie not long ago, and I just loved how he commanded a scene there too. He just owned it. He was great as Falcone and I hope you find him great in other roles too.
Richard Flores
2023-12-10 19:59:20 +0000 UTCShe kissed him, she rejects him, she then holds his hand! Make up your mind lady! 😂 I wish you complete relationship clarity from here on out Zeroplue!
Jacqueline
2023-12-07 18:56:08 +0000 UTCRichard! I'm so glad you liked so much that you want to watch it again! You brought up so many good points here and it just goes to show how fantastic this movie really is. It makes me so happy to know that you think this movie honored Batman well. The real standout to me was all the beautiful dialogue. I still think Falcone's monologue to Bruce in the beginning was the best monologue of the film, but there were so many wonderful lines.
Jacqueline
2023-12-07 18:53:46 +0000 UTCWow, I had no idea he was supernatural! I like how they gave a little nod to his immortality in this by having him still be alive and running the show after Bruce thought he was dead.
Jacqueline
2023-12-07 18:46:23 +0000 UTCI could not figure out how to pronounce Ras al goul's name! Thank you for that! I'm so glad you liked how both of the villain's were portrayed in this film. I thought they were awesome!
Jacqueline
2023-12-07 18:43:25 +0000 UTCThat's a great idea!
Jacqueline
2023-12-07 18:40:42 +0000 UTCHaha! I'd love to see Inception!
Jacqueline
2023-12-07 18:40:32 +0000 UTCFun reaction and intro to Batman, Ms. Jax 🔥 I’m really curious about your take on the Rachel character and the actor’s portrayal.
TheEbonyElephant
2023-12-07 03:04:46 +0000 UTCTHANK YOU, I hate that every live-action Batman adaptation pronounces it "Raz", the animated series from the 90's was much better about that, using "Raish." :)
Patrick Egan
2023-12-06 21:07:46 +0000 UTCIt's funny you mention loving how the movie is shot, when my biggest critque of it is how it's shot haha. Really just the action scenes. I love this movie! It's a great start to an amazing trilogy! And I'm a huge Batman fan and when this came out, the last movie was Batman & Robin and that was a travesty, so this really breathed all new life and really helped to usher in a time for comic book movies that could be taken more seriously. By 2005, they were proven box office money makers, but they were still seen as more summer blockbuster fluff. And you mention the shape Christian Bale got in, prior to doing this movie, he'd done a movie where he lost 60 pounds for the role and he weighed just 120 pounds, so he was a skeleton. He had 5 months to bulk up for this movie and he actually got too big and had to slim down. The things that man has done to his body for the sake of his roles is insane!
Ed Scoglio
2023-12-06 07:08:27 +0000 UTCNot at all; Gotham was horrible and Arrow isn't needed for context of the movie
The Dingo
2023-12-05 19:19:52 +0000 UTCThe Apostle Paul gets some flack for the enslaved person situation. Paul advises “slaves serve your masters well and your Christian masters especially well so as to benefit, possibly, from their ‘righteousness.’ Plenty of other writers and thinkers opine that all slaves and prisoners of war in a ‘just war’ are morally obligated to do all in their power to resist the immorality of their imprisonment. If your nation is fighting a ‘just war,’ and you’re unfortunate enough to be captured, well, it is still just to fight and resist your nation’s enemy by whatever means you have. I’m reminded of my military training. I sat through not a few briefings on the expectations placed on me of being a soldier. It was explained to me that were I to find myself completely alone, cut off, lost and with no leader present, I was to be guided by the principle “first, go win the war!” It means to always remember the big picture; my nation has gone to war with this other nation. I have no leader, no friends, no orders. Do I hunker down and hope the war passes me by? Do I surrender to the first enemy soldiers I see? Do I just say “To hell with it!” and charge out of my hiding spot, essentially committing suicide? Not at all! I’m to do what I can to win the war and impede my enemy even down to peeing in an enemy truck’s gas tank or switching road signs to confuse the enemy. I should find a way to break railroad tracks in such a way that supply trains derail. It means you, as a soldier, are morally obligated to resist in any way you can for as long as you can
Lamar Smith
2023-12-05 19:01:37 +0000 UTCFurther complicating the ‘ethically rendering aid’ question, a case could be made that, let’s just do a thought experiment, of different people being under different moral/ethical obligations. Let’s say that our Dearest Jax and a friend of hers are headed to lunch on the often dangerous streets of LA. Jax comes across a bad accident, people clearly in distress. Jax, being the truly wonderful person she is, pulls over to help. Jax and her friend walk up to a scene where it seems one or more victims is in their last moments. Jax and her companion stand solemnly observing this human drama. Now, Jax has an entertainment background and cannot alter the course of events, so she stands quietly, out of her depth to do anything and so does her friend. Now, I can argue that Jax is ethically righteous by not doing anything: she simply doesn’t possess the skills to meaningfully impact the situation. I can also argue that Jax’ friends is a moral monster for standing next to Jax, even though their actions are identical. What I failed to mention was that Jax’ lunch companion is a licensed physician, or EMT or registered nurse. So, Jax, with her enormous heart WANTS to help but doesn’t have the requisite skills and experience (you may, in actuality, know exactly what to do but you get the hypothetical I’m going for). The physician, having also taken the Hippocratic Oath and possessing the skill set that might alter the situation, is morally and ethically obligated to use all their skill and knowledge to render aid. I find the study of ethics and morality truly fascinating. How about this: consider the morality of an enslaved person, let’s say, choosing to render aid to his/her or just a master, in general. Is a non-free person morally obligated to render aid in a situation where doing so would serve to only benefit the person or class of people oppressing him/her. Ethical philosophers have generally agreed that if you get a knock on the door and you meet a member of the Gestapo (The Nazi Secret Police) asking if you have Anne Frank in your attic and Anne Frank is, in fact, in your attic, then you are, giving the reasonable expectation that Anne will die if you tell the truth, under no moral obligation to be honest and might even be doing the more moral thing by lying. There are moral thinkers who have argued that the most moral thing to do is to, in fact, say, “Yep, she’s here. Come on in, I’ll show you.” Their argument would go, “You’re living in a society, that society has laws, if you’re living in that society you are obligated to follow them.” The US military anticipates instances like this. “Hey, go take your platoon and burn that village to the ground.” “Sir, I’m legally and morally required to follow your orders…… except where that order is clearly (to me) unethical. I’m going to refuse your order and am prepared to face a Court Martial to have senior officers decide if your order is illegal or immoral and my refusal to follow it was, itself, appropriate.”
Lamar Smith
2023-12-05 16:40:07 +0000 UTCNah.
Cuttlefish
2023-12-05 15:53:10 +0000 UTCI love ‘The Good Place!’ Stop reading if you haven’t watched all of them!!! I read that Ted Danson was informed upon being cast that, though it wasn’t at all obvious in at least Season 1, maybe beyond, he was told his character would, eventually, turn out to be, shall we say, “not as good as he initially appears.” Stop reading if you don’t know what I’m talking about! Now, I’m sure you’re super busy but go back and watch the first season or two. See if you can pick out VERY subtle moments when you get a tiny bit of foreshadowing that, nice as his character appears, you can see little hints, knowing glances, clues that the actor knew and played all along that he knows he’s destined to turn out to be the ‘bad guy.’ It’ll make you appreciate Danson’s skill as an actor to point you in that direction but not give the whole game away.
Lamar Smith
2023-12-05 15:43:08 +0000 UTCIf you liked this movie this much, I guess you should watch the series Gotham and Arrow(first 2 seasons)
PKS
2023-12-05 12:54:49 +0000 UTCFor me this is the best super hero movie ever. Yes Marvel is amazing with all their intricate crossover stories of all their characters but I never felt like they delved too deep into the psychology of the heroes and villains like the way Nolan did with Batman. I'm not saying Marvel didn't have that but compared to this trilogy's Batman, it feels lacking. I guess the difference is the way they approach their character build. Marvel is light hearted and borderline comedic while DC's approach is a more dramatized and grounded in reality with little to no CGI.
Andy Eggroll
2023-12-05 09:51:32 +0000 UTCThat was a lot of fun to share with you. Thanks Jax! Your enthusiasm and joy are really infectious. As a long-time fan of Batman comics, yes, I loved these movies. Each version of Batman is different, and Nolan provided a very grounded approach that made it feel like this was all plausible, like it could happen in our world. To answer your other question, no, that's probably not how most people who were sedated into unconsciousness would wake up, but... if they showed Rachel being properly groggy and confused, it'd remove some of the tension from the scene, so I forgive the unreality of this approach.
Robin Wise
2023-12-05 09:51:30 +0000 UTCJax, when you were confused about the relationship status between Bruce and Rachel, that's kind of how guys feel when ladies lead them on and are never solid about what they want to do about the relationship.... not that I know from experience or anything like that
Zeroplue
2023-12-05 08:57:50 +0000 UTCYes please!
Aaron Goldblatt
2023-12-05 07:43:50 +0000 UTCThis is just a first-watch review because this movie is so dense and your reaction is so on-point that I will need to give both more watches. You have said SO many things I want to talk about. Like how early-movie-Bruce gives early-movie-Alfred so much shade. Like how sets can be natural and messy and rough, or industrial and dirty and grimy; and yet all of it has this kind of real artistic beauty to it; this clarity of vision in how to find attraction to a location no matter what is being shown. Like how gargoyles DO protect, and how Batman is so good at being one. In many and any media. Like how monologues matter here. They're not just an info-dump, each one has cadence and music and great points and amazing insight into character. This is how monologues are done right and how they should always be done. Like how Hans Zimmer (and yeah, sure, Howard too,) yet again does such amazing work on a soundtrack. Just so much mood. But now lets get into the meat. Like a question so nice you asked it twice. Batman experience. Like how I never did DC comics but instead how as a young child I watched religiously and loved the old-time re-runs of the Adam West Batman series, and then those great Michael Keaton movies came out and I found a new hero, and then finally the joy I found when Batman: The Animated Series debuted and it hit me so hard and it was so good and it was so definitive to me. This movie right here might be the closest thing to a live-action version of Batman: The Animated Series. And that is high praise. But then again, all of this is summarized. And just off of a first-watch.
Richard Flores
2023-12-05 07:34:27 +0000 UTCSo to get the right answer, we gotta call Chidi.
Richard Flores
2023-12-05 07:29:04 +0000 UTCRas al ghoul was an immortal who used the Lazarus pits to remain young for 600 years and it affected his mind causing him to see his hatred of injustice to become a hatred of humans. This movie really nicely took out the supernatural elements of the story
Rigs216
2023-12-05 05:58:25 +0000 UTCRas al ghoul (RASH NOT RAZ) and scarecrow are 2 of my favorite batman villains. On the comics scarecrow was tormented as a youth for being scared of everything causing him to get a PhD in psychology to understand fear and caused him to develop a fear gas he tested on his inmates. They really combined them PEEFECTLY
Rigs216
2023-12-05 05:33:35 +0000 UTCJax should watch the Badman College Humor skits after finishing the Dark Knight trilogy. Anyone else agree?
Kirk Andrew Uhl II
2023-12-05 04:23:30 +0000 UTCI love this trilogy but I really loved The Batman. I was very skeptical when I heard it was Robert Pattinson but I freely admit that skepticism was misplaced. I loved seeing the version of Batman we got in that movie.
Dax
2023-12-05 04:06:32 +0000 UTCI would love to see Jax try to wrap her brain around Inception someday :)
Patrick Egan
2023-12-05 03:56:51 +0000 UTCDefinitely my favorite live-action Batman, though Ben Affleck's version doesn't get as much love as I think he deserves. The animated Batman from the 90's is still my favorite overall though :)
Patrick Egan
2023-12-05 03:55:38 +0000 UTCSo glad you liked the film! Christopher Nolan is one of my favorite directors, and he really set the bar with this trilogy. If there are any other films of his you haven't seen, I would highly recommend them (you know, with all the free time you have between the 20 movies and 4 tv shows you are watching now).
Aendery2k
2023-12-05 03:48:22 +0000 UTCHahahahah!
Jacqueline
2023-12-05 03:37:52 +0000 UTCWhat a great comparison between the legal and ethical expectations of our society. One of my favorite shows, The Good Place, often talked about how ethics plays into our daily lives. I love the example you used from Immanuel Kant!
Jacqueline
2023-12-05 03:36:21 +0000 UTCHahaha! The Godfather is a great film.
Jacqueline
2023-12-05 03:29:51 +0000 UTCI agree that Heath Ledger's performance is one of the greatest I've ever seen! I saw it when it first came out and I'm so excited to revisit it.
Jacqueline
2023-12-05 03:29:00 +0000 UTCThanks for the heads up! I love that line between Batman and Gordon. The dialogue in this film was fantastic!
Jacqueline
2023-12-05 03:27:49 +0000 UTCThis movie was so incredible! I haven't seen The Batman, but it will be fun to watch it and see another interpretation of Bruce's character.
Jacqueline
2023-12-05 03:27:18 +0000 UTCI can see why this is your favorite! I don't know how anyone could top this movie.
Jacqueline
2023-12-05 03:26:43 +0000 UTCI think we all deserve more footage of Jax adamantly assuring us that she is not the villain while at the same time describing how she would go about improving the villains plans.
Dax
2023-12-05 01:09:27 +0000 UTCDearest Jax, on your morality question: Is intentionally not saving someone the same as murder? There’s a famous quote on ethics that goes “In law you’re guilty if you actually break the law. In ethics you’re guilty if you just THINK about breaking the law.” According to those lights, then, failing to render aid is NOT illegal. In fact many states have laws that if you try to render aid, say to a traffic accident victim, but the person dies, then the person trying to render aid cannot be held legally liable for a best effort attempt. That’s legal, though. Ethically, though, it’s just a different metric. Failing to render aid entails no legal risk to you. The law doesn’t require you to render assistance. If you stand there and watch somebody die, again think coming across a traffic accident, you will face no legal consequences. Immanuel Kant, famous German philosopher, wrote a basic guideline about ethical behavior that I’ll paraphrase: “In all instances behave as if your actions would provide an example for all other people facing a similar situation.” Ethically, if you wish to live in a society where complete strangers come to your aid in times of real need, then you must immediately come to the aid of anyone you happen upon in distress. There is an understood but very real difference between being a law-abiding citizen and a truly ethical person.
Lamar Smith
2023-12-05 00:56:11 +0000 UTCjust when you think Jax couldn't get more awesome, she goes ahead and quotes The Godfather! 29.47
stillseeghosts
2023-12-05 00:40:16 +0000 UTCThis is definitely a wonderful series. Christopher Nolan is an amazing director, and this series features Heath Ledger’s amazing performance. (One of my all time favorite performances in all of motion pictures.)
Uncle Phoenix
2023-12-04 23:38:20 +0000 UTCJust a heads up, the role of Rachel gets recast after this movie, Maggie Gyllenhaal replaces Katie Holmes. A lot of people like The Dark Knight best out of this trilogy, but I'm partial to this one, maybe because I was such a fan of the Batman: Year One comic. Plus, that last bit of dialogue between Batman and Gordon at the end of this movie really sums up their whole relationship beautifully, "I never said thank you" "And you'll never have to"
Patrick Egan
2023-12-04 22:00:28 +0000 UTCNiiiiiiice...my favorite series of the live action Batman movies, although the newest one (The Batman) was still pretty damn good (just kind of...long).
Steve Mercier
2023-12-04 21:36:06 +0000 UTCThis is my favorite iteration of Batman. Definitely the gold star trilogy for D.C.
Louis Melendez
2023-12-04 21:03:37 +0000 UTCNice!
Wreath35
2023-12-04 20:59:21 +0000 UTC
