Batman Begins

            Batman Begins is the story of the origin of Batman. This movie is a radical departure from the previous movies and has a different feel and tone. The purpose was to give a new fresh look at a series that had become stale and cheesy. In this blog, I am going to address character conflict, the title, and irony.

Character Conflict

            The early part of the movie, Bruce Wayne is portrayed as a whiny teen. He develops an internal conflict with his early sense of revenge for his parents. They also show that there is conflict between Bruce and the rest of the world. The directors morph this into a further conflict between Bruce and the underground of Gotham. Later in the movie we learn that the people currently responsible for the destruction of Gotham are led by the same people who trained him. The major conflict can be categorized as verses himself in the beginning to external conflict against the underground.

Title

            With the changing of the Batman series, Batman Begins is a good title. It gives clear meaning to what the audience is to expect. We can gather from the title that this is to a new beginning to the series. Watching the film, the title does it justice. We learn the origins of the characters and go through the beginning of the creation of Batman. There is also a set of the new Gotham and addressing of characters. In all, the title is a perfect one for the movie.

Irony

            Batman is not a movie that you would expect to be ironic, but there are good examples. In no way does the movie center around it though. One of the most significant types of irony is when Bruce saves Raz al Goul from the temple. Later in the film Raz leaves him to die, even though he saved him earlier. Another good source is the end scenes with Bruce and the head manager of Wayne Corp. The manager told him earlier that his company was bought by many different charities and groups. At the end, Bruce tells him the same exact lines to the manager in how he purchased back his company. It was also ironic how the directors had the main love interest tell Bruce that the good people do nothing, when in fact he was out fighting crime.

            Batman Begins is an aptly named movie that does just more to entertain. With the use of characterization, irony, and an appropriate title we are introduced to a new series. The director made an entirely new world for us to visit and become a part of. The entertainment factor of the movie is high with gripping visuals, but more importantly, there is a story and characters that we can really buy into. The film establishes a different world from our own where crime is rampant and heroes are needed. There is little problem with the audience buying into the reality that has been created.