Batman Begins is the most decent Batman film ever made in the history of Hollywood. And no, it is not a tough call. Earlier attempts of a Batman film was all about the flashy gadgets and the ass-kicking...it was only Batman Begins who remembered to dig deeper into the world of the Dark Knight.
The film captured the somewhat dark tale of Bruce Wayne and his transformation from a slob millionaire to a true herald of justice. Or at least his alter-ego. The film was made as real as possible. Gotham City came into life, revealed in its darkest, dirtiest state. The villain, the Scarecrow, played no fancy tricks, no nonsense smart-ass lines, no flashy costumes. He even relied on “scientific methods” to attack people's weaknesses.
Needless to say, Batm
an Begins' aim is to make Batman (and everything else involved) real. And the most applauded manifestation of this would be the Batmobile.
Nathan Crowley, the man who designed the Batmobile for Batman Begins gave us a fresh break from the traditional flashy, smooth coupe-looking pimped out black cars that we often see in previous Batman films.
For this film, they actually created eight different versions of the car, but they are all the same Batmobile, with different functions or different angles. Like, one car is for driving fast along the streets, one is for firing up its jet engine, a miniature version used for flying around, another one for the interior and exterior (when it opens up), and then another for when Batman is in the cockpit. All these create one illusion of the Batmobile.
And yes, the Batmobile looks huge and rugged-and it is. It is tough enough and wider that the 18-wheelers that we see-but it can go up to 100mph. And remember that scene where the Batmobile landed in the batcave, passing through a waterfall? No special effects there. The Batmobile was actually designed to do such a stunt.
Although it cost production a lot of millions to spend in making the desired Batmobile, the end product was definitely priceless. A true mark that Batman will be alive in the big screen once again with the reign of a true Dark Knight. (Photos courtesy of Warner Bros.)
