Batman Begins

Plot summary

In tone with the early "Batman: Year One" style comics. As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes, a trauma which led him to become obsessed with revenge but his chance is cruelly taken away from him by fate. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with the dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra's Al-Ghul, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system whilst the company he inherited is slowly being pulled out from under him. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armored suit leads him to take on a new persona, one which will strike fear into the hearts of men who do wrong - he becomes, Batman. In the new guise, and with the help of rising cop Jim Gordon, Batman sets out to take down the various nefarious schemes in motion by individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan 'The Scarecrow' Crane, and a mysterious third party that is quite familiar with Wayne and waiting to strike when the time is right. Written by Dark Horizons

When fate prevents him from avenging the deaths of his parents, young Bruce Wayne (Bale) flees to Asia where he seeks counsel from a dangerous ninja cult leader known as Ra's al Ghul (Watanabe). When he returns, Bruce finds that Gotham City has become overrun with crime and corruption, and that there are forces at work trying to remove him from his inherited place as the owner of Wayne Industries. Discovering a cave under Wayne Manor, Bruce assumes a new identity as a secret detective and guardian of the people of Gotham City against the criminals that plague them... Written by Austin4577@aol.com

Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city. Written by Mark Jones

Cast

	Christian Bale	...	Bruce Wayne/Batman
	Michael Caine	...	Alfred
	Liam Neeson	...	Henri Ducard
	Katie Holmes	...	Rachel Dawes
	Gary Oldman	...	Jim Gordon
	Cillian Murphy	...	Dr. Jonathan Crane
	Tom Wilkinson	...	Carmine Falcone
	Rutger Hauer	...	Earle
	Ken Watanabe	...	Ra's Al Ghul
	Mark Boone Junior	...	Flass
	Linus Roache	...	Thomas Wayne
	Morgan Freeman	...	Lucius Fox
	Larry Holden	...	Finch
	Gerard Murphy	...	Judge Faden
	Colin McFarlane	...	Loeb