26 June 2005

Batman Begins, which I finally saw, is full of wonderful details, but my favorite moment is a small one: in most comic book movies, every plot development merits a banner headline in the next morning's newspaper, but in this one, the first story about Batman's appearance is a small item on the front page, below the fold. Presumably, there's more going on in the world besides the adventures of just one superhero. In the case of this movie, it's a lot more—a world dense with ideas, characters, and surprises. I could talk more about this movie's virtues and its occasional small shortcomings, but in the end, I'm just grateful—grateful that a lot of people cared enough to make a $150 million sequel this rich, this interesting, and this good. Thanks, Mr. Nolan.

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