It is not who you are underneath but what you do that defines you. —Rachel
Watched Batman yesterday with Mia and Katy. Had a blast! We haven’t really had an all girls outing for a long time and we really had fun yesterday without our respective Johns 
We shopped for books at National bookstore, had coffee at Bobs, looked for a Mr. and Mrs. Smith theme for Katy’s phone (she envies mine!) we weren’t able to find one though (my phone is a nokia 6600, has more choices than the sony ericsson). Nangutos sya! Laughed at that! She wanted to die her hair like Angelina. Went around the mall looking for her exact same shade of hair dye. It was pretty funny. I had to hold my phone up beside every conceivable hair dye box. Yep that friend of mine is obsessed!
When we finally sat down to watch Batman, all talk ceased. (Of course, there’s the ocassional Bale is hot! from Katy and the “I don’t like Katie comments”) The movie was good. I think they really were able to focus on one point about Batman that I never realized and that’s FEAR. Here you have a hero that is human and chooses to be more than that. What would make a person decide to be more than what he is? Why did Bruce choose a bat as a symbol? What problems did he have starting out as Batman? All of these were answered and in a believable way too. However, call me a cynic but the whole League of Shadows thing was just a little too cliche for me. I guess I’ve seen way too many movies about superheroes coz it really seemed like it was getting old. Reminded me too much of Elektra I guess. Asian-inspired fighting group and all that. Must be all the rage in Hollywood. Christian Bale played Batman well, I think. I like him as Batman, second to Michael Keaton who I will always associate with the character probably coz he’s the original. Here are some reasons why I think he pulled it off:
- He’s hot!
- Played both characters well. As Bruce, he is vulnerable. As Batman, he is invincible. Very nice.
- He did not look like he was trying to hard.
- You get the sense that he fits into the Batman stereotype. He brings enough to the table to make you nostalgic and gives enough to make it his own.
- And the dialogue was good. The bond between Bruce and Alfred seemed real. It made the audience care about the characters. The funny moments were funny and didn’t appear contrived at all.
After watching it, I am looking forward to a sequel. The movie may be called Batman Begins but it felt more like Batman Reborn, The Return of the Franchise. And that’s a good thing.