Batman Begins Fans Celebrate the Origin Story on Its 15th Anniversary

As the '90s progressed, the image of Batman on the big screen began to descend into the realm of [...]

By Patrick Cavanaugh

As the '90s progressed, the image of Batman on the big screen began to descend into the realm of campiness previously seen in Adam West's take on the character back in the '60s TV series and movie, which started to sour audiences on the character entirely. After a variety of reports emerged about a new take on the character in the early '00s, fans were given Christopher Nolan's gritty and grounded origin story for the character in 2005, debuting Christian Bale as the Dark Knight. This new take on the character harkened back to some of the more grounded interpretations of the character, while adding just enough whimsy to remind audiences that this was still a comic book movie.

Batman Begins went on to take in $371 million worldwide, a fraction of the figures that subsequent superhero movies would go on to earn, while sitting at 84% positive reviews on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. That film's success might not have been groundbreaking, but it set the stage for The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, with some audiences considering those films to be the best comic book films of all time, both of which earned major box office hauls and the former earning Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for his performance as the Joker.

On its 15th anniversary, fans are looking back at the superhero story that started it all to praise its accomplishments.

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Badass Alfred

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Never Forget

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The Journey Began

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Beautiful

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