We’ve been trying new things on the HT webpage. In fact, we want you to have something new every time you visit!
So, we’re going to take our own stab at reviewing movies. Always ready to poke fun at ourselves, we’ll call this column “Higher Movies.” (smile). If you’d like to submit a review for our weekly movie review, you can submit it to me.
This review is provided to you by our our resident Batman expert, Pastor Petersen.
“Fan Boy Bliss”
Batman Begins began last night. I couldn’t wait for the weekend. Jacqui and I went. I read Batman comic books ever month and have for years. Being more than a casual fan I expected to be disappointed despite the good reviews. But I loved it, loved it, loved it. It may be the best comic book turned to movie ever. Jacqui even liked it.
What was good? For the fanboys: great casting, great origin story, great use of the Ra’s Al Ghul and Scarecrow, great use of Lucius Fox and explanation of how Batman gets his gadgets, very low level love interest/story (thanks for that! I hate it when these get sappy.) and lots of great effects. The ultimate fanboy kick? The best, absolute best, batmobile ever and the best entrance to the batcave.
Only two minor disappointments: no pearls on the street in a pool of light after the Wayne’s are killed. That is a classic comic panel and they could have paid homage there. At that point in the movie I thought they would and was bummed when they didn’t. That would have been a very nice touch visually just to let us fanboys know they were paying attention. They also failed to show Batman as much of a detective/scientist. I know there are a lot of different Batmans in the books, but I’ve always been prone to the thinking batman.
For the non-fanboys? It is a good action flick. There is plenty of dialog, plot and character development, to supplement the “ooh-ahh” effects. It is just a good story. There is nothing deep here: just fun. I highly recommend it.
Rev. David Petersen is pastor at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, IN, and a member of the Higher Things Editorial Board. This review was taken with permission from his blog, CyberStones.
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