Batman Begins: Ra's al Ghul (Major Spoilers)

[Nuclear Platypus]

While I haven't seen the movie yet, I do disagree that Robin can't be brought into the movie. However he'd be something of a throwaway character. Yup, Jason Todd. Good way to bring in the Joker (post change) and make him Batman's #1 archenemy. The Joker's background could be a file Bats reads instead of a waste of film.

 

[Alzrius]

Just a minor thing, but was the pronounciation of Ra's name bothering anyone else? My main source of Batman info was the animated series, where his named was pronounced "Raysh", but in the movie they pronounced it "Raz". My brother and I are debating, which is correct? I think the former, but that's solely due to an episode of Batman Beyond where Terry pronounces it "Raz" and Talia/Ra's corrects him, saying it's "Raysh".

 

[Zappo]

Mmhh, did anyone else immediately think of Planescape's Rilmani, when Ras explained about the full scope of the League of Shadows' activities? Working behind the scenes for thousands of years, bringing down civilizations in the name of balance ...

Not really; Rilmani really work for balance while the LoS is at best misguided and more probably outright evil. One of Ducard's speeches in the second half of the movie says that they had already tried to destroy Gotham by ruining its economy. Basically, they created the current condition of the city, for which they want it destroyed! If I had to accomunate the LoS with a Planescape race, I'd think 'loths.

 

[Klaus]

Just a minor thing, but was the pronounciation of Ra's name bothering anyone else? My main source of Batman info was the animated series, where his named was pronounced "Raysh", but in the movie they pronounced it "Raz". My brother and I are debating, which is correct? I think the former, but that's solely due to an episode of Batman Beyond where Terry pronounces it "Raz" and Talia/Ra's corrects him, saying it's "Raysh".

The correct pronounciation (being an Arabic word) is the one on the film, with the sharp RAH (like the egyptian god). "Demon's Head" and all that...

 

[Harmon]

Sorry, I thought it was obvious from his first appearance in the movie.

But then I have a habit of figuring out things in movies quite quickly where it relates to- "ha! Bet you didn't guess that!" Umm- about ten minutes ago.

Not sure why I do that. Its not every show, or every movie, so its not 100%

Good movie though- seen it twice now.