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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Klaus" data-source="post: 2346694" data-attributes="member: 607">Actually, no, it was Faust. Unless there's a Mephistophele in Die Fledermaus (the IMDB credits list the tenor as playing Mephistophele).I gave this movie a 10, 'cause the poll won't let me vote 11.SPOILERS ABOUND, SO BEGONE!!!!!Christian Bale -> There aren't enough praises to make justice to his work. Even if I didn't know that his previous work was The Machinist, I'd still be impressed at his physical condition. The man was built like a brick wall! His Bruce Wayne was top notch, and his Batman was the best I have ever seen. "I-I swear to God!" "Swear to ME!". Michael Caine -> The best compliment I can give to the Alfred/Bruce scenes is that at times it felt like watching the Animated Series. "If you're out to battle crime, I hope you'll conceal your identity, to protect the ones you care about.""You're talking about Rachel?""Actually, sir, I was talking about me..."Morgan Freeman -> A small part, but Freeman made it work perfectly. And the corporate maneuver to place Fox where he is portrayed in the regular Batman mythos (that is, as defacto head of Wayne Enterprises) was brilliant!Gary Oldman -> He is the everyman in this, who marvels at the Batmobile and sees Batman for what he truly can accomplish. Gordon manages to be serious and yet to serve as comic relief when most needed (his reactions inside the Batmobile were great).Rutger Hauer -> "Didn't you get the memo?" indeed! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Liam Neeson -> I knew the truth about his character as soon as I saw his first picture! I knew it! And it was still great! Liam plays the mentor figure really well, but managed to stay sharp even as he turned into villain. No scenery-chewin' here, thank you very much. His serene posture when facing certain (?) death was great.Ken Watanabe -> I didn't see Last Samurai, so this was my first exposure to his work. I was certainly impressed. I wonder if his character was actually named Ubu... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Cillian Murphy -> There's something very wrong with this man. He plays crazy tooooo well!Katie Holmes -> She did a decent enough job (she hasn't been overexposed down here, so I won't hold the Cruise saga against her). Her one-sided smirk is her weakness, though...The Microwave Emitter -> I don't have a problem with it. First, it's a Plot Device (tm). Second, one could argue that it evaporates purified water, and the H2O is the human body isn't purified, so the microwaves pass right through ya.Gotham -> This is a true crime-ridden city, believable in every way. Far less operatic than Burton's Gotham, it just increased the scope of the movie (since it wasn't restricted to sound stages.Arkham -> Amazing! Smack in the middle of the worst neighboorhood, and it looks like a true asylum inside (Hannibal Lecter would fit right in!). Batman's stroll along the cell blocks with his swarm of bats crystalized his image in the minds of all inmates who saw him, so now they have a reason to be obsessed with the Bat.The Final Scene -> That interplay spoke volumes about how good this movie is. It explained why Gotham will become what we know it will become (a running ground for freaks). And the card... that scene is brilliant!The costume and the car -> It all works, it all seems realistic... Kudos to the producers!Forget the other attempts. Now I can finally say "I saw a Batman movie".</blockquote>

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