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Doe posted...

Not trying to run you over or anything but it is genuinely difficult for me to understand why one would prefer BB > TDK. Is it that TDK isn't Batman-y enough / is less of a superhero movie?

The writing of Begins was a lot better. They did some cool stuff with TDK too and all, but in Begins:

- The hero and villain have a history
- We see one learn from his mistakes while the other repeats mistakes (that weren't even his own) from earlier in the film
- There's a looping structure playing on the same theme--namely, fear. First the bats, which Bruce legitimately has no reason to fear. Then Scarecrow and Falcone, who has taken control of the city through fear. But he in turn fears Ra's. Batman learns to conquer each of these adversaries and even beats them at their own game.
- The symbolism of the house, the past, his family, etc
- The hero decides who he wants to be

Yeah. It's definitely my favorite of the three.