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After seeing BATMAN BEGINS, I realized that I have just watched a movie that has so much more to tell me. But how can I find out more about the locations used, the props made, the characters and the creative process? "The Art of Batman Begins" satisfied my thrist for that knowledge. It's a great book that makes you appreciate the little things about BATMAN BEGINS and makes you proud to be a person who paid $10 to see it at the Cineplex. Hollywood has given us less than stellar films in the last couple years, it's good to see that the makers of BATMAN BEGINS still wanted us, the audience, to have a magical, wonderful movie going experience.
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This is book goes into detail on the production of this long awaited film. From the Batmobile to the Batsuit we get details that we've always wanted. The only problem I have with the book is that it's too short, I wanted more.With that one problem aside, this will be a welcomed addition to "Batman" fan's library.
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The Art of BATMAN BEGINS is a wonderful look into the making of the film. It has extensive storyboards and costume designs, as well as, concept art in full color. Any fan of the Dark Knight should add this edition to your bookshelf. Only a joker would pass this up.
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I got this book expecting it to have many concept drawings such as the the star wars concept books, and with that in mind, i was throughly dissapointed to find it was nothing like that. it was more so the making of the movie and shots of car sculpts. It does have alot of info about the making of the movie, so if your into that, this book is for you, if your into concept, stay away....
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Soon after 1997's "BATMAN AND ROBIN", directed by Joel Schumacher (argh...), I became seriously convinced that the character created by Bob Kane was gone for ever and no sooner it would return to the big screen. My conviccion lasted eight straight years until a young genious named Chris Nolan accepted the chalenge of Warner Bros to take the Dark Knigh back to his roots and to this past on a chaotic Gotham City handled by the worse crime lords you can think of. The result is BATMAN BEGINS, with Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred, the buttler, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The movie also stars Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) as an ambicious business man from Wayne Enterprises, a man eager to take the full control of the company to himself. There is also a fabulous score signed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. I've already watched the movie and hope it arrives fast on DVD. This book, for its turn, is a beautifuly illustrated souvenir from such a great work of so many talents. It brings lots of pictures, storyboards and graphis wrapped in Mark Cota Vaz's unique way of writing a story. Don't miss it. I did not.
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