Christopher Nolan's reboot of the Batman franchise, released in 2005.
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Why is there no Robin in the Nolan-directed Batman movies?
Although Robin seems to have an pivotal role in ruining earlier Batman movies, he's still an integral part of the Batman series. Is there a reason why Robin does not appear in Batman Begins/The Dark ...
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Is Batman Begins based on any Batman comic or was it entirely written from scratch?
Were Batman Begins or The Dark Knight based on any particular comic(s) or was were they completely created from scratch?
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Did Batman break his one rule?
In the final scene of The Dark Knight, we see Batman go on a final mental barrage with the corrupted Dent. Dent, hell bent on making Batman and Gordon pay for Rachel's death, flips his trademark coin ...
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Does Christopher Nolan's Batman have an overarching theme?
With the conclusion of Nolan's Dark Knight movies, we are now able to look at all three movies as a single entity, broken up into three parts (acts, if you will). Is there a specific theme, or set of ...
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Is Dr.Crane/Scarecrow part of the League of Shadows?
He originally works for Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins poisoning patients with his neuro-toxin.
And in the Dark Knight Rises he is appointed judge of the court trying the rich and powerful.
Is he part ...
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What is the reason for the color scheming of Nolan's Batman franchise?
Throughout the three Batman films, there has been one running theme in common. Each movie has its own color scheme.
Batman Begins - Brown & Black
The Dark Knight - Blue & Red
Dark Knight ...
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Is Ra's Al Ghul alive or dead?
Viewers are lead to believe that Ra's Al Ghul died when the train de-railed and crashed into Wayne Tower in Batman Begins.
But he appears to Bruce while he is in the pit during the Dark Knight Rises.
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Did Ra's al Ghul have a hand in the murder of Bruce's parents?
In the film, Liam Nielson's character states something along the lines that they had tried to destroy Gotham once before via economic, but some stubborn citizens (Bruce's parents) kept things afloat. ...
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Why does Christian Bale deform his voice when playing Batman
As almost every Batman fan, I like the Christopher Nolan's interpretation of Batman. But why does Christian Bale deform his voice when playing Batman?
Is it to scare off/intimidate people? Or to ...
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Was Bane part of the League of Shadows during the time Bruce was being trained?
Both Bruce Wayne and Bane were obviously trained by the League of Shadows so it seems quite possible that their time with the League of Shadows could've coincided.
Bane was in the pit for a long time ...
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Why didn't Katie Holmes play Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight?
Katie Holmes played Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins but Maggie Gyllenhall played the character in The Dark Knight.
Was there any particular reason why Katie Holmes didn't continue on in the role?
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Why was Lucius Fox fired?
In Batman Begins there is a scene where William Earle fires Lucius Fox. I just watched the movie for the first time so I may have missed something, but it seemed out of place.
At the time he is fired ...
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Batman Begins credit scene
I was rewatching Batman begins and watched it until the credits roll. I noticed that Liam Neeson was listed as Ducard, Ken Watanabe was listed as Ra's Al ghul. It made me ponder over the entire movie ...
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When was Blackgate prison built?
I don't remember Blackgate being mentioned in the first two of the Nolan Batman Trilogy. Was the prison built to house all the extra criminals imprisoned because of the Dent Act or was it there all ...
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Did Batman break his no killing rule when he burned down the monastery in Batman Begins?
And if the fire didn't kill anyone, what would be the point? Destroying a headquarters won't prevent the organisation carrying out its plan.
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Why do some directors change pronunciation of character's names?
Two examples spring to mind immediately:
Batman Begins Ra's Al Ghul is pronounced in the movie as RAHZ AL GOUL whereas in the Animated series it is pronounced RASHE AL GHUL
The Last Airbender ...
