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| language = English | budget = $150 million〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=batmanbegins.htm )〕 | gross = $374.2 million〔 }} ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, with Ken Watanabe and Morgan Freeman. The film reboots the ''Batman'' film series, telling the origin story of the title character (Bale), from his alter ego Bruce Wayne's initial fear of bats, the death of his parents, his journey to become Batman, and his fight to stop Ra's al Ghul (Neeson) and the terrifying Scarecrow (Murphy) from vaporizing the tainted water supply of Gotham City with a fear-inducing drug causing mass hysteria and violence, destroying the city in the process. It draws inspiration from classic comic book storylines such as ''The Man Who Falls'', ''Batman: Year One'', and ''Batman: The Long Halloween''. After a series of unsuccessful projects to resurrect Batman on screen following the critical failure and box office disappointment of ''Batman & Robin'' (1997), Nolan and David S. Goyer began to work on the film in early 2003 and aimed for a darker and more realistic tone, with humanity and realism being the basis of the film. The goal was to get the audience to care for both Batman and Bruce Wayne. The film, which was primarily shot in Iceland and Chicago, relied on traditional stunts and miniatures – computer-generated imagery was used minimally. ''Batman Begins'' opened on June 17, 2005, in the United States and Canada in 3,858 theaters. It grossed over $48 million in its opening weekend in North America, eventually grossing over $374 million worldwide. The film received positive reviews and is considered by many to be one of the best superhero films of its decade. Critics noted that fear was a common motif throughout the film, and welcomed the film's darker tone compared with previous ''Batman'' adaptations. ''Batman Begins'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and three BAFTA awards. It is followed by ''The Dark Knight'' (2008) and ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012) in a continual story-arc, which has later been referred to as ''The Dark Knight Trilogy''. ==Plot== As a child, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) falls down a dry well, where he is attacked by a swarm of bats; he subsequently develops chiroptophobia. While watching an opera with his parents, Bruce is frightened by performers masquerading as bats, and asks to leave. Outside, the family is targeted by a mugger, Joe Chill (Richard Brake), who murders Bruce's parents, leaving him to be raised by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine). Fourteen years later, Chill is freed in exchange for testifying against Gotham City mafia boss Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson). Bruce intends to murder Chill in revenge, but one of Falcone's assassins does so first. Bruce's childhood friend, assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes), berates him for attempting to undermine the justice system, telling Bruce that his father would be ashamed. Bruce confronts Falcone in a nightclub, where Falcone demonstrates that real power comes from being feared. Bruce decides to travel the world, learning new skills and abilities to confront injustice. In Bhutan, he meets Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), who offers to train him as a member of the League of Shadows, led by Ra's al Ghul (Ken Watanabe). After completing his training and purging his fears, Bruce learns the League intends to destroy Gotham, believing it to be corrupt and beyond saving, having done so with other cities for centuries. Bruce rejects their crusade, which causes a battle and fire that burns down the League's temple. Ra's is killed by falling debris, while Bruce saves an unconscious Ducard. Posing as a billionaire playboy, Bruce returns to Gotham intent on fighting crime. He develops a base in the bat-infested caves beneath Wayne manor, and takes an interest in his family's company, Wayne Enterprises, run by the unscrupulous William Earle (Rutger Hauer). The company's top scientist, Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), introduces Bruce to various prototype technologies including the Tumbler (a heavily armored car) and a protective bodysuit, which Bruce uses to take up the vigilante identity of "the Batman". Batman intercepts a drug shipment and provides Rachel with evidence against Falcone, empowering the honest Police Sgt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman) to arrest the previously untouchable criminal. Unfortunately, Falcone is declared mentally unfit for trial by corrupt psychopharmacologist Dr. Jonathan Crane (Cillian Murphy) and transferred to Arkham Asylum, where Crane works as Chief Administrator. When Falcone threatens to reveal that he has been importing a fear-inducing hallucinogenic drug for Crane's employers, Crane exposes him to the drug while wearing a burlap mask, driving Falcone insane with fear of Crane's external tormentor identity of "the Scarecrow". While investigating the Scarecrow, Batman is exposed to the drug and left incapacitated. He is saved by Alfred and given an antidote developed by Fox. At Arkham, Rachel accuses Crane of corruption, and Crane reveals he has been pouring the drug into Gotham's water supply. He doses Rachel with it, but she is rescued by Batman, who learns that the Scarecrow's employer is named "Ra's al Ghul" (which he finds hard to believe) and leads a destructive chase through Gotham in the Tumbler to escape the police. Batman cures Rachel and leaves her with two vials of the antidote; one for Gordon, and one for mass production. After the Scarecrow is apprehended, Gordon learns that the tainted water supply is only harmful if inhaled. During his 30th birthday celebration at the manor, Bruce is confronted by Ducard, who reveals himself to be the real Ra's al Ghul, and expels his guests so they will be safe. Ra's reveals that he stole a powerful microwave emitter from Wayne Enterprises, that will be used to vaporize the tainted water supply, making the Scarecrow's drug airborne and causing mass hysteria and violence that will destroy Gotham, though the Scarecrow only thought that the League's plan was to use the drug to hold the city for ransom. Ra's' men set fire to the mansion, and Bruce is saved by Alfred, who secures them in the Batcave before the fire engulfs the building. As the League's plot commences, Batman rescues Rachel from a drugged mob and indirectly reveals his identity to her before pursuing Ra's onto a monorail train carrying the emitter toward Gotham's central water source. Gordon uses the Tumbler's cannons to destroy a section of the track and derail the train. Batman overpowers Ra's but refuses to kill him, while also refusing to save him, before gliding from the train car, leaving Ra's to die as the train crashes and explodes. Batman becomes a public hero, but loses Rachel, who cannot be with Bruce while he is Batman. Bruce buys a controlling stake in the now publicly traded Wayne Enterprises, fires Earle, and replaces him with Fox. Gordon — now promoted to Lieutenant of the Gotham Police Force — shows Batman the Bat-Signal and mentions a criminal who leaves Joker playing cards at crime scenes. Batman promises to investigate and disappears into the night. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Batman Begins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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