HBO MaxBatman Begins (2005)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.9
Overview
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Starring Cast
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film leans right by championing an individualistic solution to systemic urban decay and corruption, emphasizing personal responsibility and the restoration of moral order over radical societal restructuring.
The film features primarily traditional casting for its main characters, with no explicit race or gender swaps of iconic roles. The narrative focuses on a white male protagonist and other traditional male figures, portraying them positively without any critique of traditional identities or explicit integration of DEI themes.
Secondary
Lucius Fox, a character canonically white in the comics, is portrayed by a Black actor. Additionally, Ra's al Ghul, canonically of Middle Eastern descent, is portrayed by a white actor.
Batman Begins does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on Bruce Wayne's journey to become Batman and his initial conflicts with villains like Scarecrow and Ra's al Ghul, without any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ representation.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. The primary female character, Rachel Dawes, is not depicted as a combatant.
Batman Begins does not feature any gender-swapped characters. All established characters from the Batman mythos, such as Bruce Wayne, Alfred, and Gordon, retain their canonical gender. New characters introduced for the film, like Rachel Dawes, do not qualify as gender swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.2
7.7
Critic Ratings
8.5
7.0
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