^ According to IMDb, Christian Bale is 6'.
IMDB....? And they have credibility since when.....?
No. It's the " I'm a flashy extraverted metrosexual " aspect of Batman that Schumacher incorporated in the franchise that almost killed it. Plus, there isn't just 1 single 'type' of fantasy. Burton's version was also fantasy, but a lot darker and gothic like. All of the 3 different interpretations I've seen on film ( Burton, Shumacher and Nolan ), I feel that all of them have missed something. They all brought something different to the table with some interesting elements and others a little bit less, but in the end, you always compare them with your own personal view and they all fall short to your expectations.
... not saying they aren't good movies... well, some of them at least.
Right.......but don't you think the whole, "now he has a giant plane ready" aspect is kinda shot up? I mean, the concept of having the batmobile drive up a freaking wall was bad. Not because it was "homoerotic", but because it was fantastically stupid.
What do we want from the "fantasy" part? Do we want crazier villians? Do we want more comic inspired stuff? I mean....it seems like we are getting more of the comic world from Nolan's Batman, but with his take on it.
Look at this way....unless Robert Rodriguez someday wants to make a panel by panel copy of a Batman comic- most good directors will never do the same. It's a part of movie making. Same as making comics, always different takes.
Wasn't the fact that they decided to give him bulletproof protection in the movies the whole point? That he WASN'T able to dodge bullets? They shoot him, but it doesn't do anything... it's part of why they think he's something more than human. Plus, there are many tall professional athletes and being tall doesn't involve having no balance. For Batman, I wouldn't want to go under 6' 5'', that's about as short as he can get.
6'8 is just clumsy tall. Those guys have a hard enough time getting through doorways.......imagine trying to sneak around ontop of warehouse rafters and balance beams when scoping out the area.
Nope, there's a reason why Batman is 6'2 in the comics. It's because its the perfect blend of atheltic quickness with the ability to intimidate when needed. 6'2 is tall. But, he's able to still get around easily without knocking his head on ceilings.
The reason for the armor suit is for protection.....but not to be hit with a barrage of bullets. Lucuius himself said it can take anything but a straight shot, and it'd be damn hard NOT to hit a 6'8 dude with a straight shot.
6'5 MAY be okay.....but I still think it's unnecessarily tall. Plus.....not many GOOD actors are that tall to begin with.
But, I'll respect your opinion man.....there are SO MANY different takes out there that a 6'5 Batman is probably drawn most of the time. But, I feel that Batman Begins is more like Neal Adams-Denny O'Neil and like a Jeph Loeb-Tim Sale......a Batman that is buff, but is lean.
There was a picture posted on the hype with all the actors standing side by side and Bale was exactly just as tall as Caine was.
Yup, I remember that pic. He was standing alonside most of the cast members. I think he was about even with Ken Watanbe too, who I've heard is like 6'2 or 6'3.
Is it noticeable in the movie? no, Bale and Caine are same height, you sound like Batwing6655.
I think the only time Bale seems shorter than an actor is beside Ra's and Lucius......oh, and that asian dude with the scar on his face, "I'm the devil". But, C'mon......Neeson and Freeman are 6'4.
It may not be 'noticeable' in the movie, but the fact still remains that he is taller and that Batman should be a lot taller than Alfred.
Since when does Batman have to be alot taller than Alfred? Batman is 6'2......should Alfred be like 5'7??? Plus.......in MANY interpretations of Alfred, Alfie had served the armed forces...either as some agent, some solider, or some medic...so it can be suggested that Alfred is a big guy too whose been places. Obviously, he can't use karate......but I don't see why he needs to be less thab 6'0.
Do we know if Christian Bale, the man is actually like that or not to affirm/deny? Which is unimportant btw.
The funny thing about Bale is that he's alot like the Wayne character in the comics....he's a total mystery to the public. He's a very hidden person, very personal. He's a mystery when his private life is concerned, and I respect that becuase in Hollywood that ain't easy to do.
Anyways, it's not the fact that Alfred is taller than Batman that takes away from the character, it's the fact that Batman in the movie isn't really tall, period. I added the part about Alfred to add to the point. To me, Batman has always been a big guy and they never really made him like that on film.
Since when was Batman considered the big guy in the comics? He uses fear and weapons to defeat his eniemies......he's usually drawn as a muscular chararcter, but hardly in the GOOD stories has he been drawn like some giant. Read YEAR ONE......Bruce doesn't appear to be like some 6'6 dude there. Not even very muscular either.........
Btw....Batman looked DAMN TALL and DAMN INTIMIDATING when he smashed Crane's little skull on the concrete wall.
