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Aeschylus, Oresteia; Euripides, Electra; Orestes; Apollodorus, Epitome VI, 23-28. On June 15, 2005, a video game adaptation was released onto the PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance consoles. The psychological disorder Electra complex is named after her. The set includes many new & old documentaries, commentaries from both directors Tim Burton & Joel Schumacher, deleted scenes, music-videos, trailers, and new digital transfers for all four films: Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), and Batman & Robin (1997). Later, Electra married Pylades, Orestes' close friend and son of King Strophius (the same one who had cared for Orestes while he hid from his mother and her lover). Also released on the same date was Batman: the Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997, which contains each of the four Burton-Schumacher films in new 2-disc special edition format. Iphigenia helps her brother escape from Taurus, and the furies, sated by the reuniting of the family, abate their persecution. This puzzling rumor has left many potential customers baffled, and concerned with how to obtain this commodity from the very few vendors that still have some in stock.

The two meet as Orestes is led to Iphigenia to be prepared for sacrifice to the Egyptian Gods. Some vendors have reported that the deluxe edition of Begins was set only for a limited release, and thus only had a one time stock pile. He claims that Orestes is led by the Furies to Taurus in ancient Egypt, where his sister Iphigenia is being held. In addition, a Deluxe Two-Disc Widescreen Edition was released which contains exclusive special features and copies of Detective Comics #27, Batman: The Man Who Falls, and an excerpt of the 13-issue Batman: The Long Halloween. In Iphigenia at Taurus, Euripides tells the tale somewhat differently. It is available in Fullscreen and Widescreen. The Erinyes demand their victim; he pleads the orders of Apollo; the votes of the judges are equally divided, and Athena gives her casting vote for acquittal. The Batman Begins DVD was released October 18, 2005.

At last Athena (also known as Areia) receives him on the Acropolis of Athens and arranges a formal trial of the case before twelve Attic judges. 2005 World Soundtrack Awards. Even though Apollo (to whom the Delphic temple was dedicated) had ordered him to do the deed, he is powerless to protect Orestes from the consequences of his actions. 2005 Visual Effects Society (VES Awards). Orestes takes refuge in the temple at Delphi. 2005 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS Awards). Electra is not hounded by the Erinyes. 2005 Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA Awards).

Orestes, after the deed (sometimes with Electra helping), goes mad, and is pursued by the Erinyes, or Furies, whose duty it is to punish any violation of the ties of family piety. 2005 Golden Trailer Awards. According to Aeschylus, he met Electra before the tomb of Agamemnon, where both had gone to perform rites to the dead; a recognition took place, and they arranged how Orestes should accomplish his revenge. 2005 Golden Raspberry Awards. In his twentieth year, Orestes was ordered by the Delphic oracle to return home and avenge his father's death. 2005 Costume Designers Guild Awards. 25), Orestes was saved by his old nurse or by Electra, and was taken to Phanote on Mount Parnassus, where King Strophius took charge of him. 2005 BAFTA Awards.

According to Pindar (Pythia, xi. 2005 Art Directors Guild. 542). 2005 American Society of Cinematographers. 306; X. 78th Academy Awards. (Odyssey, iii. In order for the sequel to achieve the targeted release date of June (the month that all Batman films are released) 2008, pre-production will likely begin sometime in 2006, with major filming happening in 2007 [6].

Eight years later Electra returned from Athens with her brother, Orestes. Neither are we.". Aegisthus and Clytemnestra also killed Cassandra, Agamemnon's war prize, a prophet priestess of Troy. isn't interested in Robin. According to the story, Electra (daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra) was absent from Mycenae when her father, King Agamemnon, returned from the Trojan War and was murdered by Aegisthus, Clytemnestra's lover, and/or by Clytemnestra herself. In an article listed on [5], Christopher Nolan stated: "Warner Bros. In Greek mythology, several persons were named Electra (also spelled Elektra):. In a turn from comic continuity, Robin is not slated to appear in the new franchise.

locale. However, rumours have placed: Adrien Brody, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Lachy Hulme, David Bowie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Crispin Glover, and a slew of other people in the role of the Joker for the sequel [4]. Ellie (movie), B-movie which transfers the story to a Southern U.S. On August 22, 2005, producer Charles Roven denied that any villain had been decided upon, and insisted that the reference to The Joker in the film was only intended as a tip of the hat to the 1989 Batman film [3]. Elektra, opera by composer Richard Strauss, with libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, based on his own play. As well as the major villains, supporting characters are rumored to include The Penguin, Talia Head (daughter of Ra's Al Ghul), and Black Mask (comics). Elektra, film by Michael Cacoyannis, starring Irene Papas, based on Euripides. Goyer revealed in an interview that he and Nolan have devised a rough scenario for a trilogy, using The Joker as the antagonist in the second film and Two-Face in the third, loosely following the story from Batman: The Long Halloween.

Mourning Becomes Electra, play by Eugene O'Neill, based on Aeschylus. Goyer will be returning for the sequels. Elektra, a play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, based on the Sophocles play. At this time, director Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S. Electra, drama by Danilo Kiš. Gary Oldman (James Gordon) and Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth) are also under contract to reprise their roles [2]. Electra, play by Euripides. This would make Bale the first actor since Michael Keaton (who appeared in the first and second movies) to play Batman more than once.

Electra, play by Sophocles. Warner Brothers has announced its intentions to make a sequel to Batman Begins with most of the film's main cast, including Christian Bale, returning. The Oresteia, a trilogy of plays by Aeschylus. But the movie marked a successful return of the Batman saga, erasing the legacy of its predecessor Batman and Robin and ensured the studio's plans to greenlight a sequel. Alternative: Laodice. Hiring him for this kind of movie, particularly one of Warner Brothers' biggest franchises, was a risky endeavour on the studio's part. (Most famous "Electra") Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Memento.

A Pleiade or Oceanid, mother of Iris and the Harpies by Thaumas. Before then, he was known for directing low-budget movies that focused mostly on dark themes, but had substance and depth, i.e. Daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, mother of Dardanus, Iasion and Harmonia, by Zeus. The movie also solidified Christopher Nolan's capability of directing a major blockbuster. A recent poll at IMDb marked the film as #1 as the best summer movie of 2005 with Revenge of the Sith at second. gross of the other movies would be as follows: Batman $403 million, Batman Returns $251 million and Batman Forever $271 million).

(The inflation-adjusted U.S. gross of $150 million. However, taking ticket price inflation into account, Begins is only ahead of 1997's Batman and Robin, which had an adjusted U.S. According to boxofficemojo.com, the $135-million movie has earned $205.3 million during its North American theatrical run and approximately $166 million elsewhere in the world, making it the second most successful Batman movie (next to the 1989 movie) and fifth most successful of summer 2005 (next to Revenge of the Sith, War of the Worlds, Wedding Crashers and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

Another complaint is that the script, at times, had jokey dialogue in the Joel Schumacher style. The redesign of the Batmobile also evoked mixed reviews. Also, some felt that the dark and erratic cinematography on the fight scenes make it difficult to discern what's happening; others feel that that is precisely the point (the ambiguity and confusion is an organic interpretation of what the criminals experience). Another is the complete reworking of Batman's origin to have Joe Chill captured the very night of the murder and serve nearly fourteen years in prison, thus some feel, removing Bruce's motivation to become Batman, and having Bruce trained by Ra's al Ghul and his minons.

The short film Batman: Dead End succesfully portrayed Batman in his classic Alex Ross style black and grey costume, causing many fans to wish Batman Begins followed suit. Some found the costume to look too much like Val Kilmer's "sonar suit" from the climax of Batman Forever. It is worked on from roughly the 45 minute mark, but only appears fully an hour into the movie (1:01:26 to be exact). Other criticisms of Batman Begins included the delayed first appearance of Bale in Batman regalia.

For instance, Batman's first comic book run-in with Ra's Al Ghul involved Robin being kidnapped, whereas in Batman Begins, Robin doesn't yet exist. The film takes many liberties, despite being hailed for its more accurate portrayal of Batman as he is depicted in Bob Kane's comic universe. All told, this movie is considered to be the favorite Batman movie for critics and audiences alike. The film is currently on the IMDb's list of the Top 250 films of all-time [1].

The movie was also received quite favorably by audiences and many fans, earning the highest rating of any film released in 2005 by users of the website boxofficemojo.com and garnering an 83% score at rottentomatoes.com. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times also gave it high praise, dubbing the film "the most successful comic-book adaptation alongside Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World.". Early reviews from professional film critics were enthusiastic, with Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times (who panned all the previous live action adaptations of the character) calling it one of the best films of the year. At the end, Batman stands as the defender of Gotham.

Gordon explains that a criminal in the lost "Narrows" area of Gotham has left calling cards at all his crime scenes in the form of a Joker playing card. As the movie ends, Wayne takes total control of his company with Lucius as his CEO and a promoted Gordon expresses gratitude for what Batman has done. They battle and Batman eventually defeats Ra's. Batman eventually discovers that Ducard is actually the real Ra's al Ghul, and has conspired with Crane to poison Gotham's water supply with a toxin that would cause the inhabitants of the city to riot, destroying each other and Gotham itself.

Jonathan Crane (Cillian Murphy), who later becomes better known as the Scarecrow. Two of his first foes come in the forms of Falcone and Dr. Fox uses his job as lowly caretaker to grant Wayne secret access to various unused company prototypes for his own use which includes body armor that makes up the Batman costume and a prototype car that becomes the first Batmobile. To that end, Wayne returns to Gotham and befriends an unjustly demoted senior company researcher, Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), recruiting him as his armorer.

Thus prepared, Wayne unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked superhero who uses his strength, intellect, and an array of high-tech gadgets to combat the sinister forces that threaten the city. Later, after leaving Ducard in a village to be cared for, Bruce contacts Alfred, who flies in to bring him home to Gotham. Ra's is killed in the battle, but Wayne manages to save Ducard. Wayne refuses to destroy the city he loves while vowing to fight evil his own way, and battles Ra's before making his escape.

However, after his training, Ra's and Ducard tell Wayne that he must lead the League to destroy Gotham, a source of evil according to the group. Traveling to the home of the League of Shadows in the Himalayas, Wayne learns to use theatrics and deception as his greatest weapons. In jail he is approached by Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) representing Ra's al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) of the League of Shadows, a group of fanatical assassins. He is later arrested and jailed by Chinese police for the theft of goods that, ironically, belong to Wayne Enterprises.

After the fateful meeting, a disillusioned Wayne steals away on a cargo ship, and travels the world for a year, seeking the means to fight injustice and "turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.". Bruce becomes ashamed of himself and promptly goes to confront Falcone. When Rachel learns this, she explains the difference between vengeance and justice to Bruce, and then tells him that his father would be ashamed. Bruce Wayne was planning to kill him as well, but was robbed of the opportunity.

The killer is granted parole, but is murdered immediately after the hearing by a mob operative. Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes) is now a Gotham City Assistant District Attorney. We cut to roughly 14 years later; now a young adult, Bruce (Christian Bale) has returned from Princeton University for the parole hearing of his parents' murderer which was arranged as part of a deal to testify against the crime boss Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson). After being comforted at the police station by police sergeant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and being told "good news" about the shooter, Joe Chill, being arrested, Bruce is taken home by family butler Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine), who raises him in the absence of his parents.

Fatally wounded with a bullet in his chest, Thomas Wayne's last words to his son are, "Don't be afraid." Bruce is left physically unharmed, but in a state of total shock. The family exits into an alley where they are confronted by a mugger, who, despite the calm submission of Thomas, shoots both him and his wife. Bruce experiences a panic attack and begs his father to leave the theatre early. One night, the Waynes go to the opera where Bruce becomes scared at some of the dancers' portrayals of bat-like demons (from Mefistofele).

After his father, Thomas Wayne (Linus Roache), pulls him from the well, Bruce begins having nightmares about bats. A young Bruce Wayne (Gus Lewis), while playing with young Rachel Dawes (Emma Lockhart), falls down a well and is attacked by a flurry of bats. Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham City. .

It was a critical and financial success from most viewpoints. It more closely follows the darker psychological theme of the Batman comics and graphic novels. Although it is the fifth live-action Batman movie since 1989, the movie is neither a sequel nor a prequel to the previous Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher movies, but rather a complete revision or reboot of the series. Goyer.

The movie was first released on June 15, 2005, directed by Christopher Nolan, and written by Nolan and David S. Batman Begins (2005) is an American film based on the comic book character created by Bob Kane. Batman Begins links on Yahoo!. Batman Begins review by Graham Barnfield.

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Batman Begins at The Internet Movie Database. Batman Begins official web site. The scene where Batman escaped from Arkham Asylum using a flock of bats that he called from his cave using a sonic device was taken from Batman: Year One. Crane isn't here right now, but if you'd like to make an appointment..." is taken directly from the story "Fears" in the three-part series, Batman: Haunted Knight.

The line "Dr. This is a common alias the Joker uses in the comic books. Kerr. The evidence label on the bag reveals the name of the officer who discovered it: J.

The calling card the Joker leaves is a replica of the Joker card from the 1989 graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum. The driver was apparently drunk, and said he hit the car in a state of panic, thinking the vehicle to be an invading alien spacecraft. While shooting on the streets of Chicago, a man crashed his car into the Batmobile. On the set, costumed Christian Bale constantly had two people trailing him to keep the Batsuit smudge-free.

Anthony Hopkins was offered the role of Alfred, but declined. Chris Cooper turned down the role of James Gordon. Although Bale got the part, Gyllenhaal was co-writer Goyer's first choice, while Nolan enjoyed Cillian's audition so much that he cast him as The Scarecrow. A large number of actors auditioned for the lead role, including Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joshua Jackson, Cillian Murphy, Hugh Dancy, Christian Bale, Guy Pearce, and Billy Crudup.

Whilst they end up becoming enemies, Batman and Ra's al Ghul both represent different (and admittedly contradicting) aspects of vigilantism: in Batman's case, a person or force that fights crime using methods outside of the law in order to uphold it rather than to undermine it, (bearing in mind that he would not need to exist were it not for the corruption and ineptitude of Gotham's police department); in the case of Ra's al Ghul, a form of unflinching, Machiavellian devotion to 'justice' based on the idea that all crime must be eradicated, rather than punished in the traditional sense, even using terrorist tactics to achieve said goals. At 140 minutes, Begins is the longest Batman film to date. [7]. Finally, there was a miniature version, which was around 6 feet long and able to fly for the scenes that required it except for the scenes where the car jumps and the scenes where the Batmobile enters the Batcave.

There was also a small electric motor that allowed the car to drive, which was necessary for the slow driving scenes. For the scenes that required the inside of the car to be filmed, there was another vehicle equipped with the hydraulics and decorations necessary to give the feeling of reality. Each of these cars cost around $250,000 to build. For the street scenes there were four Batmobiles, two of which being special in that one was the "flap version," with hydraulics and flaps for the close-ups when the car is flying, and the "jet version," with an actual jet engine mounted onto the back for the scenes where the jet was necessary.

The Batmobile is a working vehicle. He also played a crimelord in the 1989 Batman film. Chinese actor Vincent Wong plays a bit part, as an old prisoner in this film. The first letters of tracks 4 through 9 spell out "BATMAN.".

The track listings on the soundtrack are all named after different bat species. The word murciélago is Spanish for "bat.". In the movie, Bruce Wayne is shown arriving at a fancy hotel in a Lamborghini Murciélago. Christian Bale, the actor playing Batman, at one time auditioned for the role of Robin in Batman Forever before the role went to Chris O'Donnell.

The Ra's al Ghul decoy Bruce Wayne encounters at the party wears a green collar with a high cape, a reference to the comic version of Ra's. Director Christopher Nolan originally didn't want Jonathan Crane to wear a mask or be referred to as the Scarecrow. He also appears in a quick cameo in Arkham Asylum, when the patients are escaping. Ironically, the comics' version of Zsasz really is quite insane.

Rachel calls him on it and says Zsasz really isn't crazy. Crane declares Falcone hitman Zsasz insane as a favor for the mob boss. In the movie, Dr. This is made possible by Warner's ability to make its own films based on DC properties, and more tightly control the exposure of their "brands.".

Their plan is to release one critically and commercially successful film a year, as opposed to a slew of hit-and-miss pictures, with Bryan Singer's Superman Returns following in 2006, Joss Whedon's Wonder Woman in 2007 and Nolan's sequel to Begins in 2008. The film is the first part of DC Comics and Warner Bros.' intentions to compete with a mass of films based on Marvel Comics licences. passed. Before settling on Nolan to begin developing the project from scratch, Joss Whedon had pitched a smaller, character-oriented origin story, though ultimately Warner Bros.

ended production on Aronofsky and Miller's project, being dissatisfied with their take, which was focused as a revenge tale set in the 70s, reminiscent of films like Death Wish. Soon after Warner Bros. Superman in terms of the script and casting, eventually left to make Troy. Peterson, unable to make any progress with Batman vs.

A third project, a live action version of Batman Beyond, with Paul Dini and Alan Burnett hired for scripting duties, was also in development, though this project was terminated very early in the development process. Superman film, to be directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. began developing a Batman vs. Around the same time Warner Bros.