2 starsJust watch the movie. I doubt the bonus, other than the information on Ra's, is worth it. You're choice. I hope to read the second because of Joker but I don't have high hopes.

One of my favorite movie and one of the best Novelizations.

Batman Begins (Dark Knight Trilogy, #1), Dennis O'NeilAs a child in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne falls down a dry well and is attacked by a swarm of bats, developing a fear of bats. Attending the opera with his parents, Thomas and Martha, Bruce becomes frightened by performers masquerading as bats and asks to leave. Outside, mugger Joe Chill murders Bruce's parents in front of him, and the orphaned Bruce is raised by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth.Fourteen years later, Chill is paroled after t...

All that Begins Well........ This is Novelization of Movie, that goes by the same name.The book is a mytho by author, which drifts away from actual story and is the first part of Dark Knight Trilogy The book tells us about transformation of Bruce Wayne to Batman.Loved the Novelization. All the Characters with lines from the original screenplay adds up to make this a very good book. especially Alfred.If You loved the movie, You'll love the book too.

I really enjoyed O'Neil's perspective and expansion of the movie. The author was able to give us more of a build-up between Bruce's return to Gotham and his first official outing as Batman, with the trip to New York and such, than we were able to see in the film. I also liked the glimpse into the thoughts of Ra's with his journal entries and such, but I'm not so sure I cared for the delving into Ra's supernatural origins. One thing that so appeals about the Nolanverse is that it's a more realist...

Typical movie novelization. As I said, not particularly bad written - certainly better than The Dark Knight by the same author - but not a great adaptation of the movie. However, I doubt that Dennis O'Neil is to blame - probably he was given the screenplay without additional comments (he didn't het with Nolan) and tried to fill the gaps with his knowledge from the graphic novels, which are a separate universe from what Nolan created. Nevertheless Rises has an excellent adaptation, so it is possi...

Have you ever found yourself identifying with the villain than the hero?Dan Brown's Inferno was the first book that landed me in such a conundrum and then it was this book.I have never been a fan of Batman until Nolan came along.I saw Dark Knight and became addicted to the series.Only Nolan could capture the innate darkness of the source material,the dizzying ecstasy of it .Like a shot of your favorite poison.You know you shouldn't love it but you literally live for it.Batman begins was a suprem...

I hated the movie with all of my heart. Although, this novelization I liked pretty much, and it's the greatest compliment I can offer.I enjoyed very much the journal entries of Ra's'; it's a pity that the second half of the book didn't have any of them. Also, I'd like to know his final thoughts.

Having watched this movie for years, I absolutely adore the added depth the book adds to one of my favorite cinematic trilogies. There are a few differences between the two, but that's expected with any film novelization. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, and I look forward to reading the other two!

People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting. I always have to control my emotions before I am about to write a review of Christopher Nolan written script, but when I start to thinking about Batman I feel we are talking something more than just a simple comic hero. I feel we are going to talk about the h

Posted : 9 years, 8 months ago on 21 August 2008 11:19 (A review of Batman Begins film...)''You travelled the world... Now you must journey inwards... to what you really fear... it's inside you... there is no turning back. Your parents' death was not your fault. Your training is nothing. The will to act is everything. If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely...Are you ready to begin?''The story of how Bruce Wayne became wha...

This book has been rated in the range of 810L - 1000L lexile reading level. This book is based on the original screenplay by Christopher Nolan which gives you a sense of watching the movie as it includes dialogs from it. In this book you will see Bruce and Batman from a different angle never seen before with an extension of the film. It really stands out a methodical man who keeps records, Ra’s Al Ghul, who provides personal and relevant information in his journals about his mission, his ideal w...

I enjoyed this novelization. Didn't really like the fact though that it seems like some parts of the book don't have the same dialogue as in the movie. Other than that, great! One of my favorite movies and trilogies.

Not a criticism of the movie, which I enjoyed. But rather, I didn't enjoy the book experience because it was essentially word-for-word the same as the screenplay.The only redeeming parts were the training scenes of Bruce Wayne with Ra's al Ghul (portrayed by Liam Neeson in the movie). In the movie, almost all of the training sequence is filmed as a montage, whereas in the book, each sequence is given its full due. Also, there are sections of the training section that were not included in the mov...

4 Stars. Very good novelization of the Movie. HAve seen the movie several time, but as with most novelization's, it has more "scene's" then whats in the movie. Am already reading the next one, The Dark Knight.Author is very good at novelization books.If you like Batman or like this movie, I highly recommend.

The novelisation has a lot of nice new elements that aren’t in the movie, mostly additional backstory. But all of these new bits are in the first half of the book. By the time the story really kicks off half way through, it’s pretty much line for line from the movie. Good read for die hard fans of the film.

If you want to skip the movie and would rather read it, here's the comic for you. Gave it a 3-star only because I enjoyed the movie, and this was basically reading a 2+ hour movie in 10-20 minutes, and I would rather watch the movie.

I read the book after watching the movie and I can confirm that the book is definitely better than the movie. Denny has done an outstanding job in writing a book that is immersive and intriguing to read.

If you love the batman comics and want them updated and brought to life than grab this adventure thriller.

Great book. Adding a lot of little details that wasn’t in the great movie.