# I've finally seen Batman Begins **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991 "2008-07-28T22:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991/21 "2008-07-29T21:33:18Z")
[QUOTE=Silver Tyger Girl] Mr. Bale is far too growly as Batman. He sounds like he’s about to lose his voice. At least for the first viewing, I liked Two-Face better than the Joker (and now all my Batman friends are now shunning me for heresy) [/QUOTE] Best theory I have is Bruce Wayne talks like that to disguise his voice. I thought Two-Face was completely tacked-on and meaningless. Why did he turn to evil so easily? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991/22 "2008-07-29T21:37:44Z")
[QUOTE=Silver Tyger Girl] Mr. Bale is far too growly as Batman. He sounds like he’s about to lose his voice. [/QUOTE] I’ve heard quite a few people say they thought he overdid it with the gravely voice or were annoyed by it. I thought he purposely did it as a way to disguise his voice. A lot of people knew him as Bruce Wayne and if he talked normally people may be like “Bruce? Is that you?” I suppose if you’re trying to disguise your voice as Batman gravely is the way to go. Sure beats a french accent or a real high squeaky voice. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991/23 "2008-07-29T22:03:06Z")
I loved Batman Begins. Going to rewatch the Dark Knight tonight in Imax. On first viewing I found Dark Knight to be as good as Batman Begins in almost all ways, and a little bit other in others. Fun stuff, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991/24 "2008-07-29T23:03:03Z")
[QUOTE=MrBelding] Yeah, I mean look at Oldman’s performance in _Leon_ back to back with him in _Begins_ That will give you an idea of his range. [/QUOTE] Even more amazing, check out his performance in “True Romance”. Unreal! ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991/25 "2008-07-29T23:25:35Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] I’ve heard quite a few people say they thought he overdid it with the gravely voice or were annoyed by it. I thought he purposely did it as a way to disguise his voice. A lot of people knew him as Bruce Wayne and if he talked normally people may be like “Bruce? Is that you?” I suppose if you’re trying to disguise your voice as Batman gravely is the way to go. Sure beats a french accent or a real high squeaky voice. [/QUOTE] I just saw Batman Begins and I fall into the voice-hater category. OK, so he wants to disguise it, but looked he try to sound a little less like a mentally challenged heavy smoker with a disorder that did not allow him to completely control his lips? Honestly, it was just annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991/26 "2008-07-30T05:30:57Z")
Now I want to make a video of Batman dialogue overdubbed with Tom Waits songs. Maybe if I had the time/software. Actually I didn’t mind his voice because I accept that it’s to hide his voice. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991/27 "2008-07-30T05:45:54Z")
Has anyone else noticed that Liam Neeson is turning into Anthony Hopkins? His character in BB was a classic Hopkins role. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-finally-seen-batman-begins/457991.md?page=1)