Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman

The 2012 superhero epic about Batman's struggle to overcome the terrorist leader Bane, as well as his own inner demons.
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Yea, Keaton's Bruce Wayne was waaaaay off target. His Batman was fine, but Christian's is better (aside from that growling voice).

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Christian Bale really gets three characters right: Bruce Wayne the fool, the Bruce Wayne that Fox, Alfred and Rachael know, and Batman. The voice in The Dark Knight is a bit ridiculous, but it was perfect in Batman Begins and lends a truly visceral quality to his persona. Also, he's certainly the only Batman that convinces the audience he could kick all of their asses rather easily.

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GunRanger wrote:Keaton was better.
ha! only in your dreams pall.

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elixxxer wrote:Christian Bale really gets three characters right: Bruce Wayne the fool, the Bruce Wayne that Fox, Alfred and Rachael know, and Batman. The voice in The Dark Knight is a bit ridiculous, but it was perfect in Batman Begins and lends a truly visceral quality to his persona. Also, he's certainly the only Batman that convinces the audience he could kick all of their asses rather easily.
This, 100%.

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out of the movies bale wins by far.
but whenever i read batman comics, i will always hear kevin conroys voice.

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lol, that voice will never die.

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Yeah, for fans of Batman - TAS, Kevin Conroy will always be the definitive Batman. What a show that was! Probably the greatest animated show of all time, with Avatar a close second, IMHO.

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kanjisheik wrote:Yeah, for fans of Batman - TAS, Kevin Conroy will always be the definitive Batman. What a show that was! Probably the greatest animated show of all time, with Avatar a close second, IMHO.
Avatar is number one, Batman: TAS is like third. I'd put Freakazoid as second. 8-)

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elixxxer wrote:Christian Bale really gets three characters right: Bruce Wayne the fool, the Bruce Wayne that Fox, Alfred and Rachael know, and Batman. The voice in The Dark Knight is a bit ridiculous, but it was perfect in Batman Begins and lends a truly visceral quality to his persona. Also, he's certainly the only Batman that convinces the audience he could kick all of their asses rather easily.
No he doesn't. He's a simple cocky playboy in these films. We don't even see his obsession with being Batman either. The shot of Bruce just sitting in a dark room in Returns, just waiting for the bat signal perfectly encapsulates the thought process of this man. He lives to be Batman; Bruce Wayne is the mask.

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GunRanger wrote:
elixxxer wrote:Christian Bale really gets three characters right: Bruce Wayne the fool, the Bruce Wayne that Fox, Alfred and Rachael know, and Batman. The voice in The Dark Knight is a bit ridiculous, but it was perfect in Batman Begins and lends a truly visceral quality to his persona. Also, he's certainly the only Batman that convinces the audience he could kick all of their asses rather easily.
No he doesn't. He's a simple cocky playboy in these films. We don't even see his obsession with being Batman either. The shot of Bruce just sitting in a dark room in Returns, just waiting for the bat signal perfectly encapsulates the thought process of this man. He lives to be Batman; Bruce Wayne is the mask.
Yes, he does. There's plenty of moments where Bruce Wayne isn't a cocky playboy. The entire first hour of Batman Begins is practically real Bruce Wayne. :|

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