You know the drill. Reboot the franchise with Batman Begins, but work in the existing framework of the film.
A minor thing I'd change is that I'd have Bruce color the bat on his chest black. Not just because it'd look more like the comic book Batsuit, but also because it would tie in, thematically, with his talk about Batman becoming a symbol. What's the point of him sculpting a bat on the chest of the suit if nobody can see it? Too bad the insignia got even smaller with the change of costumes in the next film.
The biggest thing I'd say is to have Bale keep the voice (and approach to the character) that he used at 0:50 in this scene throughout the entire trilogy. It's less of a growl and more of a deep, foreboding voice that still would've believably disguised Wayne's voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrNYy6weiY0
Here's my take on Bale, for the record: He's actually my favorite live action Bruce Wayne, but he's one of the weaker Batmans in my opinion, so I always feel split when it comes to his performance in this trilogy. I think he's spot-on with the playboy scenes. His "private Bruce Wayne" scenes with Alfred and Lucius could've used a bit more intensity, but otherwise, he pretty much nails it.
When he's in the Batsuit, though, I'm turned off most of the time. I don't think the voice itself was the problem, so much as how Bale acts in many of the Batman scenes of these films. It's not just the growl, it's also the flat delivery of the lines, the weird pausing ("This city...just showed you..." in Dark Knight, for example), the impression that he's out of breath throughout, and his sometimes unintentionally funny facial expressions. A lot of people just criticize the voice, but I see it as the whole performance once he's in the suit.
It's a shame because I think, in this scene, he gets it pretty much right and if he kept it up like this, I'd have more praise.
A minor thing I'd change is that I'd have Bruce color the bat on his chest black. Not just because it'd look more like the comic book Batsuit, but also because it would tie in, thematically, with his talk about Batman becoming a symbol. What's the point of him sculpting a bat on the chest of the suit if nobody can see it? Too bad the insignia got even smaller with the change of costumes in the next film.
The biggest thing I'd say is to have Bale keep the voice (and approach to the character) that he used at 0:50 in this scene throughout the entire trilogy. It's less of a growl and more of a deep, foreboding voice that still would've believably disguised Wayne's voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrNYy6weiY0
Here's my take on Bale, for the record: He's actually my favorite live action Bruce Wayne, but he's one of the weaker Batmans in my opinion, so I always feel split when it comes to his performance in this trilogy. I think he's spot-on with the playboy scenes. His "private Bruce Wayne" scenes with Alfred and Lucius could've used a bit more intensity, but otherwise, he pretty much nails it.
When he's in the Batsuit, though, I'm turned off most of the time. I don't think the voice itself was the problem, so much as how Bale acts in many of the Batman scenes of these films. It's not just the growl, it's also the flat delivery of the lines, the weird pausing ("This city...just showed you..." in Dark Knight, for example), the impression that he's out of breath throughout, and his sometimes unintentionally funny facial expressions. A lot of people just criticize the voice, but I see it as the whole performance once he's in the suit.
It's a shame because I think, in this scene, he gets it pretty much right and if he kept it up like this, I'd have more praise.
