When Tim Burton first did Batman the movie (1989) you didn't expect a sudden change to some other actor after Batman Returns (1992). While Michael Keaton was glad to not get stuck in a type cast mode as the dark knight, it didn't help those who followed Tim Burton's Batman movie from the start, to end up shifting over to Val Kilmer, George Clooney and finally Christian Bale as Batman. I must say George Clooney as Batman would be best placed teamed up with Superman. Val Kilmer was too young looking and should of been the dark knight of this Batman Begins movie. When I first saw Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman I thought maybe they were trying to find someone who kinda looks like Adam West. Bale just doesn't look convincing as Batman much like some of the later actors of James Bond character didn't look the part. It's this change over too much of the main character that can jeopardize a movie's continued success, to where people will lose interest quickly. Which is what happen to me. Everyone has a different depiction of how Batman started out and this is one of them. Sadly enough, without the creator Bob Kane around, Batman can easily run amok and away from it's original concept or what was actually envisioned. It looks like the writer and director had their doubts about Batman Begins because the audience would not appreciate yet another switch over to a different actor as the dark knight, which was correct. It most likely why they added more prominent actors in it (Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Rutger Hauer and Gary Oldman), so as to assure it would make it on top instead of doing a failing flop. Batman in this movie looks like demonic gargoyle with an evil smile and depicted much like the villain Bain character of Batman & Robin (1997) movie. Or even like the crude looking Batman: Arkham City PC game.