BATMAN BEGINS Breakdown! Easter Eggs & Details You Missed! (Nolan Dark Knight Trilogy Rewatch)

Batman Begins (2005) gets a full analysis in New Rockstars' rewatch of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. What did you miss from Nolan's Batman films? Erik Voss breaks down Batman Begins scene by scene, uncovering fascinating clues in the imagery, story structure, camerawork, set design, music, and dialogue that reveal the deeper meaning of Nolan's film. What influences did the filmmakers draw upon in their depiction of Batman, the Joker, Scarecrow, Bane, Ra's Al Ghul, and the League of Shadows? What Easter Eggs are hidden in Batman Begins by Nolan's obsessive attention to detail? In what ways does Batman Begins foreshadow the events of The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises? Does Batman Begins secretly tell us the origin of the Joker?
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[@NewRockstars]

Erik here! How SILLY of me to mispronounce Cillian Murphy! Thank you all SO MUCH for watching this video -- I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did producing it. Question -- do you guys think Murphy could have been used more in these movies?

[@jacoblikesn.w.a.3250]

Hey Erik. You are all fine.

[@RellatheFella]

Eh, we could lose him.

[@uscman]

Erik, I luv u. Don't let anyone else, Sam Bashor specifically, replace u! Pls, we luv u!

[@holdenb.huffman4042]

You also mispronounced Ra's al Ghul. It's pronounced Raysh al Ghoul

[@johnfeeley6982]

god yes he was so good

[@matthewkelly1418]

"Swear to me!" One of the most badass lines ever.

[@_S4M_]

That's a cute pfp.... did your husband give it to you?

[@jamesdalton6581]

U need to lighten up

[@CarlosRodriguez-dh7mm]

I can't be the only one who kinda likes Batman's voice in these movies...

[@gab_10]

I like it too

[@OneRealGabe]

Carlos Rodriguez If he had kept the " Swear to me !" grumble I'd be cool with it. Around the 3rd movie it just sounds goofy to me.

[@Nomad-1993]

I liked it in the first movie. It kind of sounded too intense in the 2nd and 3rd movie Imo

[@coolcam055]

I really liked it

[@katieaviss543]

I liked it. It made perfect sense, and it made him more intimidating to his enemies.

[@Dudae_]

"I-I... swear to God" "SWEAR TO ME!" Has got to be the best hero/villain interaction in movie history. Just the power, the delivery, the fear and simplicity of it all just shows how Batman isn't playing around

[@unretrofied619]

Very underrated

[@Whateveridksomething]

If you like good hero/villain interactions watch the daredevil series, season 2 has an amazing one and season 3 has an incredible one

[@obiwan2143]

@@Whateveridksomething I love dd rewatching it rn lol

[@justinmartinquitalig7581]

Batman Begins is not very 2005 at all. It doesn't get old and can compete a very recent films in this era

[@SuperJayMax]

I was about to type, that is because 2005 wasnt that long ago, than i realised that it was 13 years ago, where has the years gone lmao.

[@joecooper3073]

I watched the whole trilogy for the first time this week and they still felt so fresh and could have been made recently

[@ShakeItLittleTina]

Probably because this film heavily inspired more recent films

[@MonarchLMC]

Same with revenge of the sith

[@thatguy928]

Ras al-Ghul says, “I counted six, Mr. Wayne” knowing full well that there were 7 thugs. It’s a form of gaslighting/ psy-op to break Bruce’s confidence.

[@robertcortez4956]

Didn’t something like that happen to Picard in an episode of Star Trek?

[@sergeibelozorov4428]

As if defeating 6 men at once is not a superhuman feat.

[@captainamerica7281]

Best Superhero trilogy ever

[@JDEdwards2331]

Captain America is close but yea

[@joeysmovieblog]

Agreed

[@taahanajam8634]

Yes

[@take2productions570]

Spiderman and Captain America are close behind

[@Harry-ur6lg]

AHEM Captain America isn't your trilogy the best?

[@ruel7401]

This trilogy was more of a '' if Batman was real this is what'll happen'' than a breaking the rules of Physics trilogy

[@fredflintstoner5230]

Ruel don’t comic books in general break the laws of physics?

[@Aviationlord7742]

Christian bale will always be my Batman, no questions asked

[@CrossfireGlitcher11]

Aviation lord Christian Bale was never an actor, He is the one and only born Batman..

[@aidanyelsma7762]

Who was a better joker in your opinion? Ledger or Skywalker?

[@franklinpagsanhan900]

Adam West tho :(

[@ItsDebbis]

Aviation lord agreed

[@erich.1355]

Adam West was my first Batman, but Kevin Conroy was THE Batman

[@jettpilot7]

The “Well” that the young Bruce Wayne falls into in Batman Begins foreshadows the “Pit” that he climbs out of in the Dark Knight Rises. Thoughts?

[@VictorELayne77]

Darryl Jett in Batman begins, Bruce is freezing after falling into the ice and is sitting by a fire with Ducard (Ra’s Al Ghul) In The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce and Miranda Tate(Talia Al Ghul) are completely drenched in rain and sit fireside in Bruce’s house.

[@benkuehn7469]

It's not really foreshadowing because the sequels weren't planned at the time

[@ohbassoon]

Ben Kuehn yeah but they could’ve used it as an inspiration

[@thureinminhtet24]

I won’t kill you, but I don’t have to save you.

[@louiswilkerson2747]

It humanized Batman in a way Batman has never been before, with justifying his gadgets and abilities. As tragic as it is to be orphaned, it takes a lot to make a person go from depressed and distraught to determined and bold. By exploring that, we see more about the character and his worldview than we ever got previously. Batman Begins is brilliant still.

[@rondz1234]

Why dosent anyone notice Ra's says he the "League of shadows" is a purging fire. Which leads to Bane Bane: The Fire rises. Bane gets his fundamental beliefs from Ra's as well

[@benedictator4763]

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[@albertoeusebio6498]

Why dosent anyone notice Ra's says he the "League of shadows" is a purging fire. Which leads to Bane Bane: The Fire rises. Bane gets his fundamental beliefs from Ra's as well

[@thecustomizer2008]

Well yeah, it’s said lots of times that bane trained under him as well, and Bane said he wanted to FULFILL RAHS AL GHULS DESTINY

[@toddhowardforreal3912]

The best Alfred "My Cocaine"

[@joshualarue1624]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@DynestiGTI]

Never gets old

[@lexmendoza]

Actually, it's SIR My Cocaine

[@only_one_chrisfantazzi]

Todd Howard For Real i never caught that..u rock

[@SmartSpacemanOG]

Lol

[@IsaacWhittakerDakin]

This makes me wanna watch this amazing trilogy all over again!

[@shinigami146]

It did the same for me. Even though I have seen them all multiple times already. I am one of the few that thinks Dark Knight, aside from Keith Ledger's best Joker performance, was not the best of the three. It was too long and too preachy IMO.

[@k.d.creative1760]

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[@neomp5]

scarecrow should change his name to TASERFACE

[@Nemesis2508.]

neomp5 😂😂

[@jdiamond1952]

neomp5 this needs more upvotes

[@christiancotto3494]

J Diamond bg

[@TheAJMarketing]

Haha Laughing like Rocket 😜

[@sdbasscarr]

Hahahahahaha IM BATMAN

[@Mainmanlars]

I'd be down for some more Chris Nolan breakdowns like Interstellar + inception, those would be awesome!

[@wesleyathompson]

And The Prestige. All awesome movies!

[@horacioa.bacaamenabar3245]

The Prestige is just brilliant.

[@Twink_Twins]

YAsss

[@omarkarim2280]

“THERES NOTHING TO FEAR! BUT FEAR ITSELF- WAHHHHHH AHHHHH (cries in scary)” -The Scarecrow, 2005

[@damnson6730]

*cries in spooky

[@sarthaksinha4047]

One thing you missed: During the party scene, he calls the people you 'two-face friends' 'Two-face' is another name of the villain Harvey Dent

[@Mentalsamurai28]

Just rewatched this and Cillian Murphy was incredible and his performance is underrated

[@wattsnottaken1]

Very re-watchable! Batman Begins is such an awesome Bruce Wayne origin story

[@skrillahbeats001]

He pronounced his name wrong in the video

[@marcohernandez7392]

It gives me freaking goosebumps when Bruce says “swear to me!” Holy shit!!

[@maxmatthews2463]

#RIPHeathLedger

[@MoonMan990]

Gone but not forgotten

[@finlaygilchrist8544]

Never forgotten

[@mattgillet6917]

Will always be the best joker

[@kxm7802]

RIP

[@GutzOverFear]

Batman Begins had one of the coolest taglines ever. It was something like "To conquer fear you must become fear". Even Reginald D Hunter loved it. 😃

[@monyetguru]

I think when Bruce uses multiple martial art styles is worth mentioning too

[@naptimegaming1347]

Dhiar Syahputra what would you mention about it? That it happened?

[@monyetguru]

NaptimeGaming "like in his comic counterpart, he also mastered a lot of martial arts" Something like that

[@CarlosRodriguez-dh7mm]

Raz, the radical fundamentalist Joker, the radical anarchist Bane, the radical communist (at least before his true motives are discovered) These movies are theatrical representatives of philosophical arguments. Do you guys agree? Am I looking into it too much?

[@notreallyizaah3025]

I wouldn't say Bane is a radical communist

[@notreallyizaah3025]

Carlos Rodriguez Talia is more of the communist

[@jonathankincs6670]

it's ras not raz

[@josejac1]

Slavoj zizek wrote a essay about how batman rises is a critic for comunism.

[@MachineFuckingHate]

notreallyIzaah, he was compared to Lenin by Nolan himself.

[@micheleazzu]

also interesting: the last words of Thomas Wayne to his son were: "Don't be afraid", you could argue that all Bruce's journey has been exactly a long process to be free of all his fears because of this. great video.

[@unretrofied619]

Even in Rises, Bane acknowledges that Bruce is not afraid to die..

[@Kazpper88]

THE ONLY GUY I LIKE ON THIS CHANNEL

[@vyankana2218]

Same

[@jeromecook555]

Not that I don't like the other guys but I like eric more 😄

[@Drewdapew]

KAZPPER been here since it was only fill so I can't say the same

[@LEO-tj5cm]

Nooooo, I love sam

[@willprobablyneveruse1086]

Erik may be my favorite now but I still love FiMo

[@NemesisN4Sir]

This movie still hold up in 2018 and more.

[@yeah_nah...]

And in 2023, still

[@Celtic_Thylacine]

I love the Scarecrow POV scenes in this film. Really captured a sense of disorientation and inspired fear. I didn't think I could like a Batman more than Keaton but Bale/Nolan nailed it.

[@vrowepeaked1162]

I never even noticed Victor zsasz was in the movie, the hell

[@vh2802]

29:38 LMAOOOOOOOO I DONT THINK IVE EVER LAUGHED SO HARD

[@MrNightmare1365]

Anyone wanna see a live action version of the court of owls?

[@mysteriousstranger237]

Yung_Night there already is one

[@MrNightmare1365]

not live action though its animated

[@MadManVS]

Gotham on FOX has done The court of owls. They were a big part of season 3

[@D00dlebugInc]

Valentino Stradford yeah but Gotham is garbage

[@MadManVS]

Have you watched season 3? Cause it wasn't garbage. I'll say the first season wasn't great, and season 2 was a little wacky. By 3 it paid off

[@jasbb2]

I love how Nolan did what every filmaker should do that makes a movie about a comic book character... Remain loyal to the source material!

[@basitejaz314]

I legit rewatched this movie a earlier today before you uploaded this wow

[@axeljulesetienne3917]

Basit Ejaz me too lol

[@basitejaz314]

@Nåmêlëśš Sîñčė Ëxìśtëńčê ?

[@unpeeledbeetle210]

Lee Jnr Cottam Hahaha, fixing the lights?

[@MrSukhoi25]

Being from México, a country that could desperately use Batman or Batman's right about now, I do feel identified to this movie, to a point

[@kallis2557]

That cheer of excitement from Erik when the joker card was reaveled is just incredible.

[@randomshinypikachu4498]

Best Bane and Trilogy ever

[@Sheenifier]

I can't believe I was in elementary school when Batman Begins came out. This trilogy really set the bar high high. Also Batman is my favorite superhero. Right after is Nightwing

[@AhmedAhmed-ws7ub]

Nice one picking Nolans Batman. There'll never be any better! #WithLoveFromNigeria

[@fredm316]

Batman = best super hero ever period.

[@Dthekid9329]

red m lies

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

He kinda is tho. Well, when he's done right, which is like 20% of the time.

[@SeanLeacock]

Absolutely loved this analysis, the triology is sensational and i love that you're breaking it down!

[@timwaid5748]

Detail is very important for me, i love the explanations used in these movies...can't just go super saiyan from an icy hot sensation

[@jullianducut9680]

"Where are the other drugs going?" Reminds me of college humor

[@thedavid00100]

Zack Snyder loves accurate homages that are nothing but spectacle. Nolan's pays homages that add deeply to the film's narrative. Love Zack, but he needs more classes on directing and writing.

[@Willbo-ft6oy]

You nailed it; it feels like Snyder approaches a scene with the mindset of "how can this scene serve the visual I'm going for" whereas Nolan approaches it like "how can this scene serve the story I'm going for". 99% of the time, a good story makes for a better movie than good visuals.

[@aurelien5747]

William Horner Well Nolan combines the visual and the story which makes it perfect

[@ygnir1]

But Snyder gave us a more accurate Batman than Nolan

[@KaitouKaiju]

@@ygnir1 no

[@danielochoa3424]

You're reaction at 29:30 is so me when I saw this movie lol

[@morgan2730]

great video! i can't wait for the one on the dark knight, it's my favorite movie :)

[@gringolimon]

I can't believe you missed the last part cuz I think it was one the best endings. "And you'll never have to."

[@mr.vagetabear8191]

Batman: Hushubududolackodu Translation: Because I'm Batman

[@12hdhkw23]

What language is that?

[@jackolyte6883]

12hd Hkw2 Batman

[@br4zegaming806]

mr.vageta bear hishe

[@omegamaximus8632]

SWEAR TO ME! ....that all these other installment of The Dark Knight trilogy will be just as good and as funny as this one ...SWEAR TO ME!

[@BenjaminRose37]

I think the efforts to justify Batman's existence (or at least ground it in realism) is great. It was sorely missed in the Burton/Schumacher movies and I think it was a good test run for the MCU. Remember that three of the four superheroes in Phase I of the MCU owe their abilities to military R&D, and the other is an alien, which explains why he is so much stronger than a human.

[@Niceri98]

Thank you so much for doing these movies. Its the thing I most wanted from this channel for the past few years

[@dannym7211]

This may be my FAVORITE video on this channel so FAR. I love these movies and Batman and this was EXCELLENT. I'll make sure anyone i know watches this video.

[@unretrofied619]

Never need to compare these incredible movies to those of Marvel or even DCEU. Just be glad we have these!

[@mitchellphillips4691]

Yes, and thank you. One of my favorite channels with consistently great content!

[@crybabyaldo5538]

This video should be called "things you for sure did not miss"

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Everything in these movies have a connection and I'm so glad I watched these! So many questions are answered on these videos and some! Thank you so much for these! Their like concept albums! Everything has a connection to something

[@godexists6291]

Christophor Nolan and Hans Zimmer - the talent powerhouse

[@drxshock6957]

29:39 Set 8 kids when they get to play with the play-doh

[@sirdumoulin6142]

I think that Batman is so close to his ennemies that his justifications is what makes him amazing

[@yungjollyy2885]

That was the best Micheal Cane impression I’ve ever heard.

[@sarikatimmi]

Also, you do a great michael cane

[@MtDuckford]

Please do the Prestige.

[@artloverivy]

Shahnawaaz Khan Yes

[@formerlyfoote3380]

Erik, you are theeeee BEST! Please keep this up!

[@pedorseyiv2426]

This was so great. I wasn’t into KZbin videos when it came out. Keep it up

[@juliuspierce2657]

At 11:37, they use the same musical tone change form D to C that they use in The Dark Night when the joker is revealed

Uuuuh niiiiiice! Give me more! ❤️

[@dustingill4202]

brilliant idea! will be watchn y'all r awesome

[@stokey99]

really really well done Erik!!

[@MRSNIPER1730]

Definitely my favorite version of batman and the best movie trilogy ever since the og star wars trilogy

[@NickSchneiderChannel]

this synopsis does the movie. . . . . . . JUSTICE!

[@jackmorgan9133]

Love your videos Their the best Keep up the great work

[@moriartyMH]

THANK YOU FOR THIS !

[@DiggyDougSauce94]

Side note: Kerr is also pronounced Kurr. Steve Kerr for example. So Joe Kerr could easily be Joker as well.

[@SebastianAceFawkes]

29:38 Me When Garthim showed up at the end of "Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" season 1

[@MrHamoman]

Fantastic work. Love this series already

[@wattsnottaken1]

So nostalgic. I remember watching this movie all the time on my PS2 way back in the day.

[@goncalofernandes1432]

Do a rewatch easter eggs with Marvel TV series like AOS,Daredevil,Runaways,Agent Carter etc. PLEASE

[@AttackZack_Entertainment]

Mysterio Gamer I will like to see that

[@goncalofernandes1432]

SuperWaluigi Bros They already did a easter eggs video on the Punisher Netflix TV series,Jessica Jones season 2,The Defenders and Luke Cage season 1. Now we just need AOS (all seasons),Agent Carter Season 1 and 2, Daredevil season 1 and 2, Jessica Jones season 1,Iron Fist,Luke Cage season 2,Runaways and Cloak and Dagger.

[@AttackZack_Entertainment]

SuperWaluigi Bros that would be awesome

[@theckp]

“Swear to me you’ll subscribe!” 😂 just brilliant. By the way, the name on the card is J Kerr

[@Usapyon_0719]

i really like your videos, it would be really cool it you did other Nolan films like the prestige, interstellar, insomnia, memento, and what not. thanks again for the video!

[@robpagliuca4516]

Love these, it makes me enjoy the movies even more!! PS: one of my favorite parts of the movie is when he runs into Boris the Bulletdodger...

[@MrNu1982]

In the comics (long halloween) joker is the one who tries to poison gothams water but this movie was perfect in using scarecrow instead because of the narrative this movie theme

[@Slask7]

Changing little details while staying true to essence of the source material: how to do a proper comic book adaptation

[@only_one_chrisfantazzi]

He was in all 3 . I love him as the judge in the dark knight rises.

[@BluntInnit]

just noticed the florescent (23:07) actually have been deliberately angled in the shot to make another subliminal batman logo

[@BIGGUY0683]

This was the turning point for Superhero Movies and revolutionized how they would be made from here on out.

[@ashhornby8438]

By definition batman isn't a superhero unless you count being rich a super power in the same way ironman and hawk eye aren't either

[@sovietmuffin501]

Ethan Hornby being a superhero isn’t about being born with abilities, being a super hero is about doing what is right even though you don’t have to

[@ashhornby8438]

That’s being a hero

[@ashhornby8438]

Not super

[@therobinflieseast]

Superhero (noun) - a character in a film or story who has special strength and uses it to do good things and help other people - someone who has done something very brave to help someone else dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/superhero

[@NeroLeblanc]

Well if you base it off the comics, he is superhuman with inhuman strength and reflexes. But Nolan's adaptation makes it more realistic.

[@Mike_C-79]

I prefer Dawn of Justice..... ...said no one ever.

[@dingusmingus1736]

glukz said no one ever

[@gregoryiszchak9092]

Lol

[@ontos8534]

I said that

[@iwiwwh2002]

@@ontos8534 said no one ever

[@ragnarageinfinity]

Yes, I have been waiting for this

[@chrisfrombarrie8830]

I love this, thank you!!

[@reggie8643]

Do the spiderman trilogy (Tobey Maguire)

[@sorenkair]

18:57 lmao never realized this

[@fabooshka]

Your impressions are spot on lol

[@kd-xe5xn]

Raz got that clean fade goin 💈💈

[@tom7210]

Still the best batman trilogy. I think Nolan really made one of the best superhero movie trilogy’s.

[@MachineFuckingHate]

Not enough comic book references. You mentioned the most blatantly obvious ones. The whole plot involving the Scarecrow was taken from an anthology called "Haunted Knight". In one of the stories, Scarecrow is the main villain, and Batman Begins take a lot of visual and narrative cues for its plot from that. The grand master plan of Ra's Al Ghul is from Batman Annual #8. The character of Ken Watanabe is actually the character from the comics called Sensei, who is Ra's biological father and the original lead of the League.

[@Slask7]

EgocentricHead also, the nod to Bruce's ancestor who used the batcave to free slaves is a direct reference to a Shadow of the bat issue where Bruce discovered Joshua Wayne's tomb, the member of his family who first created an heroic alter ego to help people in need (that's right: slaves).

[@paultreuting4462]

excellent vid. excited for more

[@hellojari07]

great vid...loved it. more pls

[@ps2gamer350]

LET'S GO

[@ShaggyDabbyDank]

Wouldnt the "Journey to the Underworld" fit better when he journeys to his meeting with carmine falcone?

[@ape1609]

Can't wait to watch the next videos in this series 👍

[@skoll6007]

"i swear to god" "SWEAR TO ME!!!!" awesome line