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Batman Begins

Young Bruce, still not knowing how to proceed in his goal of cleaning up Gotham City and looking for confrontation, encounters the biggest crime boss in town, namely Carmine Falcone. Which actor convincingly portrays the unctuous Falcone?

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Tom Wilkinson. Tom Wilkinson has appeared in dozens of films as a character actor, including 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', 'Shakespeare in Love' and 'Rush Hour'. Despite being born in the U.K., Wilkinson is able to portray a mob boss in this film with a New York-style accent. What range!



Why did Lucius Fox (played by Morgan Freeman) have a suit on hand that was suitable for Bruce's needs?

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It had been developed for the army.. The suit was perfect in every way, except for the colour, which was easily taken care of with a little paint. When Bruce asked why it had never been used by the army, Lucius replied that a soldier's life wasn't deemed to be worth $300,000. Lucius had no problem with Bruce borrowing these things because he felt that, as the sole surviving Wayne, they pretty much belonged to Bruce anyway.



Who said 'Does it come in black?'

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Bruce Wayne. After Lucius first showed Bruce the Tumbler, the vehicle that would become the Batmobile, he asked Bruce what he thought about it. Bruce responded with the above quote, indicating that he found the vehicle perfect in every way, except for its camouflage colouring. The Batmobile is an actual vehicle that was designed specifically for the movie, by Chris Corbald and Andy Smith. It cost approximately half a million British pounds to make, and four of them were needed during the course of filming.



Who is the head of the League of Shadows?

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Ra's Al Ghul. The League of Shadows is a group that brings justice to those who do wrong. At the top of a mountain, Ra's Al Ghul helps train Bruce to be in the League of Shadows . When Bruce is trained and is expected to kill a murderer, he says "I'm not an executioner." He then burns the League of Shadows' headquarters.



Who is Bruce Wayne trained by?

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Henri Ducard. Bruce's training includes sword fighting, learning how to take a hit from people hitting him with sticks, and learning how to pick the right guy from a group. Henri goes to Gotham late in the movie, to destroy the city by putting something in the water. Batman helps stop this. Towards the end of the movie, Henri Ducard reveals to Bruce that he is Ra's Al Ghul. Liam Neeson plays this part very well in the movie.



Who gives Bruce Wayne many of his gadgets to become Batman?

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Lucius Fox. He was working in the research and development field before he was fired. Part of his job includes providing state of the art gadgets like a bullet-proof suit that Bruce Wayne borrows, for what Bruce calls, "spelunking". Fox lets him borrow the suit because Bruce is the only Wayne alive so everything belongs to him. Lucius Fox is portrayed by another famous actor, Morgan Freeman.



While discussing the deeply laid foundations of the Wayne mansion, Bruce discovers, from Alfred, that his great-great-grandfather was involved in which activity during the American Civil War?

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Underground railroad. Bruce's family has lived in the Wayne mansion for six generations. His great-great-grandfather played a role in the Underground Railroad by allowing runaway slaves aid and comfort. Part of this process involved hiding them in rooms within the foundation, located in the bat cave underneath the mansion.



Which villain left the "calling card" at the end of the movie?

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The Joker. This part in the movie kind of makes you believe that there will be a sequel to "Batman Begins". It leaves problems that need solving.



Where did Henri Ducard (played by Liam Neeson) first find Bruce (played by Christian Bale)?

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in prison. Bruce's odyssey of exploring the criminal world resulted in his being arrested and jailed in a Bhutanese prison. Here Bruce honed his fighting skills by taking on large groups of prisoners. Ducard arranged to have him released and set him the task of picking a blue flower from the side of the mountain and carrying it to the top. Ducard assured Bruce that if he did this, he would find the answers to his questions.



When Bruce is in the prison yard for breakfast, he is confronted by a gang and a fist fight ensues. In which country is this prison?

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Korea. Bruce is clearly quite capable at thrashing all of these men at once, and once the fight is broken up by the guards, he is taken into a solitary cell. The guard states when asked that it is for protection. Bruce, almost feeling belittled, argues(quite rightly) that he doesn't need protection! The guard then adds that it is for the protection of the prisoners.



When Bruce finally arrived, late to his own party, he delivered a speech in which he referred to his guests as sycophants and users. This had the desired effect of making all of his invited guests leave. Why did he do this?

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He was trying to keep his guests from being injured and killed.. Bruce was late for his own party, because he was saving Rachel from the Scarecrow. When he finally arrived he was told that someone claiming to be Ra's Al Ghul was there to see him. This puzzled him because he believed that Ra's Al Ghul had been killed when his mountain retreat had burned to the ground. He soon found that the new guest was actually Henri Ducard, and a group of fighters or League of Shadows. They had come to destroy Gotham City because of its corruption. Bruce cleared his guests out to prevent them from being the first to fall to Ducard's intended cleansing. At this point it was revealed that Ducard actually was Ra's Al Ghul, because Ra's Al Ghul 'never died'. It was implied, but not clearly stated, that he had always been Ra's Al Ghul.



What is the name of the man who kills Bruce Wayne's parents?

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Joe Chill. This is a sad part of the movie. We see the Wayne family at the theatre. Bruce gets scared of the bats in the play, and wants to go outside. When they go outside, Joe Chill comes up to rob them, and then he kills Bruce's mom and dad. Bruce Wayne later intends to kill Joe Chill, but someone beats him to it.



What is the name of the corrupt policeman that Batman intimidates into informing him about the location where recent drug shipments have been sent?

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Flass. Detective Flass is played by the very recognizable character actor Mark Boone Junior (also in 'Get Carter', 'Se7en' and Christopher Nolan's 'Memento'). Flass informs Batman that the drug shipments are being directed towards the Narrows, where Arkham Asylum is located.



What is Bruce's butler's name?

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Alfred Pennyworth. Alfred is always with Bruce when he is home and supports him in whatever he does. Alfred is played by a very famous actor named Michael Caine.



What does Scarecrow wear over his head to make him look scary?

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a burlap sack mask. The mask really makes Scarecrow look and sound creepy. Scarecrow also has gas that makes your worst fear come true in a hallucination. Scarecrow's mask protects him from the gas. Scarecrow is played by actor Cillian Murphy.



What did Rachel give Bruce for his birthday?

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an arrowhead. Alfred advised Bruce to maintain a public presence, to help keep his crime-fighting identity a secret. Bruce developed an image of a millionaire playboy, which included throwing himself a huge birthday party. Rachel called on Bruce earlier in the day, to say that she couldn't attend, and to give him a birthday gift – the ancient arrowhead that they had argued over the day when he fell down into the cave.



What did Bruce Wayne have to take to the top of the mountain?

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blue flower. Bruce Wayne picks the flower from halfway up the mountain. Henri Ducard says "If you bring it to the top if the mountain, you will find what you are looking for." What Bruce Wayne is looking for is justice for those who do wrong, and so he gets trained.



What caused Bruce Wayne to be frightened of bats?

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He was swarmed by bats when he was younger.. When eight years old, Bruce (played by Gus Lewis) and Rachel (played by Emma Lockhart), argued over who got to keep an arrowhead found on the Waynes' estate. Bruce ran away with his prize and fell down into a tunnel that led to a cave. His fall disturbed the natural residents of the cave, who swarmed past him as they made their escape. This cave would later become the Batcave.



Though Batman is able to successfully capture and confront Dr. Crane, he is too late to prevent the drug from entering the water supply. This is not entirely a problem, however, as the drug does not have an effect unless it is...?

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Absorbed through the lungs. Batman learns that the drug is being manufactured from the same 'rare blue flowers' that he discovered early in the film. In fact, Bruce Wayne experiences the effects of the drug early in the film, but only at a very small dosage. The quantity needed to have deadly effects is much larger. The plan of the League of Shadows is to dump the drug into the water supply and then use the magnetic emitter to vaporize it, spreading it throughout the city in the form of steam.



The seemingly clean-cut and straight-laced Dr. Jonathan Crane has a wicked underside, as is made perfectly clear throughout the film 'Batman Begins'. What is the name of the insane asylum where Crane makes his base?

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Arkham. Dr. Crane is played by Irish actor Cillian Murphy, who you may recognize from films such as '28 Days Later', 'Cold Mountain' and 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'. In 'Batman Begins' he plays the insidious Dr. Jonathan Crane, who, behind his frightening mask, becomes the Scarecrow.



The film starts with a young Bruce and Rachel running around the gardens of the mansion. Rachel states "finders keepers." To what item is she referring?

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An old arrowhead. Bruce appears to be chasing Rachel because she has found something in the garden that he wants to see. She is hesitant, saying "Finders keepers, and I found it first," to which Bruce replies "In my garden!" Rachel proceeds to open her hand only to let Bruce snatch the arrowhead and almost mockingly reply, "Finders keepers!" As Bruce runs away he stumbles and falls through the wooden cover of an old well.



Returning to the present, we find Bruce in training with the League of Shadows. Ducard promises Bruce that he will become capable of fighting 600 men, and will learn the secrets of inivisibility, by learning the ways of which order of martial arts?

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Ninjutsu. The League of Shadows consists of men trained in the Japanese fighting art of ninjutsu. Two of the most important traits of a ninja, according to Ducard, are theatricality and deception. Suffice it to say, Bruce takes this information to heart.



It is Bruce's birthday, but he must rescue Rachel who has been poisoned with a toxin found from the blue flowers. There is an epic car chase and Rachel is almost killed. This gives way to the inspirational words given earlier to Bruce by Rachel. What were these words?

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It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you.. She said this to him at a party at which she noticed he had been acting quite foolishly. Bruce definitely does not want to give off this impression to the woman he loves, and claims that "I am more underneath", and she replies with these words.



In Gotham, he decides that a batman would create the perfect symbol in order to strike fear into the heart of criminality. From the department lead by Lucius Fox, he is given a cape, utility belt, and an impressive suit. The biggest difference is the Batmobile. What is it called?

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The Tumbler. A clear friendship has been established between Bruce and Lucius, and he is given an armored military vehicle - the Tumbler. Originally built as a bridging vehicle with immense power and weaponry, it is perfect for Bruce's cause.



How long, in years, had Bruce been gone from his home in Gotham City?

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7. Alfred informed Bruce that he hadn't told anyone about Bruce's return, because he 'couldn't figure out the legal ramifications of bringing you (Bruce) back from the dead'. He then explained that since Bruce had been gone seven years, Mr. Earle (played by Rutger Hauer) at Wayne Enterprises had had him declared legally dead.



For what specific purpose does Bruce claim that he wants to 'borrow' the survival suit from Fox?

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Spelunking. Technically, Bruce does not lie about his purpose. Spelunking is another name for cave exploration, something that Bruce plans to do as he develops his Batman lair.



Following his experiences with the League of Shadows, Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City with a mission, to fight crime. Bruce recruits an employee at Wayne Industries, named Lucius Fox, to help equip him to fight crime. Which Oscar-winning actor portrays Fox?

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Morgan Freeman. Oftentimes, an appearance by Morgan Freeman upgrades a movie from 'good' to 'great', and this film is no exception. As Lucius Fox, Freeman is in charge of the applied sciences division of Bruce's company.



During Bruce's initial adventure into the city as Batman, he locates one good cop, who will become his liaison in the Gotham City police department. What is this police sergeant's surname?

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Gordon. Sergeant Jim Gordon, to be precise. Gordon happens to be the policeman who arrived on the scene of Bruce's parents' murders. Sergeant Gordon is played by none other than Gary Oldman, another Brit playing an American!



During Batman's first encounter with Rachel, what item does he provide to her as evidence to use in the Falcone case?

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Photos. The first 'victim' of Batman's Gotham City clean-up plan is Carmine Falcone, the boss of a rather large crime syndicate. He makes rather quick work of Falcone and his henchman, and helps Rachel, the prosecutor on the case, by providing several evidential photos. Thank you for playing this quiz. Please carry on to the third and final quiz in this series if you have enjoyed this one.



Ducard suggests that if Bruce wishes to acquire the training necessary to pursue his life's purpose, he must seek out the secret mountain headquarters of the League of Shadows. What item does Ducard insist Bruce carry with him on this trek?

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A blue flower. There is a rare blue flower that Bruce must find before he arrives at the League of Shadows headquarters. This flower turns out to have hallucinogenic properties, something that the viewer must remember for later in the film!



Did Bruce and Rachel become a couple at the end of the movie?

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No. Ironically, Rachel wanted nothing to do with Bruce when she saw him as a rich playboy, lacking in direction. In fact she told him that it was actions that defined a person, not who they were deep down. When she realized that Bruce was indeed Batman, and that his actions spoke clearly about who he was, she expressed her pleasure in his actions, but took a step back. She said that the city needed him more than she did, and that someday, when the city needed him less, she would be there for him.

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