Chapter 120

The moment the Batmobile appeared, the entire hall erupted in a collective gasp!

It completely overturned the public's perception of the Batmobile!

Because compared to the cool appearance of traditional Batmobiles, Nolan's version added a touch of genuine wildness!

This was a vehicle built in reality by the "live-action maniac," with a design referencing Hummer and Lamborghini!

Originally, Nolan only had a rough concept,

but Xu Can casually grabbed a tissue and sketched a detailed Batmobile design on it!

Next, this car was truly built and could actually be driven on the road!

Later in an interview, Nolan revealed Xu Can's design to the media.

"To be honest, I never expected Xu Can to draw it so detailed! I've already framed that tissue; it will become one of my precious collections."

As for this built Batmobile, the lead actor Christian Bale wanted it very much.

He kept begging, asking Nolan to give him the car, but Nolan firmly refused.

"Sorry, Xu is one of the investors; I've already promised the car to Xu."

Hearing that Xu Can wanted it, Bale could only give up helplessly.

After The Dark Knight Rises, the Batmobile will be officially given to Xu Can.

Returning to the film, Bruce Wei En, through Kevlar bulletproof vests, created a set of Bat armor.

This set of Bat armor also included part of Xu Can's design.

Unlike the previous Batman films, Nolan's Batman has a strong sense of realism from start to finish.

Whether it was Batman's appearance or his car, everything was very close to real life.

This created a strong sense of reality for the audience on site.

After Batman's birth, his first sortie captured the gangster boss Falcone, tied him to a searchlight, and handed the evidence to the female prosecutor Rachel.

He intended to further eradicate crime in Gotham City but was stopped by another villain, the Scarecrow.

Subsequently, to rescue Rachel who was controlled by the Scarecrow, Batman launched another sortie and counter-killed the Scarecrow with hallucinogenic gas.

The Scarecrow confessed that his superior was the Cikelian Alliance.

The police arrived late, and Batman hurriedly took Rachel away in the Bat-Tank.

Commissioner Gordon saw the Bat-Tank and his eyes lit up.

"Someday I'll get one to play with."

Then came the most exciting chase scene in the entire film, with Batman driving the tank, shaking off the Gotham police on the streets of Gotham City.

All the chase shots were 1:1 live-action!

Although there were no flashy special effects, the tension and excitement were maxed out!

Batman escaped the police pursuit, but the Scarecrow had already injected hallucinogenic venom into the city's water pipes in advance.

The entire Gotham City might inhale the hallucinogenic gas and be scared to death by their deepest fears.

At the same time, Ra's al Ghul found Bruce Wei En, defeated Bruce, and burned down Wei En's mansion with a single fire.

Bruce was rescued by Alfred and survived.

Disregarding the danger, he disguised himself as Batman and went to have a final battle with Ra's al Ghul!

"Who is under my mask doesn't matter; what matters is what I do!"

In the final battle, Sheriff Gordon and Batman cooperated to save the entire Gotham City amidst the crisis.

On the light rail, Batman and Ra's al Ghul had an exciting boss battle, and finally Batman successfully broke away,

while Ra's al Ghul crashed and exploded along with the light rail.

At the end of the film, everything settled down, and Bruce Wei En thought Gotham City would regain its vitality.

However, Sheriff Gordon's words made Bruce Wei En's heart skip a beat.

"Armed robbery, arson... multiple heinous crimes. The key is, this guy, just like you, likes to play cosplay..."

"After every crime, he leaves behind a playing card."

Bruce Wei En took the card and flipped it over; it was a black Joker!

The film ended!

Seeing this, the movie fans who had just recovered from an exciting story immediately fell into excitement!

In the sequel, they would see the Joker played by Xu Can!

The audience's expectation level was now pulled to 50%!

Batman Begins overall quality was considered good, and everyone patiently watched through the long end credits.

However, when the end credits finished and the screen went pitch black...

A pale and eerie face appeared on the big screen!

That blood-red mouth curled into an evil smile!

Faintly, behind the white paint, Xu Can's handsome features could still be vaguely seen!

"The Joker!!!"

"Wow!"

"Jesus! What did I see?"

The entire cinema erupted in another round of gasps, followed immediately by thunderous applause!

The creative team stood up to acknowledge the audience.

Nolan smiled a bit helplessly.

He knew very well that Batman Begins only accounted for 70% of the applause; the remaining 30% of the applause was for the post-credits scene!

Xu Can's Joker had already maxed out the audience's expectation!

They couldn't wait for *The Dark Knight* to premiere tonight!

Sure enough, during the post-screening media interview segment, every question from the *Los Santos Times* reporter was about the next *The Dark Knight*.

"Has *The Dark Knight* been confirmed for this year's Christmas release? Is there any possibility of a delay?"

"How much screen time will Xu Can's Joker have in the sequel?"

"Will the Xiaochou Society appear in the third work?"

Nolan was completely dumbfounded.

"The remaining questions involve spoilers, so I won't answer them. All I can say is that *The Dark Knight* is locked in for Christmas and won't be delayed."【】

The audience in the theater burst into another round of warm applause.

After watching *Batman Begins*, everyone felt reassured!

This is the most outstanding live-action American comic book film since *Spider-Man*!

Everyone has reason to look forward to how Xu Can's Joker will clash with Batman!

The next *The Dark Knight* is sure to be even better!

After the premiere, lead actor Christian Bale called Xu Can to share the good news.

"Xu, looks like we don't need to worry—the film's a hit."

"Mm, I wasn't worried at all. You were the one worrying."

"Listen to the cheers outside the theater—they're all about you. You little punk have stolen all our thunder."

Bale is clearly the first lead—he's Batman.

Why is everyone looking forward to the Joker?

"Relax. By the third one, there won't be much for me to do."

Xu Can consoled Bale:

"The ones stealing the spotlight then will be Anne Hathaway, and Tom Hardy…"

"Huh?" Bale was caught between laughter and tears.

What about his dignity as Batman?

……

*Batman: Batman Begins* opened with a box office of $52 million,

placing it sixth on the 2007 opening-weekend box office chart,

trailing *Pirates of the Caribbean 3*, *John Wick*, *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, *Transformers*, and *Twilight*,

roughly in sixth place.

Judging by the IMDb rating, *Batman Begins* opened with a score of 8.7/10, already surpassing Tim Burton's older Batman films.

Rotten Tomatoes critics gave it a combined freshness rating of 84%, certified fresh.