Batman Begins Does Not Suck

[Rhydderch Hael]

Good point DeeBye.  The quick action shots were a bit hard to focus on linearly but following the overall progression of the fight scene wasn't too tough.

The disturbing trend in Hollywood for action shots is the 'shakycam effect.'  Car chases, fist fights, it just drives me crazy when there is unneeded wiggle in the scene.  (Ref. Bourne Supremacy car chase for more shakycam material.)
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Saving Private Ryan really set the trend for the shakycam effect. And, naturally, it's the only film that makes justified use of it.

There's two primary reasons why filmmakers have used and overused the effect in recent films: it's trendy and cool. It also does a good job covering up lackluster fight choreography. Your actors don't have to "sell" the fight as hard as they would have to in other cinematic styles. No one can tell that the blow was a good ten inches off the mark if the whole thing was close-shot and panned into a blur.

3 noteworthy things:

1.  Has anybody besides me wondered what the floor of the Batcave should really look like the first time Bruce explores it?

2.  The microwave device...  Wouldn't it have cooked a lot more than just the water main under the street?

3. One of the best/funniest uses of a taser in an action film (both times).
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1. There's running water. That'll wash away all the guano. ;)

2. It's a Wayne Enterprises doomsday device— so it's designed to be non-lethal. Technobabble would supply an explanation that it operates on a revolutionary principle (or a tight enough frequency) that it resonates only with the molecules of freshwater, not saltwater. Hence the salinity of human blood prevents the microwave generator from cooking people— instead it works only on clean, potable water.

3. I liked how the idea of "backup" got switched around, much better.