Batman Begins

Rachel, let me see.

- Can l see?

- Finders keepers. And l found it.

ln my garden.

Finders keepers.

Bruce?

Bruce?

Mom! Mr. Alfred!

Did you have dream?

Nightmare.

Worse than this place?

They are going to fight you.

- Again?

- Until they kill you.

Can they kill me before breakfast?

You are in hell, little man.

And l am the devil.

You're not the devil.

You're practice.

Solitary.

- Why?

- For protection.

- l don't need protection.

- Protection for them.

Get in.

Are you so

desperate to fight criminals...

...that you lock yourself in

to take them on one at a time?

Actually, there were seven of them.

l counted six, Mr. Wayne.

How do you know my name?

The world is too small for someone

like Bruce Wayne to disappear...

...no matter how deep

he chooses to sink.

Who are you?

My name is merely Ducard,

but l speak for Ra's al Ghul...

...a man greatly feared

by the criminal underworld.

A man who can offer you a path.

What makes you think l need a path?

Someone like you

is only here by choice.

You have been exploring

the criminal fraternity...

...but whatever

your original intentions...

...you have become truly lost.

And what path can Ra's al Ghul offer?

The path of a man

who shares his hatred of evil...

...and wishes to serve true justice.

The path of the League of Shadows.

- You're vigilantes.

- No, no, no.

A vigilante is just a man lost in

the scramble for his own gratification.

He can be destroyed or locked up.

But if you make yourself more

than just a man...

...if you devote yourself to an ideal...

...and if they can't stop you...

...then you become

something else entirely.

Which is?

Legend, Mr. Wayne.

Tomorrow, you will be released.

lf you are bored of brawling with thieves

and want to achieve something...

...there is a rare blue flower

that grows on the eastern slopes.

Pick one of these flowers.

lf you can carry it

to the top of the mountain...

...you may find what you were

looking for in the first place.

And what was l looking for?

Only you can know that.

You turn back. You go back.

Ra's al Ghul?

Wait.

What are you seeking?

l seek...

...the means to fight injustice.

To turn fear...

...against those

who prey on the fearful.

To manipulate the fears in others...

...you must first master your own.

Are you ready to begin?

l can... l can barely stand.

Death does not wait

for you to be ready!

Death is not considerate or fair!

And make no mistake,

here you face death.

Tiger.

Jujitsu.

Panther.

You're skilled. But this is not a dance.

And you are afraid.

But not of me.

Tell us, Mr. Wayne...

...what do you fear?

Bruce?

lt's okay. lt's okay.

You'll be okay.

Will we be needing

an ambulance, Master Wayne?

No, l'll set the bone

and take him for an x-ray later.

Very good, sir.

l'm very sorry, sir. l've told...

Don't worry. lt's fine.

Took quite a fall,

didn't we, Master Bruce?

And why do we fall?

So we can learn to pick ourselves up.

Just a little fall.

lt's just a small fracture.

The bats again?

You know why they attacked you,

don't you?

- They were afraid of you.

- Afraid of me?

All creatures feel fear.

Even the scary ones?

Especially the scary ones.

l got something to show you.

- You think your mother will like them?

- Yeah.

l think it's time to get up.

- Maybe.

No going back to bed.

Did you build this train, Dad?

Gotham's been good to our family,

but the city's been suffering.

People less fortunate than us

have been enduring very hard times.

So we built a new, cheap, public

transportation system to unite the city.

And at the center...

...Wayne Tower.

Is that where you work?

- No, l work at the hospital.

l leave the running of our company

to much better men.

- Better?

- Well...

...more interested men.

Can we go?

Please.

Okay. Let's go.

- What's wrong, Bruce?

- No, no. lt was me.

l just needed some fresh air.

A little bit of opera goes a long way.

Right, Bruce?

Come on. Let's go.

Wallets, jewelry. Come on, fast.

That's fine.

Fast.

Take it easy.

Take it easy.

Here you go.

lt's fine. lt's fine.

Now just take it and go.

- l said, jewelry.

Hey...

Thomas!

Bruce.

lt's okay.

Don't be afraid.

ls this your father's?

lt's okay.

Come here.

There you go.

lt's okay.

lt's okay.

Gordon.

Hey.

Good news.

We got him, son.

You're in excellent hands.

We'll be watching the empire.

When you grow up,

it'll be waiting for you.

l thought l might prepare a little supper.

- Very well.

- Alfred?

- Yes, Master Bruce?

- lt was my fault, Alfred.

- l made them leave the theater.

- No.

- lf l hadn't gotten scared...

- lt was nothing that you did.

lt was him, and him alone.

Do you understand?

l miss them, Alfred.

l miss them so much.

So do l, Master Bruce.

So do l.

And do you still feel

responsible for your parents' death?

My anger outweighs my guilt.

Come.

You have learned to bury

your guilt with anger.

l will teach you to confront it

and to face the truth.

You know how to fight six men.

We can teach you how to engage 600.

You know how to disappear.

We can teach you

to become truly invisible.

lnvisible?

The ninja understands that invisibility

is a matter of patience and agility.

Always mind your surroundings.

Ninjitsu employs explosive powders.

- As weapons?

- Or distractions.

Theatricality and deception

are powerful agents.

You must become more than just a man

in the mind of your opponent.

Who is he?

- He was a farmer.

Then he tried to take his neighbor's land

and became a murderer.

- Now he is a prisoner.

- What'll happen to him?

Justice. Crime cannot be tolerated.

Criminals thrive on the indulgence

of society's understanding.

Your parents' death was not your fault.

lt was your father's.

Anger does not change the fact

that your father failed to act.

- The man had a gun.

- Would that stop you?

l've had training.

The training is nothing!

Will is everything!

The will to act.

Yield.

You haven't beaten me.

You have sacrificed sure footing

for a killing stroke.

Rub your chest.

Your arms will take care of themselves.

You are stronger than your father.

You didn't know my father.

But l know the rage that drives you.

That impossible anger

strangling the grief...

...until the memory

of your loved one is just...

...poison in your veins.

And one day, you catch yourself wishing

the person you loved had never existed...

...so you'd be spared your pain.

l wasn't always here in the mountains.

Once, l had a wife.

My great love.

She was taken from me.

Like you, l was forced to learn

there are those without decency...

...who must be fought

without hesitation, without pity.

Your anger gives you great power.

But if you let it, it will destroy you...

...as it almost did me.

- What stopped it?

- Vengeance.

That's no help to me.

Why, Bruce?

Why could you not

avenge your parents?

Will you be heading back to Princeton

after the hearing, sir...

...or can l persuade you to stay on

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