The LFTS team discusses Christopher Nolan’s grounded approach to the previously goofy Batman franchise, how the structure of Batman Begins accomplishes crucial setup work for the rest of Nolan’s trilogy, and why the social and psychological themes at the heart of all Batman stories remain so compelling.

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Episode 48: Batman Begins