Begins builds to a wild finale where fear gas turns Gotham into a nightmare city. The villain Scarecrow, real name Dr. Jonathan Crane, unleashes this toxin to break people’s minds with their worst fears. Crane works for Ra’s al Ghul, who wants to destroy Gotham because he sees it as too corrupt to save.https://screenplayhowto.com/beat-sheet/batman-begins-beat-sheet/
Bruce Wayne, now Batman, fights back after Wayne Manor burns down and the city falls into chaos. Toxin riots spread as people hallucinate monsters from their past. Batman gets hit by the gas too, but he overcomes it with help from his ally Alfred, who reminds him of his father’s words about getting back up after falling.https://screenplayhowto.com/beat-sheet/batman-begins-beat-sheet/
The real twist comes when Ducard reveals himself as the true Ra’s al Ghul. They load the fear gas onto a monorail to spread it everywhere by evaporating the city’s water supply with a microwave weapon. This would make the toxin airborne and hit every drop of water in Gotham.https://screenplayhowto.com/beat-sheet/batman-begins-beat-sheet/https://www.avclub.com/christopher-nolan-dragged-batman-and-superhero-cinema-1829105759
Batman teams up with Lt. James Gordon. They use the Batmobile’s cables to stop the monorail from reaching the heart of the city. A fierce fight breaks out on the crashing train between Batman and Ra’s. Batman beats him but sticks to his no-kill rule. He says, I won’t kill you, but I don’t have to save you, and leaves Ra’s to die in the wreck.https://screenplayhowto.com/beat-sheet/batman-begins-beat-sheet/
Scarecrow gets taken down earlier by Batman, who turns the fear gas against him. Crane ends up begging for his life after seeing his own nightmares. This shows how the toxin preys on personal terrors, like bats for Bruce or worse for others.https://en.namu.wiki/w/%EC%8A%A4%EC%BC%80%EC%96%B4%ED%81%AC%EB%A1%9C%EC%9A%B0(%EB%8B%A4%ED%81%AC%20%EB%82%98%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8%20%ED%8A%B8%EB%A6%B4%EB%A1%9C%EC%A7%80)
The fear gas plot tests Batman’s new code. He uses fear as a weapon himself but controls it, unlike the villains. Gordon lights the bat-signal at the end, proving Batman has an ally in the police.https://screenplayhowto.com/beat-sheet/batman-begins-beat-sheet/
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