Reel Guys

Posted By: Ezeqiel Gutierrez
Head Guy

I was watching Batman Begins for the first time in a long time today during a Batman/Dark Knight double feature. This moment in the film stood out in-particular to me because of the performance of Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone. He delivers a great performance in this film that I thought we saw too little of quite frankly. As far as the series goes, we know he’s in Arkhum Asylum and I would totally love to see him in a subsequent film. This piece of dialogue between he and Bruce is extremely well written. In the end Bruce gets the last laugh, but during this scene you can see Falcone get under his skin. Actually, during the first part of this film, all anybody needs to do to get under his skin is mention his father. I believe that the first half of this film is Christian Bales finest performance. Anyways, here’s a quick look at a great exchange from David Goyers “Batman Begins” script.

Carmine Falcone
You’re taller than you look
in the tabloids, Mr. Wayne.
No gun? I’m insulted
You could’ve just sent a thank-you note.

Bruce Wayne
I didn’t come here to thank you.
I came to show you that
not everyone in Gotham’s afraid of you.

Carmine Falcone
Only those who know me, kid

Look around you.
You’ll see two councilmen…
…a union official,
couple off-duty cops…
…and a judge.

I wouldn’t have a second’s hesitation of
blowing your head off in front of them.
Now, that’s power you can’t buy.
That’s the power of fear

Bruce Wayne
I’m not afraid of you.

Carmine Falcone
Because you think you got
nothing to lose.

But you haven’t thought it through.
You haven’t thought about your lady friend in the DA’s office.

You haven’t thought about
your old butler. Bang!

People from your world… …have so much to lose.

Now, you think because your mommy
and your daddy got shot…

…you know about the ugly side of life,
but you don’t.

You’ve never tasted desperate.
You’re… You’re Bruce Wayne,
the prince of Gotham.

You’d have to go…miles to meet
someone who didn’t know your name

So don’t come here with your anger,
trying to prove something to yourself.
This is a world you’ll never understand.
And you always fear…
…what you don’t understand.

All right.

Yeah, you got spirit, kid.
I’ll give you that
More than your old man anyway

In the joint, Chill told me about
the night he killed your parents.

He said your father begged for mercy
Begged.
Like a dog.