Role: Rachel Dawes
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan, Bob Kane
Cast: Christian Bale, Sir Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy
Relase Date: 15 June 2005
Runtime: 140 Minutes
Distribution: Warner Bros. Pictures

Full Synopsis:
As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes, a trauma which led him to become obsessed with revenge but his chance is cruelly taken away from him by fate. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with the dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra’s Al-Ghul, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system whilst the company he inherited is slowly being pulled out from under him. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armored suit leads him to take on a new persona, one which will strike fear into the hearts of men who do wrong – he becomes, Batman. In the new guise, and with the help of rising cop Jim Gordon, Batman sets out to take down the various nefarious schemes in motion by individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan ‘The Scarecrow’ Crane, and a mysterious third party that is quite familiar with Wayne and waiting to strike when the time is right

Trivia:
The title went through many changes. First, it was known as “Batman 5″. It became “Batman: The Frightening” for a while. To prevent script leaks, they were titled “Intimidation Game” to throw off the public, before settling on “Batman Begins”.

Christopher Nolan wrote in the character Rachel Dawes with Katie Holmes in mind. No other actresses were in serious consideration.

Unlike most characters on the movie, Rachel Dawes, played by Katie Holmes, doesn’t exist in “Batman” or any other DC Comics’ series. She was created by director Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S. Goyer.

Katie Holmes has played alongside two actors who’ve portrayed Batman. Christian Bale in this film, and Michael Keaton in First Daughter (2004).

At the time this film came out, Katie Holmes had become quite publicly involved with Tom Cruise. Ten years before, Cruise’s previous wife, Nicole Kidman, appeared in Batman Forever (1995).

Quotes:
Rachel Dawes: Wait! You could die. At least tell me your name.
Bruce Wayne: It’s not who I am underneath, but what I *do* that defines me.
Rachel Dawes: Bruce?

Rachel Dawes: [attempting to comfort a frightened child] It’s okay. No one’s gonna hurt you.
The Scarecrow: [tearing in on horseback] Of *course* they are!
Rachel Dawes: Crane?

Dr. Jonathan Crane: Outside, he was a giant. In here, only the mind can grant you power.
Rachel Dawes: You enjoy the reversal?
Dr. Jonathan Crane: I respect the mind’s power over the body. It’s why I do what I do.

Rachel Dawes: I never stopped thinking about you. About us. And when I heard you were back, I-I started to hope.
[Rachel kisses Bruce]
Rachel Dawes: But then I found out about your mask.
Bruce Wayne: Batman’s just a symbol, Rachel.
Rachel Dawes: [Rachel touches Bruce's face] No, *this* is your mask. Your real face is the one that criminals now fear. The man I loved – the man who vanished – he never came back at all. But maybe he’s still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I’ll see him again.

Batman: Falcone sent them to kill you.
Rachel Dawes: Why?
Batman: You rattled his cage.
[throws photos of Judge Faden with prostitutes]
Rachel Dawes: What’s this?
Batman: Leverage.
Rachel Dawes: For what?
Batman: To get things moving.
Rachel Dawes: Who are you?
Batman: Someone like you. Someone who’ll rattle the cages.

Rachel Dawes: Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it’s not who you are underneath, it’s what you do that defines you.

[Rachel finds out that Bruce had planned to shoot Joe Chill and slaps him twice]
Rachel Dawes: Your father would be ashamed of you.

Rachel Dawes: What chance does Gotham have when the good people do nothing?

Dr. Jonathan Crane: Miss Dawes, this is most irregular. I have nothing further to add to the report I filed with the judge.
Rachel Dawes: I have questions about your report.
Dr. Jonathan Crane: Such as?
Rachel Dawes: Isn’t it convenient for a fifty-two year-old man who has no history of mental illness to suddenly have a complete psychotic breakdown, just when he’s about to be indicted?
Dr. Jonathan Crane: [indicates Falcone] Well, as you can see for yourself, there is nothing “convenient” about his symptoms.

Rachel Dawes: You care about justice? Look beyond your own pain, Bruce. This city is rotting.

Rachel Dawes: You were gone a long time.
Bruce Wayne: I know. How are things?
Rachel Dawes: The same. Job’s getting worse.
Bruce Wayne: Can’t change the world on your own.
Rachel Dawes: What choice do I have when you’re too busy swimming.

Finch: Falcone has half the city bought and paid for. Drop it.
Rachel Dawes: How can you say that?
Finch: Because as much as I care about getting Falcone, I care more about you.
[Rachel kisses Finch lightly on the cheek]
Rachel Dawes: That’s sweet… but we’ve been through all that.