I thought he sounded like an idiot.
It sounded like he was trying way too hard.
But I'm a guy, and invulnerable to his wily, wooing ways, lol.
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I'm going to have to agree with you, EveofAbyss.
He really did sound like he was trying way too hard.
The first time he spoke as Batman in The Dark Knight my face went from -_- to 0_0.
For serious.
And the girl next to me was giggling nervously and I just felt like I got her completely because I was like, "I KNOOOOW." (btw, -_- is my normal, complacent, comfortable face. Not bored.)
I know Batman talks all dark/spooky/badass/non-Bruce Wayne, but...did he sound like THAT in Batman Begins?
I think not. By the end of the movie I didn't mind though, and I wasn't sure if it got better as it went on or I just got used to it. I mentioned this to a co-worker and he said that Batman did indeed sound like that in the first one. I watched it again.
HE DID NOT. He had his Batman voice, sure, but it was NOT the same.
In retrospect, I kind of like it now. Because I got a lot of mileage with jokes centered around the concept what if Christian Bale wouldn't stop being Batman and doing the voice even after the cameras stopped rolling for the day. XD
Also, I kind of think it just makes Batman seem more insane. <3