Director Christopher Nolan set out to make a new kind of comic book movie with "Batman Begins" -- the "adult" hero flick -- backed by an all-star cast of Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy and more.

But what exactly was it about his approach that made this particular version of the Dark Knight so compelling?

In this episode, Mike and Brian talk misdirection, mythology and symbols, dig into trivia, then decide whether this iteration of Bruce Wayne deserves a spot in the top 5 of 2005.

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