With its gritty realism and complex themes, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins helped turn superhero films into a dominant cinema genre

This is the latest instalment in our From the Vault feature series, in which we reflect on culturally significant movies celebrating notable anniversaries.

When director Christopher Nolan made his fourth feature, Batman Begins, he was known for intimate, noirish indies such as 2000’s Memento.

Its 2005 release, however, set him on the way to becoming the greatest blockbuster director of his generation.

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