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Super Freak
I forgot about Unbreakable..my fave M. Night film...easily Nolan type film...but you liked BB just not the progression... ...I wish I could answer as to why from your above statement...But does any directer really do it for the "core fan" group?...I'm gonna say a big no to that one in regards to the vast majority of Hollywood...
Batman Begins is, to date, my favorite Batman film. It makes the progression into what we got that much more a "WTF?!" Especially since Begins showed how good you can embrace a comic book character and aspects of their origin and put them on the big screen to achieve both critical, and fanboy success. As for the "core fan" group, Marvel's been proving left and right that it works, so honestly, WB has zero excuse.