10 More Trippy Freak Out Film Scenes That Will Melt Your Mind

7. Batman Begins

You may know him as the dashing but disreputable Dr Jonathan Crane (Cillian Murphy). But pop a burlap sack over his head and he magically transforms into The Scarecrow: criminal mastermind, professional psycho and one of Batman's most frustratingly underused villains. Having control of a device that releases a deadly toxin, thus giving everyone in Gotham their own personalised hallucination, is certainly a unique way of dealing with the queue in the waiting room. But here comes Batman, snatching Crane's sack and shoving it in his face. There's probably a better way of saying that... ''Have a taste of your own medicine, doctor,''he says, in that gravelly voice that doesn't really lend itself to one liners, before gassing Crane with his own cuckoo contraption. Now we're witness to Crane's nightmarish visions and, suddenly, we see a very different Batman- more monster than man.His cowl has disappeared but his face now resembles that of a gargoyle; his eyes sunken and his mouth oozing black pus. The scene may only last a few seconds but this image is forever etched into your mind, making an incredibly dark Knight indeed.
 
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