Ryan Small 3/2/17 English 101-16 Assignment #4 In this closing scene of The Dark Knight‚ Gordon and Batman use cause and effect to justify lying to the general public about the events that took place that resulted in the deaths of five citizens of Gotham. Batman believes that if the word gets out that the Joker corrupted the once heroic police captain Harvey Dent‚ then all of the inspirational work Dent accomplished would stand for nothing. Batman further explains that the people deserve to have
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Joseph Campbell describes the 17 stages that occur during a hero’s journey‚ also known as Monomyth. The Odyssey by Homer is a story based on Ulysses and his journey‚ I will be describing the stages of Monomyth based on Campbell’s ideas. These stages will focus on Ulysses and his son Telemachus. According to Joseph Campbell‚ a hero’s journey normally entails three phases; the departure‚ the initiation‚ and the return. (Wikipedia) The first phase is the departure phase‚ which consists of three
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Jiggy Patel COMM3321: Critical Reading & Writing Section 103 Janet Bertsch “Why so serious?” Is the catch phrase that Joker uses from the movie The Dark Knight. (Nolan‚ 2008) The scene that is being analyzed is when the Joker crashes Harvey Dent fundraiser party and is looking for Harvey Dent. Prior to the scene‚ Harvey Dent is the District Attorney of Gotham City and was responsible for locking up half the mob in a single day. The Joker main goal was to wreak chaos in Gotham City and wanted
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Frankenstein Essay One of the reasons the movie‚ The Dark Knight‚ has done so well is because it toyed with the viewer’s sense of morality. In one of the scenes the hero‚ Bruce Wayne‚ had to choose between saving Harvey Dent‚ a district attorney‚ or Rachel‚ who was Harvey’s girlfriend. Ultimately‚ Bruce had chosen Harvey and left Rachel to die‚ causing the downfall of Harvey Dent to become a vicious murderer. This brought the question in the viewer’s mind whether Harvey was responsible for letting
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question‚ I want to say that The Dark Knight Rises is not a bad movie. It just pales in comparison to its predecessor‚ The Dark Knight. Also‚ spoilers! I will be analyzing how Christopher Nolan‚ the director‚ tried to incorporate the themes of truth versus lies and social inequalities‚ and ultimately fell short. To understand one of the major themes in The Dark Knight Rises‚ one has to first understand a critical plot driver in The Dark Knight.. The Dark Knight ends with a noble lie: Batman takes
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Lane Ms. Thompson 1020 English March 25‚ 2013 The Hero’s Journey of Coach Ken Carter A formula that was made by a man named Joseph Campbell which he calls the hero’s journey this formula is at the heart of every story he feel it’s the structure‚ shape‚ and form of the story. He also claims that even though stories are different on the outside that they still use the three stages that I’m going to explain in my paper and how my hero I choose accomplished all three stages. The movie coach Carter
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Hero’s Journey in Sponge Bob: The Movie Throughout history people have shared stories. A very popular story that is shared by almost all cultures around the world today is The Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey is present in many books and movies we see today. We see it in adult and children’s movies alike. One famous children’s movie where The Hero’s Journey is seen in is SpongeBob: The Movie. SpongeBob is the obvious example of a hero throughout Sponge Bob: The Movie. SpongeBob’s Hero Journey
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years through the world of crime writer’s to the year 2008 we discover the film "The Dark Knight" directed by Christopher Nolan. This most recent instalment of "Batman" fits appropriately into the hard-boiled sub-genre of crime-fiction. It meets many of the conventions but‚ like in "Rear Window"‚ subverts several conventions to better serve the composer’s purpose. As with most hard-boiled crime texts‚ "The Dark Knight" has a metropolitan setting. The citizens of Gotham city have grown to depend on ‘Batman’
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The function of a hero is inspiration which encourages people to be better and work harder. As described by Abrams‚ since the beginning of storytelling tales of gods and heroes described mankind’s desires‚ fears and ideas of an ideal future. Every culture has a different symbol and representation that tries to construct the perfect specimen of human power. In America this desire is described in comic books‚ the construction of Batman is a prime example. Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s Batman
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Neftaly Garrido English 121‚ Ms. Bell Argumentative Essay November 4‚ 2013 Corrupt Ways “The Dark Knight” directed by Christopher Nolan‚ is a film where Batman fights the psychopathic and crime hungry Joker‚ who tries every way to corrupt and end Batman’s life. The Joker tries to take Batman down by exploiting his weakness such as his love and family. One of the big things the Joker does in this movie is he corrupts people or makes more corrupt. This film displays many examples of corruption;
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