Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns questions what is right and what is wrong. It makes you wonder if the government is the bad guy‚ or if it is the criminals‚ or maybe even Batman himself. Miller uses duality and creates closure to show that there is always another side of the coin and all you have to do is flip it to see it. He also uses art to build context and tension by starting with art that is abstract. The art slowly changes to brighter colors and less abstract art as the tension
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The film The Dark Knight Rises is very phallocentric and masculine. It also focuses on and uses gothic themes to present and challenge the fears a current age person has in today’s society. Its use of gothic themes creates a setting that helps amplify and enhance these fears. The setting has a gloomy atmosphere‚ urban decay. A sense of an underworld is created through dark tunnels and hidden secrets‚ this also gives Gotham City a labyrinthine quality. The film also uses aerial shots of the city‚
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On the cover of More! the character again embodies the self for the reader. She represents the more! "ethos of youthful‚ cheeky impertinence" (in Curran 1996: 189) Her red‚ low-cut dress suggests that she is sassy; a vixen that has sexual needs and is not afraid to fulfil them. Again‚ the clear skin and perfect features encourage the reader to believe that there is an inner-beauty within everyone that will shine through. However‚ the More! model does not appear as innocent as the 19 model. Her hair
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Gurminder Kambo – 090258100 CS 235 Naveen Joshi March 8‚ 2012 Semiotic Analysis Assignment In modern western society‚ advertisements dominate our culture and consumer affairs. We are bombarded with thousands of advertisements everyday‚ which become a part of our everyday lives. Culture determines the taste of consumers‚ advertisements is a tool to sell products to the general public that were influenced by our cultural trends. This could be telling us how to feel‚ what to like and what
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Directors often use framing to portray a scene or character in a way that provides information to the viewer. Throughout The Dark Knight Rises‚ (2012)‚ Christopher Nolan uses framing to convey the balance of power between characters of a given scene. This element of cinematography is most evident in shots that feature the villain‚ Bane. Even though the actor that plays Bane is 5’9”‚ he appears taller and powerful due Nolan’s use of low angle framing. During the scene in the airplane before Bane
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ways companies market their products. As consumers it should be our responsibility to know and understand what these advertisements actually mean. Through semiotic analysis we are able to de-code what goes through the minds of marketers when advertising a product and fully understand what the advertisement means. In this essay a semiotic analysis will be applied to Apple’s commercial on the I Phone 5 to determine how the use of signs represent the ideologies of class and wealth. The commercial I chose
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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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Marvel cinematic universe‚ Logan‚ may be the finest and most endearing ‘superhero’ film of the last 20 years. It is clearly the most violent film of its type—so violent it’s anti-violent—but like the best of the genre (Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are obvious examples) it is dripping with philosophy—X-23’s backstory is a textbook in bioethics‚ while Logan’s initial treatment of her‚ and Xavier’s arguments in favor of protecting her‚ gives us a resounding discourse in situational and value
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The main conflicts in the world of The Dark Knight Returns revolve around escalating crime in Gotham city and forces of the authority attempting to control it. The authority should be a moral force and represent justice. The figures that represent the authority should be selfless and work only to promote the integrity of law and order. Authority proves to be contradictory in Miller’s novel as the authoritative figures express qualities of vigilantism and overall moral ambiguity. The first example
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Semiotics analysis Communication & Culture Colour- When you overview the magazine the main themes of the colours which are featured are linked to the models dress. The back colour of the dress is a plain nude colour; however it is embellished with sequins ranging from‚ red‚ emerald green‚ teal and pink. The text and background on the cover of the magazine is influenced by these colours. The title featured‚ which is red and bold‚ associates with sensuality and passion which is presented in the models
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