The dark knight (2008) directed by Christopher Nolan is a movie of great enormity. It’s magnitude spans wide with a deep story as well as multiple underlying themes and morals. The story is based around three main characters: Batman (Christopher Nolan)‚ The Joker (Heath Ledger) and Harvey Dent (later Two face (Aaron Echart). The story is also influenced heavily by the characters of: Alfred j. Pennyworth (Michael Ciane)‚ Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman)‚ Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gylenhall) and Lucius
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Cast: Christian Bale‚ Tom Hardy‚ Anne Hathaway‚ and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Director: Christopher Nolan Synopsis: Christian Bale stars as both the classic caped crusader and his billionaire alter-ego‚ Bruce Wayne. In this third installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman films‚ Bruce Wayne no longer feels that the City of Gotham needs a hero and goes on a secluded hiatus. However‚ when a new villain‚ Bane (Tom Hardy)‚ threatens Gotham City‚ Wayne dons his cape and
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order is taken away chaos takes over. In Christopher Nolan’s‚ The Dark Knight (2008) there are many cinematic techniques which are used to highlight the mayhem that the Joker creates throughout the film. The Joker is a character in the film that does not care about the reward or the financial gain that most criminals want after they commit a crime‚ he just wants to kill and destroy everything for no apparent reason. In The Dark Knight there are many cinematography techniques used however there are
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The Dark Knight (Costume) Christopher Nolan’s distinctive use of Joker’s costume is greatly significant to the narrative of “The Dark Knight”; it provides insight to the iconic super villain of “The Joker” and highlights how this portrayal is modernised in comparison to past ones‚ showing how the super villain role has changed in superhero films. As with Jokers in all media types Health Ledger keeps with classic green‚ orange and purple attire. This strong‚ bright colour use is used to contrast
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name for themselves in the competitive market. Mirage Comics created Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which was enough to establish them as one of the most successful independent publishers of the era. Another company who shot to fame at this time was Dark Horse comics who produced three comic books which went on to become cult favourties – Hellboy‚ Star Wars and Sin City. DC Comics made two major
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What qualifies a super hero as a superhero? A dark stormy night‚ a vat of acid‚ a radioactive spider‚ or maybe just a bunch of high-tech gadgets that a rich person bought to make himself cool. Most of the time superheroes have to go through a traumatic experience that changes the heroes’ life forever. Batman and Ironman are two very similar superheroes’‚ their gadgets‚ how they act in public‚ their enemies‚ how they each became superheroes‚ and their actual identities will be compared in this essay
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Social Psychology Most people are sociable as this is an innate and harmless characteristic of the human species. Sociable people enjoy sharing their personal space with others. They welcome stimulating interaction such as friendship‚ entertaining‚ and conversation. Society is so engrossed in people’s social lives that reality television shows‚ regardless of the focus‚ are the new norm. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines sociable as “inclined by nature to companionship with others
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY The study of the manner in which the personality‚ attitudes‚ motivations‚ and behavior of the individual influence and are influenced by social groups http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20psychology According to psychologist Gordon Allport‚ social psychology is a discipline that uses scientific methods "to understand and explain how the thought‚ feeling and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual‚ imagined or implied presence of other human beings"
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Social psychology is about understanding individual behavior in a social context. Baron‚ Byrne & Suls (1989) define social psychology as ....... “the scientific field that seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual behavior in social situations”. (p. 6). It therefore looks at human behavior as influenced by other people and the social context in which this occurs. Social psychologists therefore deal with the factors that lead us to behave in a given way in the presence of others
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theoretical concepts in social psychology. 2. Demonstrate understanding of the implications of theory for psychological practice. 3. Critically evaluate and compare key theoretical concepts in social psychology. 4. Present work at an appropriate academic standard In week 1 we discussed the difference between mainstream social psychology and critical social psychology. From week 5-7 we cover topics and issues related to critical ways of doing social psychology. Given this approach
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