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’ who represents safety‚ security and order
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Final Draft A Hero for All The book Batman the Dark Night tells a story about the crime fighter the batman and how he comes out of retirement to fight crime again. He does not have to start fighting crime again but after hearing how bad the city has become ridden with crime he makes a decision to come back. The book flashes back to him as a boy when he falls down a hole and is surrounded by bats and is scared out of his mind from this adventure. He then is burdened by watching his mother
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“The Dark Knight of a Postmodern World” “The Dark Knight” is a film based on DC comic book character Batman and his fight to protect his home‚ Gotham City‚ from the antagonist‚ the Joker. Director Chris Nolan provides the viewer with not only an action film‚ but also a thought-provoking masterpiece. The film focuses on the thin line between sanity (Batman) and madness (Joker) and how anyone can easily turn from good to evil‚ the example being Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face in such a short
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tempting to do so in the case of Batman‚ a conflicted superhero who is really an ordinary human with no real superpowers except dedicated co-workers and scientists‚ an ability to slip into a figure-clenching leather suit and the fearlessness to look staring down at Gotham city perched dangerously on the tallest tower available. In Nolan’s hands‚ he has also developed self-seriousness and doubt‚ adding a welcome layer to the comic-book enterprise. The Dark Knight of four years ago had a villain‚
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waste when the result are cheap Halloween like costumes‚ The Dark Knight on the other hand used it $250 million budget wisely. It’s hard to compare these two movies‚ for it’s a shame to compare such a great movie to such a waste of time (The Avengers). The Dark Knight follows Harvey Dent; Gotham’s new district attorney as he tries to take on the mob who is led by the Joker‚ Gotham has a hero whom the Joker is trying to unmask called Batman who is Bruce Wane. Many character later in the movie find themselves
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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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One summer night‚ July 20‚ 2012‚ a gathering of joyful people pile into a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ waiting in anticipation to watch the midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. Half-an-hour into to the movie‚ an intense gun-fighting scene comes onto the screen‚ and a man dressed in tactical clothing walks in front. Smoke starts to rise and spread through the theater. The audience members soon have burning eyes and itching throats. For the slightest moment for some
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Moral Realism v. Moral Relativism In the movie The Dark Knight‚ Batman is faced with a new challenge—dealing with the Joker. Batman‚ and the city of Gotham‚ views the Joker as a mysterious‚ sadistic criminal who is a freak of nature. However‚ the challenge becomes very personal for Batman as the Joker confronts Batman about everything he believes in. The Joker does this because he has a very relativistic view on life. Even though he murders innocent people‚ tortures others for amusement‚ and manipulates
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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 responsibility
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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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