Gotham can feel a little safer‚ a little more optimistic. Look at this face‚ this is the face of Gotham’s bright future.” (Bruce Wayne) Harvey Dent‚ white knight‚ saviour and “hero” of the infamous Gotham. Batman on the other hand‚ is the Dark Knight and the troubled hero who chose his identity over the people. Many believe that the movie the Dark Knight‚ communicates to viewers the superficial perspective of Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey. However‚ Batman transcends that perspective of true heroism
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Another act that exists is the DARK Act‚ which stands for ‘Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK act.org). This act is an anti-GMO bill that was passed to the House of Representatives back in 2015 and preempts state and local authority to label and regulate genetically engineered foods (Ecowatch.com). Basically‚ what this bill does is to keep the consumer in the blind and stops the USDA to mandate labeling. Allowing for these manufactures to mislead the customer with labels that say their food is
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Shakespeare . This book is about a jealous husband who is deceived by his close friend and kills his wife in the end. The movie the dark knight was directed by Christopher Nolan . the movie the dark knight is about a man named Batman who fights against evil to protect Gotham city. In the play Othello the character Iago has a lot in common with the Joker from the movie the Dark Knight . A famous poet W. H Auden has a definition for a villain ‚ a motiveless malignant ‚ and a joker. The Joker and Iago have
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In the deep and dark shadows of Gotham city is a hero‚ The Dark Knight‚ or as many people know him: Batman. The Dark Knight is the second film in the Batman trilogy. The story follows the relentless conflict involving Batman and his nemesis‚ “The Joker.” He ends up teaming up with the mob in Gotham against Batman‚ to take him down. The Joker attempts to lure Batman out by saying he’ll start killing people if he didn’t reveal himself. Recognizing that Batman wouldn’t do it‚ District Attorney‚ Harvey
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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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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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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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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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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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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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