The Dark Knight Mise En Scene Analysis
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 Fox (Morgan Freeman)
The major turning point in the film for the character of Harvey dent comes in the form of "the hospital scene". At this point in the film Harvey dent morphs into the character of Two face and starts his rampage across Gotham City to seek revenge for his deceased fiancé Rachel Dawes. The scene starts within the confines of the hospital where The Joker proceeds to transform Harvey Dent into Two Face. The scene climaxes when the hospital then …show more content…
Mise En Scene:
The Mise en scene of the hospital scene is very bleak. The hospital itself is not shown in a lot of detail. The hospital room and exterior are shown briefly but the characters of Harvey Dent and Two face are shown extensively. The joker is shown the most in this scene. With his quintessential makeup, almost gritty dialogue and crazy persona the joker gives the scene an extra dimension. The costume of the joker is a simple nurse outfit which only adds to the mind games used by Christopher Nolan (the director).
The props in the hospital vary a lot as well. At the start of the scene the joker guns down a police officer while in his nurses outfit. He then gives Harvey Dent a second gun to "introduce a little anarchy", Harvey proceeds to then pull out a now common place coin, which will later become synonymous with two face, and decide the jokers life with it.
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The major turning point in the film for the character of Harvey dent comes in the form of "the hospital scene". At this point in the film Harvey dent morphs into the character of Two face and starts his rampage across Gotham City to seek revenge for his deceased fiancé Rachel Dawes. The scene starts within the confines of the hospital where The Joker proceeds to transform Harvey Dent into Two Face. The scene climaxes when the hospital then …show more content…
Mise En Scene:
The Mise en scene of the hospital scene is very bleak. The hospital itself is not shown in a lot of detail. The hospital room and exterior are shown briefly but the characters of Harvey Dent and Two face are shown extensively. The joker is shown the most in this scene. With his quintessential makeup, almost gritty dialogue and crazy persona the joker gives the scene an extra dimension. The costume of the joker is a simple nurse outfit which only adds to the mind games used by Christopher Nolan (the director).
The props in the hospital vary a lot as well. At the start of the scene the joker guns down a police officer while in his nurses outfit. He then gives Harvey Dent a second gun to "introduce a little anarchy", Harvey proceeds to then pull out a now common place coin, which will later become synonymous with two face, and decide the jokers life with it.
Special/Practical