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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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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At the end of the movie‚ The Dark Knight the Joker decided to conduct a social experiment which provoked questions in the minds of psychologists everywhere. The Joker‚ a key character‚ in The Dark Knight was constantly searching for ways to wreak havoc on Gotham city and does so by social psychological problems throughout the whole film. The Joker‚ unlike Batman‚ finds humans to be selfish and conducts his experiment to prove his point; Psychologist have then took this experiment and examined it
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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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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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villain." ―Harvey Dent[src] The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman‚ it is the sequel to the 2005 release‚ Batman Begins. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale as Batman‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ Heath Ledger as The Joker‚ Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face‚ Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes‚ Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The Dark Knight was released July 18‚ 2008 in the
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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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Ryan Small 3/2/17 English 101-16 Assignment #4 In this closing scene of The Dark Knight‚ Gordon and Batman use cause and effect to justify lying to the general public about the events that took place that resulted in the deaths of five citizens of Gotham. Batman believes that if the word gets out that the Joker corrupted the once heroic police captain Harvey Dent‚ then all of the inspirational work Dent accomplished would stand for nothing. Batman further explains that the people deserve to have
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