The animated television show titled "Batman and Beyond - Spellbound‚" shows interesting themes that deal with the philosophy of mind. These themes include hallucinations‚ the dream argument‚ and direct and indirect realism. In this episode the antagonist‚ Dr. Ira Billings or Spellbinder‚ worked as a psychologist for Gotham City High School (Recap‚ 2016). When he became his persona Spellbinder‚ he dressed in an orange and black costume and used a "magic eye" to hypnotize students at the high school
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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 everyday monomyth hero follows a classic path. Starting from birth‚ to leaving home‚ to a final battle and ending with the journey home and the final reward. Every hero follows this pattern in some way‚ shape or form. This even includes Arthur Dent‚ from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur is someone we consider to be and everyday monomyth hero because‚ with a few exceptions‚ he follows the Monomyth cycle to a tee. When we first are introduced to Arthur everything seems normal
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The idea of the journey of a hero and their triumph is referred to as a monomyth‚ and there are a few approaches to determining if a story is or is not a monomyth. In his book Mythology: The Voyage of a Hero‚ David Adams Leeming proposes a method that involves eight steps or phases that coincide with the life and journey of the hero. Many of our culture’s most revered and acclaimed movies fit the description of a monomyth‚ including Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now Redux. The entire movie
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the story of Batman. Batman is unlike many superheroes; he has no super powers‚ instead relies on his knowledge of science‚ detective sills and athletic abilities. No one but his butler‚ HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Pennyworth" \o "Alfred Pennyworth" Alfred Pennyworth‚ however for I can tell you who he actually is. He is Bruce Wayne. The world’s greatest‚ wealthiest detective and business man. He is the last person you would’ve imagined. You may know that batman lives in Gotham
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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 for Harvey Dent’s murders‚ thus preventing the fall of Gotham’s White Knight and protecting his image as a leader of justice and hope. The viewer is left to wonder what is more important‚ the terrible
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concepts of series seem to create a much larger spectacle‚ particularly the Batman films of the 1980’s/90’s and also the highly successful Harry Potter series pioneering this example. Both of these franchises adhere to the contemporary classical narrative form whilst also displaying the evolution of cinema as an event‚ highlighting the growth of the film industry today. Preceding the release of the highly successful Batman and Harry Potter franchises‚ the film that pioneered cinema as an event and
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Pankaj Selvam English 10 Honors Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth Chosen Monomyth: The Odyssey 1. Hero introduced in his ordinary world Odysseus is a strong ruler of Ithaca (Greek city-state)‚ however lacks experience in war. He is also the son of Läertes 2. The call to adventure He wins the Trojan war through his guile nature. As his fleet left for Ithaca‚ strong winds sweep them off course 3. Hero is reluctant at first Odysseus and his men get a little afraid after realizing that they had no idea where
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One Bad Day: A Rhetorical Analysis of The Killing Joke The Joker was once seen as a comical criminal who committed ridiculously silly crimes‚ such as spreading laughing gas throughout Gotham City. However‚ after the reinvention of Batman‚ The Joker was transformed into a grave and terrorizing character. Continuing the course of the new personality given to The Joker‚ writer Alan Moore and artist Brian Bolland created a graphic novel called The Killing Joke‚ “a much more complex‚ darker‚ and ultimately
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difficulties in life help us understand our chose we make. That way we are able to educate the next generations to come. To summarize‚ life would become increasingly strenuous if we didn’t have our cape dwellers to look towards‚ so im grateful to have my Batman and
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