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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 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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    is clearly the most violent film of its type—so violent it’s anti-violent—but like the best of the genre (Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are obvious examples) it is dripping with philosophy—X-23’s backstory is a textbook in bioethics‚ while Logan’s initial treatment of her‚ and Xavier’s arguments in favor of protecting her‚ gives us a resounding discourse in situational and value ethics. The entire plot of the film is a dissertation in political philosophy‚ and Logan’s deontological requirements

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    The main conflicts in the world of The Dark Knight Returns revolve around escalating crime in Gotham city and forces of the authority attempting to control it. The authority should be a moral force and represent justice. The figures that represent the authority should be selfless and work only to promote the integrity of law and order. Authority proves to be contradictory in Miller’s novel as the authoritative figures express qualities of vigilantism and overall moral ambiguity. The first example

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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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    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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    Batman vs. The Dark Knight Literary Analysis Essay Details Compare and contrast the two different styles of directors in Batman and The Dark Knight □ Include the use of the terms: author purpose‚ tone‚ and mood □ Choose two characters who appear in both films □ Use events and dialogue from each movie as evidence □ Use MLA format (Headers‚ Double spaced‚ 12 pt font‚ etc.) □ 1200 – 1600 words □ Follow this order for your paragraphs: o Introduction

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    The Dark Knight is the standard for which comic book movies should be compared to. Many people come to the conclusion that it is a great movie‚ but what makes it a great movie? The Dark Knight excels at the three criterion that all comic book movies should have. Well rounded characters‚ underlying themes‚ and exhilarating action are what separate the decent comic book movies from the great ones. From the beginning of the movie‚ it is evident that The Dark Knight has as intriguing

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    In the movie The Dark Knight Rises‚ lots of typology of architecture was featured. The underground architecture -such as the sewage were Bane and his followers hid from the Police in the beginning of The Dark Knight Rises and the famous cave under the Wayne palace were Bruce (Batman) hid his Batman costume‚ weapons and means of transportation (car‚ motorcycle and plane)-played an important role in the movie. Also in the movie‚ there was architecture from different eras. For example the Wayne palace

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