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    compare these two movies‚ for it’s a shame to compare such a great movie to such a waste of time (The Avengers). The Dark Knight follows Harvey Dent; Gotham’s new district attorney as he tries to take on the mob who is led by the Joker‚ Gotham has a hero whom the Joker is trying to unmask called Batman who is Bruce Wane. Many character later in the movie find themselves falling into the Joker’s hands and becoming dark themselves. The Avengers has little of a Plot basically there’s a magic orb like

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    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 Dent‚ decides to “reveal” himself as Batman as a plan to capture the Joker. They end up succeeding and capturing him; however‚ the Joker wanted to be caught. He alerts Batman that Dent and Rachel

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    ignorance‚ despair‚ and the unknown. The use of this archetypical antithesis throughout the whole movie is an allusion to the two sides of justice: the “white side” and the “dark side.” Terrorism is represented by the criminal mastermind known as “The Joker‚” a cynical clown that is very similar to Islamic terrorists‚ an archetype of the devil figure. The most prevalent real life terrorist in current world news is Osama bin Laden‚ the head of al Qaeda. He plans and orders attacks onto specific targets

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    Nolan‚ demonstrates the actions and choices being made while still being true to one self. The film represents one’s interior motives and how it inevitably reflects ones true self which is evident through their actions. Through the characters Batman‚ Joker and Two-Face in The Dark Knight they live life all according to their own perceptions. Through their own perceptions and choices is where they are still remaining true to their selves. Batman is driven to do such heroic actions due to his own emotional

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    that seems to possess all twelve components of Campbell’s hypothesis‚ and proves that Campbell’s hypothesis is right. One of the components that fits in with The Dark Knight is “the call to adventure”. Once the joker robs the bank‚ Batman knows he must help in any way he can. The Joker wants Batman killed and he knows that‚ so he questions whether he should go and fight or not. He decides not to fallow through at first. His decision not to fight fits in with another one of the twelve components

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    Cameron Mitchell 9/28/11 Villains in Film 2nd Draft Why So Serious? In recent years‚ technology in the cinema industry has become amazingly effective in creating alternate realities for us to go see for seven dollars on a Tuesday night. For a movie villain to be successful and spark emotions from its viewers they must look the part‚ be insanely brilliant‚ and push the protagonist to the edge. The first and most obvious characteristic that makes an amazing movie villain is their appearance

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    action genre‚ it has explosions‚ car chases‚ trucks flipping over‚ etc. The trailer shows Batman’s new struggle that has sprung out of the darkness. This new foe named The Joker‚ will give Batman a run for his money and put the Dark Knight through hell‚ by destroying the city that Batman has given so much to protect. The Joker is shown in the trailer as a sadistic‚ maniacal clown bent on providing Batman with a dose of chaos and difficult choices. The trailer shows brief scenes of the joker’s chaotic

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    Argumentative Essay November 4‚ 2013 Corrupt Ways “The Dark Knight” directed by Christopher Nolan‚ is a film where Batman fights the psychopathic and crime hungry Joker‚ who tries every way to corrupt and end Batman’s life. The Joker tries to take Batman down by exploiting his weakness such as his love and family. One of the big things the Joker does in this movie is he corrupts people or makes more corrupt. This film displays many examples of corruption; one corruption that stands out in this film is

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    "anarchical" look of the Joker‚ Hemming drew inspiration from such countercultural pop culture artists as Pete Doherty‚ Iggy Pop‚ and Johnny Rotten.[100] Ledger described his "clown" mask‚ made up of three pieces of stamped silicone‚ as a "new technology‚" taking less than an hour for the make-up artists to apply‚ much faster than more-conventional prosthetics usually requires. Ledger also said that he felt he was barely wearing any make-up.[20][101] Hemming and Ledger’s Joker design has had an impact

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    “I believe in Harvey Dent‚ I believe that on his watch 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

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