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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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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also developed self-seriousness and doubt‚ adding a welcome layer to the comic-book enterprise. The Dark Knight of four years ago had a villain‚ the Joker (Heath Ledger)‚ whose evilness had no affiliations and whose incendiary insanity burnt everything in its way. That included Batman (Bale)‚ Police Commissioner Gordon (Oldman) and a District Attorney‚ Harvey Dent‚ who was almost the ’White Knight’ everyone wanted till the burden proved too much. It hinted at the pointlessness of terror and the dilemmas
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My Hero! My hero is the greatest player of all time. My hero flies like superman‚ when he is going for a header in the sky‚ he jumps like the hulk when someone slide tackle him. He fights like Captain America when he is defending a ball‚ he shoots like the Iron Man when he is trying to score a goal and he is as smart as Greg Proops when it comes to decision making on a field. My hero was born to be the greatest ‚ he was born to entertain people and to make them happy. My hero is the best at whatever
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hope in areas too dark for light. This darkness serves as a way for society to vanish from the underlying problems present‚ sometimes one must reach into the darkness to see the slight hints of light. Therefore‚ a man must take justice into his own hands and strive towards protecting the greater good of man. In the same sense‚ Bruce Wayne’s dark figure‚ Batman‚ takes truth on his own to protect the more significant people of Gotham. As of May 2017‚ IMDB classified The Dark Knight as belonging to the
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Neftaly Garrido English 121‚ Ms. Bell 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
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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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Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns questions what is right and what is wrong. It makes you wonder if the government is the bad guy‚ or if it is the criminals‚ or maybe even Batman himself. Miller uses duality and creates closure to show that there is always another side of the coin and all you have to do is flip it to see it. He also uses art to build context and tension by starting with art that is abstract. The art slowly changes to brighter colors and less abstract art as the tension
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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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