The Joker “I believe whatever doesn’t kill you‚ simply makes you…stranger.” This quote was said by The Joker in the movie The Dark Knight. In The Dark Knight‚ a superhero is fighting against an evil villain in an attempt to save Gotham City and the citizens that live there. The evil villain‚ The Joker‚ is a character who is severely emotionally damaged. He views everything as a game and the citizens of Gotham are the players. The name Joker can be seen as a serpent‚ which signifies his devilish
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One summer night‚ July 20‚ 2012‚ a gathering of joyful people pile into a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ waiting in anticipation to watch the midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. Half-an-hour into to the movie‚ an intense gun-fighting scene comes onto the screen‚ and a man dressed in tactical clothing walks in front. Smoke starts to rise and spread through the theater. The audience members soon have burning eyes and itching throats. For the slightest moment for some
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different opinions whether a particular movie is good or not. The movie I like the most is “Batman: The Dark Knight” by Christopher Nolan. The whole movie is action packed‚ while still retaining drama‚ a love story‚ and even a little bit of comedy. The best thing about this movie is the great performances we get to see by the actors and actresses. Already‚ you can begin to see why “The Dark Knight” is my favorite movie. In this Batman movie we are introduced to the villainous roll of the Joker‚ and
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become overrun by the Mutants. In both the graphic novel written by Frank Miller and movie directed by Jay Oliva titled The Dark Knight Returns‚ Bruce Wayne’s hiatus from Batman causes him inner turmoil which creates a breakdown that leads to the return of Batman. The two mediums show differently how Bruce Wayne journeyed back to Batman. In the graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns‚ Bruce Wayne’s return to Batman
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have any significant relationships in his life. On the surface it may seem like that‚ but in reality Batman does have relationships with people. Examples of these relationships are shown in the graphic novel‚ Batman Year One‚ and the movie‚ The Dark Knight. The first person that Batman has a relationship with is Lieutenant Jim Gordon. Batman and Gordon share a common goal of getting crime off the streets. At the beginning of Batman Year One Gordon believed that Batman was a villain. Gordon thought
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Cited: Buchanan‚ Jason. "Christopher Nolan." Movies.nytimes.com. The New York Times‚ 1 Jan. 2010. Web. 25 Sept. 2011. . The Dark Knight. By Christopher Nolan. Perf. Michael ‚. Caine‚ Aaron ‚. Eckhart‚ and Christian Bale. Warner Bros. Pictures‚ 2008. Film. Following. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Perf. Jeremy Theobald. Next Wave Films‚ 1998. Film. John. "The Dark Knight Is About George W. Bush." Verum Serum. Verum Serum‚ 24 July 2008. Web. 25 Sept. 2011. . Lahiri‚ Shubhajit. "Following - Christopher
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Alexis Hamlett Good and Evil Essay 9/29/12 Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is a reflection of how the good responds to the nature of evil. The Joker is the ultimate evil character and throughout the film he puts other characters in a tough situations that force them to choose between right and wrong and ultimately good and evil. Examples of this are seen with the characters Harvey Dent‚ Batman‚ and in the lifeboat scenario scene. The Joker’s main goal is to prove that people are truly
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Jessica Jackson Film Review (Batman) 13 November 2012 Batman rated PG-13‚ released in 1989 was directed by Tim Burton and stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman‚ Jack Nicholson as Jack/The Joker‚ and Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale. The movie’s dark theme and so-so effects and stunt left me less than impressed. Throughout this summary‚ I’ll go over the plot‚ key character roles‚ and film techniques. Although I did not particularly enjoy the film‚ I’ll leave my opinions until the end. The
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Psychological Essay on “The Dark Knight” Hypothesis- The main characters of The Dark Knight is a portrayal of the parts of us that we don’t like to acknowledge. Christopher Nolan the director of ‘The Dark Knight’ and many other psycho-thriller films such as ‘Inception’‚ ‘Following’‚ ‘The Prestige’. He very effectively directs each film in a way that is never going to be predictable‚ each one of Nolan’s films always leave you with questions that demand answers and make you think much deeper into what
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factor of confusion that is‚ can this character be trusted. The way Nolan portrays the joker in the dark night is also typical of the director‚ as the joker is given no identity‚ much like Leonard Shelby in Memento Another trait of is that he frequently uses hard cuts when transitioning to the next scene. This is noticeable in his films from ‘Batman Begins’ onward‚ especially in The Dark Knight‚ as in some instances‚ the hard cuts he uses will go so far as to nearly cut off character’s lines in
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