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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Honors English 10 17 Apr. 2013 The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe “All stories consist of a few common structural elements found universally in myths‚ fairy tales‚ dreams and movies” stated screenwriter Christopher Volger (“The Writers Journey”). The traditional hero quest plotline
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individuals and language barriers may put a strain on a relationship. However‚ the human need to make meaningful relationships is powerful and individuals are often able to find ways to overcome this adversity. In the excerpt from In the Skin of a Lion‚ written by Michael Ondaatje. The protagonist‚ Patrick lives in a place where he constantly feels isolated. All around him live
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Frankenstein Essay One of the reasons the movie‚ The Dark Knight‚ has done so well is because it toyed with the viewer’s sense of morality. In one of the scenes the hero‚ Bruce Wayne‚ had to choose between saving Harvey Dent‚ a district attorney‚ or Rachel‚ who was Harvey’s girlfriend. Ultimately‚ Bruce had chosen Harvey and left Rachel to die‚ causing the downfall of Harvey Dent to become a vicious murderer. This brought the question in the viewer’s mind whether Harvey was responsible for letting
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WHY WERE THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ACCUSED OF HERESY? WHAT DOES THEIR DEMISE TELL US ABOUT THE NATURE OF HERETICAL ACCUSATIONS IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY? The fall of the Order of the Knights Templar was far more complex than a simple accusation of heresy and inquisitorial trial. Though the investigation and trial followed a relatively standard process‚ the circumstances of the Order’s collapse were extraordinary; INNOCENCE POLITICS WHATEVER. That being said‚ an apparently extraordinary case is relatively
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individual in the text whom you found interesting. Explain how the director used oral/or visual features to make the character or individual interesting to you. An interesting character or individual in the film A Knights Tale (2001) directed by Brian Helgeland is (Sir) William Thatcher. William is interesting because he is not a typical peasant‚ he has much more drive and ambition than normal peasants. Helgeland uses oral and visual features to support the points
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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 Knight’s Tale‚ the story of two knights that fight for the love of a woman they do not know‚ and The Miller’s Tales‚ the story of three men trying to win the heart of one woman‚ are two tales that share similar story lines and themes that include courtly love and chivalry. The themes in the two tales at times seem to be very satirical throughout the stories‚ especially The Miller’s Tale; however‚ the presentations of the satirical themes in each story have a different approach from one another
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The entire basis for The Thousand and One Knights is Shahrayar has become exhausted by the infidelity of his wife and that of his brother’s. Scheherazade’s purpose for the tales is to show the king that not all women are bad and that men can be evil sometimes too. There are many women in the tales who act virtuously (the she-demon in the second merchant’s tale‚ the farmer’s daughter in the third merchant’s tale‚ etc.). Of course‚ the societal perception of women is very different from today.
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Kion Knights AE2. For me‚ the most important thing to do if you want to perfect something is preparation‚ planning‚ and practice. Two problems for us prior to our presentation was our failure to prepare ourselves for the assignment properly and practice it so that we each knew the material flawlessly. Initially‚ we all met up before our presentation in an effort to practice and talk about our roles‚ but that effort was soon tossed out the window when we began to get side-tracked by going on our
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