Christopher Nolan Batam Triology: The Dark Knight Rises

Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Rises is set in the very grim world of Gotham City. Bruce/Batman is in his 60s and throughout the novel appears to be on the brink of death yet continues to persevere in his

The Dark Knight Rises is a heroic movie. The movie entitles itself as an adventurous movie and is a part of a sequel. In the midst of Harvey Dent death, the Dent Act has granted the Gotham Police Department to give powers to remove planned crimes. Although, James Gordon was a part of the midst, his guilt has taken over. He writes a resignation letter telling the truth in detail about what happened. Bruce became the one to take the blame for Dents death and retires as Batman. The death of Racheal had taken a toll on him and he becomes isolated from society and within his own home. However, Bruce fingerprints become taken from Selina for a plan to take everything he have and the company. He brings Batman back to help stop the violent. On the

The Dark Knight (2008), directed by Christopher Nolan, demonstrates the idea of good versus evil. Batman is known as the protagonist, and Joker is known as the ultimate villain. The representation of crime in the film is seen from the actions of both characters. The film essentially depicts the act of deviance meaning, “behaviour that violates social norms, including laws”. In normality the government would have the greatest amount of power, but in the Gotham city, power is complex. There is minimal structure of law and order in Gotham city due to powerful people like Batman and the Joker. Citizens of Gotham city can no longer fight for themselves in a world filled with supernatural powers. Therefore, the only hope that citizens have rest in the hands of Batman. Although Batman attempts to save Gotham city from Joker’s criminal intentions. Batman, however, also plays a role in deviant activity while attempting to catch the Joker. Realistically, Batman violates the moral code due to destructive behaviour, and putting the lives of citizens at harm. He does not care for social norms, nor whether his acts are of legality. He is devoted to combat organized crime with Harvey Dent, a district attorney in Gotham city. Batman is in fact, the definition of crime, he understands but does not abide to individual rights and social contracts which make up the rule of law. In addition, the man behind Batman, Bruce Wayne also portrays a form of deviance by disguising himself as Batman.

Throughout “The Dark Knight” by Christopher Nolan crime and deviance is seen throughout the film. Crime and deviance in The Dark Knight has two faces as society accepts crime for those whose are helping them and at the same time punishes those who are punished. Society in Gotham accepts crime when the Batman commits it to help for the betterment of society; however, crime is not accepted when it is committed by mob bosses, gangs, criminal cops, and most importantly through the joker. The forms of deviancy/crime which are seen throughout the film is the Labeling Approach, Human Rights Approach, and Human Diversity Approach.

The Batman versus The Joker, your typical good versus evil, a conflict that has long held humanity’s interest. It raises the question, though, of what defines goodness and what makes something evil. Often the differentiation is based on morals, which prove to be the subject of discussion for philosophers when they’re going over ethics. This differentiation is also what can be given credit for why good versus evil is so compelling, in media the line between good and evil is often blurred in some places, requiring the viewer to make their own judgement on the ethics of characters, their actions, and their motivations. Depending on the ethics of the viewer characters can be judged on different criteria, for some it is only the intention of

The Dark Knight includes scenes that directly correlate to stages in Campbell’s Monomyth. The first class of stages entitled “Departure” includes The Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Supernatural Aid, Crossing the Threshold, and Belly of the Whale. Batman experiences the Call to Adventure when the Joker, Batman’s enemy, begins terrorizing the citizens of Gotham. Batman refuses his call to action by choosing to focus on bringing down the mob rather than defeating the Joker. He receives the equivalent of Campbell’s Supernatural Aid from Lucious Fox and Lau who provide him with physical and emotional aid. Batman crosses the threshold by uniting with Harvey Dent to seize Lau. Batman enters the Belly of the Beast on his journey to Hong Kong

In a movie where good and evil are divided by a very thin line, the Dark Knight rises up to fight against injustice and corruption in Gotham City. An action sequel to the original Batman Begins, this installment is a lot darker filled with more explosion, twists, and suspense. For the first time, a comic has been integrated into the issues of the real world. With the help of District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant Gordon, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining mob members and clean the streets of Gotham for good. Their success is only short-lived when they encounter the Joker, a mysterious mastermind who is out to prove that nobility cannot hold in a world of anarchy.

Bruce Wayne the protagonist, along with district attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant Jim Gordon are fighting a sadistic villein, the joker. Throughout the movie the joker tests their boundaries and force them to make extremely difficult and ethical decisions. The movie begins with Batman’s realization that he can no longer put him

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight incorporates this psychological aspect successfully with the dual personality of the character of Harvey Dent. This is reinforced not only in his physical form, but also through symbolism with the use of his

“The Dark Knight” is one of the best superhero movies produced by Christopher Nolan. Of course all of Nolan’s batman movies deals specifically with human nature - good or evil - this is not an exception. In the movie drug trafficking, political corruption, gang hierarchy, and rivalry, envelops Gotham City and ripped its infrastructure. The creepy, clown faced joker started a reign of terror in Gotham city resulting in mass destruction and the Gotham City tries to fight back with all of its resources. In this movie, the police commissioner, Gordon, and District Attorney, Harvey Dent, together with the superhero Batman as Bruce Wayne are trying to nail down the criminals and mafia gang members, and trying to keep our city free of crimes.

Now in these days everyone one likes to read comic books since they became part of our society. What makes them interesting is how entertaining they could get giving us different points of views on different stories of superheroes. Many of us believe that “Classic superheroes stories are wildly fun, suspenseful and exciting” (Tom and Matt Morris) forgetting the idea of what really makes a hero. Different perceptions of superheroes are considered based on their wrong actions and way of thinking. Frank’s Miller Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is one of the comic books that make us “rethink the conception of the superhero and press each of us to reconsider some of the fundamental moral principles

"The Dark Knight" is grimly magisterial. It's a summer blockbuster that contemplates near-total civic disaster: Crowds surge, tractor-trailers flip, and buildings explode, but the pop violence feels heavy, mournful. Light barely escapes the film's gravitational pull.

When comics were first coming out, they were not all that popular but in todays’ world, they have become very popular and well known. Several of these comics have been turned into films, which is one of the many reasons why the popularity has been rising over the years. One of the most well known comics is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. This comic was composed and released in 1986 by Frank Miller. With the usage of Frank Miller’s powerful, intense lines and the artwork done by Klaus Janson’s and Lynn Varley’s it has elevated this comic up to the very top of mainstream comics. In Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, the skillful illustrations on the pages successfully create the thought that there are underlying meanings, which makes the atmosphere a very intense one throughout the comic. The work of art that is presented on the pages in this comic are embedded in such a way that the pages become the continuum for the meaning. One of the main themes that are imbedded on the pages through the artwork in this book is the ideological struggle between Bruce Wayne and Batman.

Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film ‘The Dark Knight”,tells the thrilling tale of the chaos caused throughout Gotham by the city’s villain, The Joker, and Batman’s many attempts to restore peace and order in the city. The film not only explores the two main character’s conflict but also incorporates the idea of showing morality when making decisions and the power held by the city’s villain, ideas that can be somewhat experienced in day-to-day life. Nolan’s effective use of film techniques such as camerawork, dialogue, sound, and editing develops these ideas to aid the viewer in understanding the message shown in The Ferry Scene. In this scene, The Joker makes his last attempt to make people suffer before he is caught, showing the aftermath of

According to a Russian proverb, God makes the priests. Jesters come from the devil. You won't have any trouble believing that aphorism when you see Heath Ledger's mesmerizing performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," Christopher Nolan's masterpiece and one of the highest grossing films of all time. Batman is no longer just a comic book, but a story that become engrossing and unfolds into a haunting tragedy. With great performances by the entire major and supporting cast the movie creates characters that we care and give audiences of all stripes something to satisfy them. In the Dark Knight Batman is not just “a good guy is a good guy because he does good things” story but in fact a story where you can hesitate to call a good guy at all. The people of Gotham are in turmoil and are calling Batman a vigilante and are blaming him for the deaths of cops and other important figures in the city. The Joker (Heath Ledger) is not just a mustache twirling villain. He’s a Trickster whose deeds are nefariously designed to pose moral dilemmas for his enemies.