Duality In Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight

In the movie The Dark Knight, there two heroes, Batman and Harvey Dent, sometimes know as Gotham's white knight. As the movie progresses, Harvey Dent is more of a hero then Batman because of the criminals he arrested. The Joker comes along and wants to control all of Gotham but first he must kill Batman in order to accomplish that. The Joker threatened to kill everybody until Batman reveals who he really is. Later on in the movie, Batman has to choose how to save, Rachel, Bruce Wayne’s (batman) love or Harvey Dent. Batman choosed Harvey Dent and Rachel Died. Although Batman was chosen Harvey tov save, he was too late and Harvey’s right side face burn off. After Harvey Dent recovers, he becomes Two Face, one side of his face is burnt off, his is where he becomes a tragic hero.

The main conflicts in the world of The Dark Knight Returns revolve around escalating crime in Gotham city and forces of the authority attempting to control it. The authority should be a moral force and represent justice. The figures that represent the authority should be selfless and work only to promote the integrity of law and order. Authority proves to be contradictory in Miller’s novel as the authoritative figures express qualities of vigilantism and overall moral ambiguity.

The Joker, is a purposeless criminal. He will destroy anything, or anyone who gets in his way, just to accomplish his goal, to break Batman's personal rules, to never kill or harm anyone, but to save Gotham City from danger and

Within the film The Dark Knight, one of the many techniques used was symbolism. One of the symbols that was portrayed throughout the film was Two-Face’ coin, it represents how Two-Face leaves his choices up to chance, but since the coin got burnt everything equals a messy death. When it comes down to it everything is a life or death situation although there were a few scenes that showed that Two-Face didn’t always listen to what the coin said because “he makes his own luck” (Nolan 2008). Another symbol was the bat signal, it represents the trust between Batman and Gordon. Harvey did use the bat signal at one point and violated the personal connection between them, which was wrong, only Gordon was allowed to use it because he earned the right

Daniel Blick’s The Dark Knight: What it tells about our own nature, posted in Movie Pilot, discusses The Dark Knight’s implications on the nature of humanity, stating that our nature depends on the choices we make. Blick uses the choices that Batman and Harvey Dent make in response to Rachael Dawes’ death as an example. Rachael

When you think of psychology what is the the first name that comes to mind? My guess is that you thought of Sigmund Freud. Even though none of his theories of dreams or sexuality have any empirical evidence, he is still one of the most influential figures in all of philosophy. One of Freud’s ideas that does have substance is the idea that our minds are dynamic and contain both conscious and unconscious memories, thoughts, and desires. Freud labeled these phenomena the id, ego, and superego. While the nuances of this theory are complex and somewhat monotonous, they are brought to life in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. The chaotic and childish joker (id), the pure and valiant Harvey Dent (superego), and the one responsible for finding a balance between the two, Batman (ego).

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.

He saw the child with a long scared expression on his face, so he used that same knife on him, thus creating his knife carved smile. Later on he then changed up the story. He later stated that his wife previously had a gambling problem. When she struggled with losses and was unable to repay back loan sharks, she received many beatings. This resulted in her having many scars, but since they were poor there wasn’t enough money to go around for them to pay for surgery.

The city in Gotham is in chaos. They no longer know what they stand for and are starting to wonder if fighting evil is, in fact, creating more evil. One man who stands strong even when the public is second-guessing is Harvey Dent played by Aaron Eckhart. He is the new district attorney and is respected by the entire city for stopping corruption all over the town. He is a clean-shaven man with blonde hair and blue eyes who presents himself as a very proper man. This mise en scene proves that this man is a good man. If he were unshaven, had dark eyes, and dark hair it would be hard to consider him a truly good man. The director realizes this may not be true with everyone but it is a typical stereotype in our society today. As the movie goes on the enemy, who is forcing him to second-guess his values, tests him time and time again. Being an honest man is no longer putting criminals away; they are always one step ahead. By the end of the film, the Joker crushes Harvey’s values and blinds him from what his true goals were in life. His two-sided face shows this visually after being burned in the explosion. Also, Harvey has a coin with a head printed on both sides. This coin never can land on tails but Harvey

All these actions argue that even though the Batman never truly broke his rule and the Joker lost in the end, he actually won, the death of Dent prompted more lies made by the police department, Commissioner Gordon and even Batman

This scene illustrates the kind of influence that Batman has established over the people of Gotham. The Joker goes on a killing spree he wants Batman to reveal as his true identity to the public. Batman probably wouldn’t have not existed if it weren’t for the Joker. His credibility came into question. Before this, however, Batman gains another powerful ally in the form of district attorney Harvey Dent, who utters the words, “ you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain.”

It’s Fair.” Not only does Two-face plays the role as an “agent of chaos,” he also falls into bad conscience because he falls into his instincts of taking matters into his own hands and providing luck with a flip of a coin. Harvey Dent was the one that put all the bad guys away to clean the streets of Gotham City and keep everyone safe but, in the end, he becomes the “bad guy” and starts killing people for revenge. However, Harvey Dent and the Joker portray the image of “good” versus “evil” dichotomy. Batman and the joker portray an image of chaos versus order. “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” These words, spoken by Harvey Dent in the film, portend the inevitable corruptibility of heroes in the Batman universe. In the start of the film, as stated above, he represents absolute good, a goodness that is so pure, that has os much potential to change Gotham, that even Batman is thinking of hanging up his spurs and tells Rachel Dawes that the city needs someone like Dent. Dent is the one that can keep the city safe. Dent is referred to Gotham’s “White Knight,” a term used throughout the course of the film. Dent was able to put 500 or more criminals behind the bars and “cleaned” the streets of Gotham for a couple of months. In the film, people see the transition from light to darkness. Joker had the ability to destroy that, which Dent loves and turn him to the evil that he becomes. The joker does this to Dent and it hits close to home, it makes us realize that we as humans are limited and that our capacity to be good is subject to the vagaries of fate and whatever decides to destroy what we love. He reminds us that duality that lies within each of

It is hard to imagine that the Joker was originally slated for death after the first issue of Batman. However, the then editors of DC comics decided to allow this memorable and unique character to continue into future issues of Batman comics. In the first couple issues of Batman, the Joker was a crazy psychopath who had no morals and killed anyone he wished, letting no man stand in his way. From 1940 to 1952, the time period also known as the Golden Age of the Joker, he was steadily represented as an immoral sociopath that killed for amusement. However, people attributed the rise in violence and misbehavior among young adults during that time period to the violence and crime

“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain” (The Dark Knight). There is a certain monstrosity that lives inside of everyone, and all it takes is a particular situation to highlight this truth. Monstrosity destroys the categories that humans tend to place objects and people into. When one contemplates what classifies as monstrous, many immediately consider biological categories that a monster might shatter. Nevertheless, a monster’s actions can also lead to a fracturing of categorization, such as in The Dark Knight (2008) when Gotham’s district attorney Harvey Dent becomes the villainous Two-Face. Throughout the movie, Dent evolves from a symbol of hope and justice, to a vengeful anarchist determined

There are two main characters that the storyline revolves around, Batman and the Joker. Batman serves as the guardian of Gotham City. The Joker, however, stands as the villain who strives to create a world of chaos. Hobbes’ theory on state of nature says that society is the sole reason that humans act civilized. Hobbes’ believes in the “state of war,”, which is a way of life that is proven to be brutal and short. The Joker’s main goal is to prove that people have the natural capability to do evil. While he attempts to prove this throughout his many twisted plans, he is driven to eliminate the one thing that keeps Gotham City from turning hopeless and chaotic, Batman. Without its protector, Gotham City would soon turn to a “state of war.” Hobbes’ also says, “Fear makes natural man want to escape the