How Does Batman Use Cinematography In The Dark Knight

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.

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.

Moore continues his effort as the story unravels in a later scene where The Joker captures Gordon and shows him photographs of Barbara, who is gravely wounded and stripped naked. Moore vividly illustrates Gordon’s anger and shock, causing the readers to sympathize with his feeling of despair and perceive that The Joker’s plan to force Gordon “into a psychotic break” (Wooldridge) may be succeeding.  In this scene, The Joker has Gordon trapped on his Ghost Train ride, Gordon’s face in shock as it dawns on him that the person in the horrific images is his own daughter.  Moore presents Gordon’s face in an extreme close-up, which is “a framing in which the scale of the object shown is very large” (Yale Film Studies). The only other thing that can be seen is half the face of The Joker’s minion, who attempts to keep Gordon down; everything else is red, except for their eyes and teeth.  Moore uses this particular framing method so that the audience can see Gordon’s aged, appalled, and unkempt face, emphasizing his distress and his loss of control.  The red on the faces of the characters in this panel highlights the emotions that Gordon feels:  hopelessness, shock, and dismay. The yellow eyes and teeth underscore the horrified look on Gordon’s face. The Joker has forced Gordon to realize that his family has been irreparably harmed, and that he is unable to do anything about it.  Moore

Tim Burton uses lighting to create a certain kind of mood depending on how the characters feel in a lot of his movies. Three good examples would be Charlie and the Chocolate factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Edward Scissorhands. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton uses lighting to show how poor and sad Charlie’s life is. In the movie, The lighting turns darker when the camera transitions into Charlie’s house. When the camera focused on the inside of the factory, The lighting turned bright to show the excitement. In the movie Alice in Wonderland, the lighting is always bright

Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, wants to give in, but is torn. He is at a point of conflict between true immediate protection of the city by showing himself, and not giving in so that he can continue to serve. The twist comes when, just as Wayne decides that he must comply and let the truth out, Harvey Dent proclaims that he is Batman. At first this works but then the Joker starts killing people

Christian Bale plays Bruce Wayne also known as Batman, the protagonist who protects the citizens of Gotham City, but at the same time throughout the movie he is forced to be in difficult situations and has to make difficult decisions. At the same time the police department considers him a vigilante, because Batman acts outside of the law fighting crime differently. The Dark Knight is a plot of a classical paradigm film, but it has some aspect of formalism. In Understanding Movies -13th Edition, “Formalist movies are stylistically flamboyant. Their directors are concerned with expressing their subjective

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

In the movie there is a District Attorney, Harvey Dent who is a moral and caring man that after being grotesquely disfigured by Batman’s arch nemesis “The Joker”, becomes hateful, seeking vengeance on all the people he considers culpable for his tragedy. Even Batman, in his determination to catch the “Joker” begins to ignore his moral code and justify injustice.

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

The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, uses many film techniques to develop the character of Batman to help the audience get to know Batman/Bruce Wayne better. In the film when we first see Batman, he arrives in a medium shot at eye level which shows how equal he is to everyone in the film at that point. As the film progresses Batman is mostly viewed at a higher level that eye level at a low angle as if to look up at him. An example would be in the interrogation scene (01:23:51).

In the film, The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan, The Joker, one of Batman's most dangerous enemies whose aim is too push Batman to his ultimate limits, to break his personal rules and strict moral code. This, being the Jokers only reason to live, he has no fear of death and pain. The Joker is characterised as a calculating and logical criminal, a rebel with minimal empathy or moral and a nemesis who commits purposeless crime. Together these characteristics are developed through specific and appropriate use of technical aspects, such as, camera movement, camera angles, props and dialogue. Together these techniques create a character who is an extraordinary to watch, as he causes chaos in Gotham City, all to get

The complicated plot involves Batman, Gordon, and Dent putting the squeeze on the mobsters, who look to the

The Aesthetics of Justice in Batman Begins The whole idea of Bruce Wayne’s journey to internalize his stance on justice rather then a pursuit of vengeance binds the film ‘Batman Begins’ as a whole. This is all shown strongly through the aesthetics of the scenes, characters, story, certain parts of the mes-en-scene, and soundtrack. One of the all-encompassing explicit meanings of the movie Batman Begins is the overall journey the main character takes to discover how to carry out justice against the evils of Gotham City, which brought out through a pattern of the various weapons he comes in contact with.

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.

Through his films, such as The Dark Knight Trilogy, Interstellar, Memento, and The Prestige, he investigates the human mind and the disparate configurations it can exhibit by using sociology. The Joker is a psychotic anarchist and embodies Nolan’s interpretation of the lowest form of a person. Nolan never tells the audience what the Joker’s true background is, however, the Joker reveal various false stories about his childhood. Although his stories are not verifiable, it gives the audience a clear picture that he faced hardships in his childhood and lived according to the lower-class society standards. The Joker’s goal is to force the citizens of Gotham down to his level by abandoning their beliefs about being protected by the Batman and the police force, therefore, they can visualize how no one protects and cares for the lower-class individuals.