A Theological Reflection On The Dark Knight Rises

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.

Brief summary of key plot elements: Plot consists of six parts: (1) exposition, (2) intro. Conflict, (3) rising action, (4) climax, (5) falling action, (6) resolution

The Dark Knight is a story that takes place in the city of Gotham where the head menace, the Joker is a lunatic that acts on his most basic pleasure principle, disregarding everything else. Batman is the protagonist that fights against the Joker’s dark force and struggles for justice with the help of his loyal butler, Alfred. All the while, a refined district attorney, Harvey Dent reflects cultural principles and seeks an unattainable perfection. This story has the polarity of a hero, villain, and other essential characters that we have within ourselves. The Dark Knight is a philosophical conflict around the notion of justice that we see brawl it out physically.

A literary convention is a specific pattern like a repetition of a word, phrase, character, or setting. They are recurring patterns in particular literary genres and are present in many novels, short stories, plays, and sonnets. There are many different literary conventions or tropes in the stories that we have read, but I am choosing to write about the film The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan. There are also many within the film, but the one that stuck out most to me was Jokers famous saying, “why so serious?”. When he says this his tone of voice is almost angry, or he may even sound mentally insane. There are two stories from where The Joker says that the saying “why so serious” originates from. The most notable one is that his father was a drunk and killed his mother. Then his father asks him “why so serious”, and decides he should have a smile, so he put a knife in his mouth and cut his face from ear to ear. This phrase and the way that he says it ends up making people of Gotham more scared then they maybe normally would be. The phrase could also mean that order will never be contained, that somehow someway chaos will always rise. I think that by the different stories about his scar, his actions throughout the film, and by his famous “why so serious?” phrase, Joker is a psychopath who is mentally deranged, yet maybe not insane, and somehow he is very intelligent. The phrase is something that occurs very frequently in the movie. It has also become a very popular saying

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.

Since I was really engaged with all the information that we had discussed and read about for this class I found it really easy to find themes in the movie to relate back to our class themes. I really enjoyed the movie and was glad that I had the chance to watch it and analyze it in a way that I normally wouldn’t. My group choose to watch the movie separately and then get together to discuss the themes we found. I found it really helpful to discuss themes with my group and it gave me a chance to hear what other people had found when watching the same

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.

The film itself is a documentary, meaning every moment has historically happened. The film is full of facts and elements that touches the heart. A reliable christian company has produced the movie, and has won many awards making it trustworthy. Though there are some facts there are also drama and opinions. Glady the movie uses facts to prove their opinions. The design of the movie feels very organized and formal. The film is a reliable source for the movie itself is just a visual record of historical events.

Batman: The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan is non-stop action thriller that continually did the unexpected. The film is based off of the original Batman comic book but additionally changes the perception of the everyday world as good to naturally bad. Throughout the movie, Batman stands for honesty and goodness while the Joker is a symbolism of chaos and evil. Both sides are forced to make quick-witted decisions in order to stop the opposing vigilante from doing his desired work. The citizens of Gotham are put in the heart of this circumstance and feel obligated to go against their values to stop the chaos. Numerous people habitually pursue their dreams and values but often become blinded from their

The artistic representation of the Batman myth is an important cultural artifact of our time because it represents modern society's thirst for heroic ideals in popular entertainment. Since his creation, readers and viewers have admired Batman's unique ability to battle villainy, transcend the law and administer justice. As cultivators of the noir genre in film as well as in literature, Americans have always identified with this enigmatic hero, who exists on the margins of society and yet represents one of the largest corporations in the world. The evolution of Batman in particular and the superhero genre in general (from comic book to television to film and back again) has seen in the latest adaptation from Christopher Nolan's Batman revamp a veritable tilting point for the character once known as the World's Greatest Detective. This paper will analyze why Batman is an important cultural artifact of our day, how he came into being, what he means for society, and how he will be treated in the future.

On July 30th, 2012 during the first showing of the movie The Dark Knight Rises at a movie theater located in Aurora, Colorado, at approximately 12:38 a.m. a lone gunman gained access to theater number nine and initiated one of the cruelest mass shootings in the history of the United States. The suspect, gained access by propping open an exterior fire exit door, he then entered theater nine while the movie was playing and threw into the crowd what has been termed as a homemade tear gas canister or smoke grenade. The suspect opened fire on the crowded theater using an assault rifle and a shotgun utilizing chaos of the movie playing and the smoke. Twelve innocent persons were killed and 58 wounded by the end of this deadly assault at the movie

Ideology is a set of beliefs and ideas adopted and practiced by a specific group, whereas hegemony is the dominance of one group over another. These two concepts work hand-in-hand. Typically, the relationship of power is created through the contrast of ideology between two particular groups. This difference in ideologies often create a conflict in film. There is a large effort to transform cultural structures as natural ones; groups attempt to make their “partial and particular” ideologies “universal and legitimate”.

Another work by Crutcher emphasizes that ‘Many Lives of the Batman’ and ‘Batman Unmasked’ are bought in three areas: popular culture studies, popular culture as it relates to marketing and consumerism, and the nature of the comic publishing industry. Most writers have examined the impact of Dark Knight Returns on cultural consciousness, politics, and so on. This antihero construction sparks centuries old dialogues on ethics, the kind of business that comprises the bulk of Batman. “The complexities and graphics in the novel and comic of Batman have been defined as his duality with his villains” (Crutcher 66). Due to popularity and the existence of Batman, people began using the Batman symbol as paraphernalia on personal belongings such as clothing, equipment, and supplies.

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.

Film in general can be good source to address current issue in easily approachable way. Because it is screen as a video, even those who are not educated enough to read may understand the purpose of the film without harm. Producers may approach their goal of addressing their points through metaphors or direct plot telling. For example, Mother! by director Darren Aronofsky is one of the most recent released film that address bible through many metaphors and symbolism (White). Thus it is controversial among the viewers whether it is successful movie or not, Director Aronofsky was successful at addressing his points about how humans harmed mother nature and how bible talks about human behaved through history. He was successful at addressing his points especially in the last five minutes of the film where the