Batman Begins

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.

The creators of the movie “Batman Begins” use literary devices such as flashbacks, archetypes, motif and character development to convey the theme that if one is willing to try hard enough to make a change in the world or in themselves it is possible.

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 Dark Knight(2008) is directed by Christopher Nolan and the cinematographer is Wally Pfister . The lead actors are Christian Bale (Batman), Heath Ledger (Joker), Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent), and Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel). This film is about the Joker wants to get Batman, but until then the Joker keeps causing chaos until the people or Batman turns himself in. Overall, the movie was enjoyable.

The Dark Knight Returns is a graphic novel by Frank Miller that focuses on the fictional superhero Batman, who is also known as Bruce Wayne. The story takes place ten years after an aging Batman has retired and his once overly protected Gotham City, has sunk deeper into lawlessness, criminal activity, and

We have discussed that Batman is ferocious and evil but does display some admirable qualities. He works with the police commissioner Jim Gordon from the first till the last film; he aids the police, although in an anti democratic way, in taking down some of Gotham’s worst criminals. Coupled with this we see Batman’s compassion in many scenes. We see Bruce Wayne in the first film refusing to kill a guilty man, we see Batman not killing the joker in the second film even when he had ample time and opportunities. Lastly the films are all super hero based, the trilogy is about us viewing Batman as the eventual hero, and I personally do view him as the hero but I view him as a flawed hero, a hero whose ways are not always what Gotham wants but what it needs.

Batman v Superman starts off with the story that we know so well. The murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne and young Bruce's inspiration to become the super hero Batman. Cut a few years later we have a grown Bruce Waynes played by Ben Affleck (Gone Girl, Daredevil, Dogma) in the midst of a great city disaster while visiting the city of Metropolis. Superman fights an alien force in a battle that tears down cities and kills many innocent

When I was eleven years old, I perused through the video store looking for the perfect movie to watch. Having just rented all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, I needed something new to quench my thirst for action movies. The dark, mysterious cover of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight had me instantly hooked; I needed to watch it. After watching the movie for the first time, my life was never the same again.

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

Christian Bale returns to play the billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and his alter ego Batman. His role in this movie is much more in depth than his first one. His first role seemed to be more at a superficial level and not often did he have to fight within himself. His adversary, the Joker is played by Heath Ledger who he would clashed with throughout the movie. A role that defined Ledger’s career, he makes the original Joker played by Jack Nicholson, look like child’s play. Michael Caine returns to play the loyal and always dependable Alfred the Butler. Katie Holmes has been replaced by Maggie Gyllenhall to play Rachael Dawes. Gyllenhall connects with the character much better than Holmes ever did. It seemed very natural for Gyllenhall unlike Holmes who awkwardly seemed out of place. District Attorney Harvey Dent is played by Aaron Eckhart, and Gary Oldman plays Lieutenant Jim Gordon.

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

In 2005 Christopher Nolan spearheaded the commercial re-boot of the Batman franchise with the movie Batman Begins, the movie achieved wide critical acclaim, and, subsequently generated, talk of a sequel. In the summer of 2008, after a vast amount of advertising and viral marketing, the highly anticipated sequel was finally released. The film 'The Dark Knight' grossed almost $67,165,092 in its first day and went on to break countless box office records. Later the next year the film won 2 Oscars and was nominated for a further 6, one award won was the 'Best Supporting Actor' award which the late Heath Ledger posthumously received, for his portrayal of the 'Joker'. Due to Ledger's untimely death the film gained even more

The Dark Knight is an action hero film from 2008 directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan. It is Christopher Nolan’s second film based on the comic hero Batman, and it’s the second movie to the 2005 Batman Begins. As Roger Ebert explains, “It creates characters we come to care about. That’s because of the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and because of the superlative technical quality of the entire production.” The stars include Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman. This is the second film to Batman Begins Batman is out to hunt down a crime mafia in Gotham City, until a criminal named The Joker wants to make Batman fall victim to his schemes, The Joker puts Gotham City into terror and obligates Batman to choose between being a hero or a vigilante.

Batman's a whole other story. The filmmakers have worked out the mask problems from the previous film; Bale fills the suit with grace and danger. His voice is disguised as well - it's now a bass-heavy synthesized whisper. The character seems more than ever an extension of his high-tech toys (like the neat-o Bat-scooter that pops out of the Batmobile at one point, ecstatically rearing up like the Lone Ranger's Silver). He represents a citizen's darkest urges, though, and it eats at him. He's Dirty Harry crossed with Hamlet.

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.