Batman The Killing Joke

In the establishing scene, Marion was wearing a white bra as she cuddles with her secret lover. Hitchcock had chosen the white bra at the beginning to signify Marion’s innocence. But after stealing the money from her employer, we see Marion wearing a black bra and dressed over a dull dress which signifying the bad deed she had done. Similarly, the white purse that Marion holds before stealing the money was then changed to a black one upon committing the crime. Hitchcock once again employs these subtle yet significant trails to the audience, increasing its impact on audience when they

To me the three mix of colours automatically point out more death, however the set of it is more described, with the colour white and black, as it gives off a dull, grave and quiet atmosphere. This is supported even more with the use of no dialogue; seen as a critical communicator amongst each of the characters. To me the Director’s purpose was to show the strangeness between each character, as each of them seemed as though none of them personally knew one another. This links back to the film the Dark knight, in the beginning during the bank robbery, as each criminal kills off the other for the higher reward, soon enough the Joker appears just as the priest, both seen as the vulture letting others do their dirty work. The feel of strangeness is also related to the text Montana 1948, as the aftermath result of Frank’s death. “The cemetery they made a point of standing on opposite side of the grave from us. Even I understood the symbolism: Frank’s death was an unbridgeable gulf between us” the author’s purpose was to portray the symbolism, of the indifferent perception of deceit, as Julian had hard reasons to believe Wes had done this too his brother through jealousy, whereas Wes’s perception, was to always obey to the law, a moral that he could not

In the opening scene, Bonnie is getting ready for a new day, with lack of hope, and we get a close-up of her painted lips. The spectator gets a false impression of Bonnie as she is first presented as a sexual object. But, later on, one will have access to her inner self and go beyond her appearance. Then, she flops on the bed, hitting the bed frame in frustrated boredom and then clenching the frame and looking through it. She is symbolically trapped behind bars because she is trapped in a small town with a boring waitress

In the conclusion of Batman: Year One, James Gordon sees a motorcycle entering the parking garage of where he lives and he becomes very suspicious of who this random person on the motorcycle is. It is later decided that a few scenes, the mystery man on the motorcycle is in fact Bruce Wayne/Batman and he is chasing an antagonist by the name of Vitti who is trying to escape from Batman. Vitti is running off with a baby and wants to throw the baby over the side of the bridge but then when Batman finds out that Vitti is going to do that, he comes to the rescue and saves the baby. James Gordon, who again is Batman’s partner, realizes that he is standing in front of Batman who is unmasked but since he does not have his glasses on, Gordon cannot see exactly who is in front of him. While Bruce Wayne is leaving at the end of the scenes of the comic, he meets back up with Gordon to discuss The Joker who is planning on poisoning the main reservoir in Gotham City (Miller, Mazzucchelli, pg. 90-96).

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.

Wonder Woman's costume is a strapless bustier red top and sexy patriotic blue shorts (or skirt) with white stars. She wears sexy knee-high red boots. The accessories include a gold belt, indestructible bracelets and a tiara, all which double as weapons when needed.

The medium shot that follows shows the water marks in the ceiling and wall of her low-income frame house, indicating her dire financial straits. When she she flings herself down on her bed, the bars both run diagonally across the screen and cast shadows across her face indicating for us the prison she feels she feels she’s in as she repeatedly strikes the cage surrounding her. Based on how she saw herself in the mirror, she clearly thinks she deserves better. The following close up (when she grabs the bars) and zoom into an extreme close up of her eyes reflects her torment. As the camera holds her face, we can see the resignation in her face as she turns to get dressed for work. Bonnie is trapped in a dead end life. By stressing this aspect of her life, Penn has us initially glimpse Bonnie in the best possible light.

The Joker was once seen as a comical criminal who committed ridiculously silly crimes, such as spreading laughing gas throughout Gotham City. However, after the reinvention of Batman, The Joker was transformed into a grave and terrorizing character. Continuing the course of the new personality given to The Joker, writer Alan Moore and artist Brian Bolland created a graphic novel called The Killing Joke, “a much more complex, darker, and ultimately, frightening story” (Wooldridge) which tells one of the origins of The Joker since The Joker himself is unsure of his true inception. However, this particular graphic novel “isn’t about how the Joker came to be, it’s an examination of

The Fragile Line: Sanity and Insanity in The Killing Joke Introduction In the graphic novel The Killing Joke, authors Alan Moore and Brian Bolland delve deep into the psyche of one of the most iconic adversarial relationships in comic book history - that between Batman and the Joker. This essay, guided by Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics, examines how Moore and Bolland navigate the complex themes of sanity and insanity through their intricate narrative and visual storytelling. Thesis Statement The Killing Joke masterfully blurs the lines between sanity and insanity, using the dynamic between Batman and the Joker to explore these themes. Through McCloud's lens, this essay argues that the graphic novel portrays sanity not as a fixed state but as a fragile construct, subject to the whims of circumstance and perspective.

First, Batgirl is not going without a fight. People assume that sexual violence had taken place in the comic book Batman: “The Killing Joke” because the joker kidnapped and torture Barbara. Second, the storyline never mentions anything about barbara being raped. The joker decided to send nude pictures to Barbara father maybe that could be the reason people in the comics world feel that there was sexual violence.

Therefore, its makes sense that she uses warm colors on Mr. Bateman, making him stand out when he is looking down on Christie. Another thing that is amplify in the use of the low angle in this scene, is the chainsaw in Bateman’s hand. This really captures the feeling of being threatened, especially with the light gleaming of the edges. Additionally, in a low angle that's main focus is Mr. Bateman’s face. It has the ability to really show all the emotions going across it, even if he is in a psychotic state.

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

Batman’s violent actions in Frank’s Miller comic book demonstrated the darkness of his heroic personality. After ten year retirement, Batman became more troubled to Gotham City turning to a crime-ridden and a fugitive. According to Joseph Campbell words “everything begins with a story”. The beginning of Batman’s story started after the death of his parents. They were shot by some criminals because they were going to steal and hurt them. Having to experienced this horrible scene on his childhood, traumatized Batman

Another common thing that the Joker does is that he attempts to conceal the true reasons for his actions. In other words, the Joker uses defense mechanisms to distance himself from reality as a means to protect himself from the horrid things he has done (Friedman & Schustack, 2009). He demonstrates the specific defence mechanism of rationalization and he does this by trying to justify murdering Harvey Dent's, a pivotal character to the film's plot, girlfriend. He explains to Dent that her death was not his fault and he does such things (i.e., killing innocent people) to show others how pathetic they are for believing that they have control in their lives “ “ (De La Noy & Nolan,

“Dark Knight” was a smash hit for it’s fame, explosions, and chase scenes, but what really had me on the edge of my seat was perhaps the most riveting villain I had ever seen. The Joker. The Joker is a mob-backed terrorist with suicidal tendencies and According to the DSM, the joker would be given the diagnoses of Antisocial personality disorder. He is not reasonable, he’s not afraid of anything, and the last thing he cares about in the world is himself. As Alfred explained to Bruce, “Some men just want to watch the world burn