igmund Freud, the famed Austrian considered to be the father of psychoanalysis, has certainly left his mark on the world of psychology through a variety of different theories, studies, and new forms of treatment. Freud was born in 1856 and died in 1939, just four months after the character of Batman was first introduced, in Detective Comics #27, published by DC Comics. Freud had most likely never heard of Batman, but the caped crusader’s escapades and adventures can actually lead us to a deeper understanding of the concepts and ideas about the mechanisms and mannerisms of the human mind and psyche the Freud introduced to the world. More specifically, the ways in which the film The Dark Knight help us to understand Freud’s concepts of the …show more content…
A love interest Rachel, notes that Bruce’s father would be disappointed in him if he had followed through with the plan. Wayne confronted Falcone, who remarks that power comes from being feared. It is also established that Bruce, upon falling into a bat-infested well as a child, has a large fear of bats.
Bruce goes off to train around the world, returning to Gotham to save it from various villains, with justice being his true goal. He notably sets up his headquarters in the bat-infested caves below Wayne Manor, marking a point of personal growth. By the beginning of The Dark Knight, Bruce is playing rich playboy for the public while secretly fighting crime as Batman at night. He attempts to put more energy into his war on criminals and injustice by aiding James Gordon, a commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department, and Harvey Dent, the new district attorney. These two characters represent the law, especially Dent who is hell-bent on cleaning up Gotham. Tension arises between Dent and Wayne when the DA begins to woo Wayne’s romantic interest, Rachel – this tension mimics internal conflict between the Freudian concepts of the ego and the super-ego.
In this film, it is clear that Dent represents the super-ego. He is focused on making Gotham not only better, but perfect. Freud remarks that the super-ego acts as a conscience (114, 1961) and that
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.
From that point, it is when he begins the path of trials in his search for Utnapishtim, which requires passing through the darkness of Mount Mashu guarded by scorpion-men and eventually crossing the waters of death. The scorpion-men said to Gilgamesh: “It is impossible, Gilgamesh, nobody has passed through the mountain’s inaccessible tract.” This, in fact, shows the characteristics of courage, bravery, and superhuman strength that Gilgamesh acquires as a hero. Like Gilgamesh, Bruce also acquires those characteristics through his heroic quest. However, Bruce’s path is more traditional than Gilgamesh’s. At the beginning, Ra’s al Ghul’s training serve as trials that make Bruce stronger and more aware of what he is going to deal with in the outside. Later on, he experiences many adventures fighting crime in the streets of Gotham. Along the way, Bruce encounters a woman named Rachel Dawes, who is the assistant District Attorney and his child love, which he develops a relationship with. Rachel says to Bruce: “It’s not who you are underneath. It’s what you do that defines you.” Although, her intensions are to inspire Bruce to be good, she takes on the role of a temptress because every time Bruce is with her, it makes him want to give up the role of Batman. Thus, once can say that both Bruce and Gilgamesh are brave and strong heroes that are determined to achieve their goals and no obstacles will stop them from continuing their
Throughout the movie, Bruce Wayne continues to distance himself from society as Batman. While attending the hotel party Rachel confronts Bruce about doing more for the city. He tells her he is now a better person but doesn’t allow her to know he is Batman. Even the closest to him he chooses not to let know what he is doing for the city. Next when in the warehouse with Jim Gordon they team up together to stop Gotham from being cut off completely.
Matt Morris claims that "the story of Batman is a great cautionary tale concerning the price we risk paying if we are unable to keep things in balance". He warns that we should take Batman's "lessons to heart, and exercise as much care as we can not to let our work, and our service to the world, take away from us the most basic necessities of a good and happy life”. The Batman series is about Bruce Wayne, a billionaire playboy who takes it on himself to protect the residents of Gotham City from violence and corruption, disguised as a high-tech anthropomorphic bat. This is an enormous responsibility, one which comes with constants affronts to his physical and psychological well-being, as well as an inherent sense of psychic quarantine. On the surface, it appears that Morris makes a strong point: Who would willingly renounce happiness for an ambition as onerous as keeping a major metropolis from harm?
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.
Dent betrays Batman. It wasn’t Dent’s actions that made Batman sacrifice himself, so that Dent could be forgiven and also people of Gotham could be saved. “[…] he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs now. […] he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector.”
In the film The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, he uses a philosophy or vision that is evident in not only this film, but in a multitude of his other films. Visual language features such as camera work and the concept of identity used in the Dark Knight to show this philosophy and his vision behind not only this film, but many of his other acclaimed film such as Memento, Batman Begins and Inception. When looking over Nolan’s films, one concept is prevalent throughout and that is the concept of identity. Whether it be Memento, Batman Begins or the Dark Knight, identity is at the forefront of Nolan’s philosophy and ideology, and he uses identity in many different ways to present a range of ideas to the audience. The identities of
It is easy to empathize with Jack Nicholson’s brilliant Joker as he laments in Tim Burton’s classic 1989 film, Batman, “Where does he get those wonderful toys?” The average person may not be villainously inclined, but one can certainly relate to having their best laid plans constantly being thwarted. Though, to be fair, probably very few people would take issue with someone as awesome as the Batman getting in their way. Despite being a mere mortal, Batman and his fellow graphic novel heroes serve as present day gods akin to the ancient Greek gods of Rome. There are a great many things that set Batman apart from his colleagues, however; chief among them are his tragic origin story, the best villains in modern literature, his total lack of superpowers, wealth, and endless interpretations.
Commissioner James Gordon stated, “Dying never seemed real to me when I was young” (Miller, 58). It has been over a decade since Batman disappeared and Gotham City has gotten worse. Bruce Wayne is alive and well, but something about him is missing. He is about sixty years old, but still built like he was in his twenties; however, fighting crime is what moved him as a person. Frank Miller’s graphic novel Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a thrilling, mind-blowing, edge of your seat kind of a read. A normal theme in superhero comics always involves, young, muscular men who fight crime, but this graphic novel sets the idea away from that theme. Batman is seen as a monster and only a monster and getting out of retirement made Gotham City even more dangerous.
The caped crusader, guarding Gotham’s streets and citizens, is in reality just a man-the “Optimum Man” as Grant Morrison has pointed out in
The deep scar that having his parents murdered right in front of him caused him to pursue a life of justice. At a young age, Bruce swore that he would stop the evil that had killed his parents.Bruce believed that instead of trying to reform people he had to instead remove the dangerous weeds of society before they contaminated everything else so he began to get involved in a number of practices. Wayne learned a many various martial arts and practical skills from various teachers and universities. A turning point in Bruce's life was when he tried to join the FBI but realized that he wouldn't be able to achieve the justice that he desired with the limitations that the legal system had.("Batman.")
Batman was a hero by night and during the day he is the wealthy Bruce Wayne. When Bruce was a young child he watched his mom and dad get mugged and murdered after a family outing at the movies. The criminal then turned pointing the gun to shoot at the young Bruce Wayne and said, “Have you ever danced with the devil in the pail moon light?” The arrival of the police saved Bruce Wayne that day. Dr. Leskue Tomkins, a wealthy Gotham City resident and his butler, Alfred Pennyworth took custody of Bruce. Shortly afterwards, the Bruce and his guardians moved away from Gotham. Bruce studied criminal minds, behavior, and patterns. He also learned different ways to fight crime and the art of self-defense. He mastered all of these by the age of 14, then he moved back to Gotham City. Upon his return, he observed criminals at night. He did this until he felt comfortable to capture them by himself. On the first night of crime fighting he was almost killed. Luckily he was brought back to his study in the Wayne Mansion to heal. As he was looking out a window, he got the idea of becoming Batman.
Everyone knows who Batman is. Batman has many different monikers, from “The Dark Knight” to “Gotham's White Light” He is the hero of Gotham City. However, he is not the perfect superhero. Whenever he is fighting a villian such as the Joker and Bane, his methods are unorthodox to the average superhero. The way Batman fights crime, destroying the enviroment to do whatever it takes to stop the villian, and involving collateral damage, makes him a failed hero.
The storyline continues eight years after the events of The Dark Knight with the city of Gotham being very peaceful due to crime rates being at an all-time low. The whole city has turned their back on Batman and are mourning the loss of their fellow leader, Harvey Dent. Bruce Wayne's reputation has been severely damaged as people believe he is now weak and has scruffy facial hair and long nails. In addition, the police authority prioritizes the idea of taking down the Batman rather than facing the real criminals of Gotham. Though it may seem like Bruce Wayne is out of the game, it is not until Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman, steals an important pearl necklace that motivates him to put the suit back on and fight crime once again. The storyline of the film is
From the time of the Victorian Era, theorists have analyzed the mind and how it works. Many consider Sigmund Freud the father of psychology. According to Freudian theory, humans are controlled by three personalities throughout life; the id, ego, and super ego. However, we are not born with all three. Instead, “we are born with our id” (“Structural Model”). At the age of three, the second part of the unconscious mind, the ego, is developed. Later, when the child is five, or ending his or her phallic stage of development, the super ego structure is developed (“Structural Development”). Using psychoanalytic theory, we are able to analyze many modern day texts. Throughout the novels Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (hereafter referred to as B: