In 1989, Batman’s revival in cinema has awakened with Tim Burton’s Batman, which adapted the past comic book iteration of the hero as a dark and broody hero. It establishes the epic rivalry between Batman and his greatest nemesis, the Joker. Although, the movie’s core audience gained further significance with the young or comic book readers, relative to the general audience. Reviews from critics received positive acclaim, but few noted that the film was gloomy.
After many poorly received sequels such as Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin, many fans lost faith with the caped crusader will ever have another successful film. In 2008, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight where the return of the rivalry between Batman and the Joker presents again on the silver screen. The film’s release received high critical acclaim, and us nominated for six Academy Awards and winning two for Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound Editing. While Tim Burton’s film remains successful, its popularity increased with the comic book or younger demographic. Christopher Nolan’s modern adaptation of the superhero resulted in more positive acclaims with the general audience due to its mature and modern tones rather than Tim Burton's film receiving general to average ratings. One of the biggest factors of this is realized with the art and presentation. Most obvious is the design of the Batsuit. While both movies share the core design of a dark and sleek costume, Christopher Nolan’s design is influenced
The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, is a great example of the Gothic genre. The entire movie centers around the corrupt and crime-ridden city of Gotham. From the opening scene, the director makes it clear that Gotham faces the same menacing danger of the first movie, as the viewer is reacquainted with the city through a robbery. It is here that we meet Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker, a menacing character that enjoys causing distress and implements creatively gruesome murders. It is revealed that his clown makeup is actually unsightly scars, and the joker uses this fact in order to mentally mess with the minds of his victims.
The Dark Knight Rises is a heroic movie. The movie entitles itself as an adventurous movie and is a part of a sequel. In the midst of Harvey Dent death, the Dent Act has granted the Gotham Police Department to give powers to remove planned crimes. Although, James Gordon was a part of the midst, his guilt has taken over. He writes a resignation letter telling the truth in detail about what happened. Bruce became the one to take the blame for Dents death and retires as Batman. The death of Racheal had taken a toll on him and he becomes isolated from society and within his own home. However, Bruce fingerprints become taken from Selina for a plan to take everything he have and the company. He brings Batman back to help stop the violent. On the
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.
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is a flawed movie. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a must watch if you call yourself a superhero movie fan, but it’s flawed nonetheless. From a dubious recasting (Maggie Gyllenhaal replacing Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes), to poor pacing in the third act, and don’t even get me started with Christian Bale’s (Bruce Wayne/Batman) lack of enthusiasm and chemistry with Rachel, The Dark Knight struggles to find its footing. With all this being said, The Dark Knight is still an excellent film, and that is entirely thanks to Heath Ledger’s phenomenal job in recreating Batman’s archenemies; the Joker.
Writer-director, Christopher Nolan, can produce upbeat action and thrillers, as his top-tier blockbusters Batman Begins and The Dark Knight graciously demonstrates. But he’s a genius nevertheless, leading an audience into a principled and logical fantasy, providing us all we require to decide our own verdicts and decisions while hiding his own point of view in moments where we expect the unexpected.
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.
Tim Burton is a well-known American film director that has created many dark and spooky films. Burton has been influenced by Dr. Seuss, fairy tales, and Edgar Allan Poe and his movies are characterized by gothic darkness and childlike innocence. Three of his most famous films are the original stories of “Edward Scissorhands” in 1990, the retelling of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in 2005, and Burton’s take on DC Comic’s “Batman” in 1989. These stories convey his unique way of using cinematic technique, his way of telling the story using shots, framing, and lighting. Tim Burton uses shots, framing and lighting to give his films “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Edward Scissorhands”, and “Batman” an uniquely dark persona that the audience
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.
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.
Now, the Caped Crusader is forced to fight for his life against two of the most dangerous species in the cosmos. As a fan film, Batman: Dead End was not given a lot of money to work with. Consequently, the costumes do not look as good as they do in other media, particularly the Xenomorph and the Predators. However, the film compensates for this with dark lighting. Not only does this help with masking the low production value, but it also adds to the atmosphere of the short. The dank and dreary visuals evoke the same kinds of feelings would find watching a Batman, Alien, or Predator movie. The makers of Batman: Dead Aim clearly have a love for their inspirations, as the look and score of the movie feel very reminiscent of Tim Burton’s Batman from 1989. This notion is further accentuated by the fight scenes that highlight the prowess of all three sides of the skirmish. Their moves are not too flashy, but they get across the fighting styles of Batman and his adversaries. It is easy to see that a lot of heart went into this short, and it resulted in something that aficionados of all three franchises can appreciate. All parties involved clearly had fun doing it, and the actors really get into their roles. For anyone who is a fan of comic book action flicks or science fiction thrillers, Batman: Dead End is right up your
Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film, The Dark Knight, is the classic battle between Batman and villain. He takes on The Joker and Two-Face in this film to protect the people he loves and the city he loves. The Joker is in the custody of Gotham Police and this happens to be the first time The Joker and Batman meet, but at first the audience does not know that. Detective Gordon starts in the simplistic room only to take the handcuffs off of The Joker ‘s hand when he will not reveal where Harvey Dent is. As Gordon leaves Batman is revealed and slams The Joker’s head on the tabletop. The Joker proceeds to try and land on Batman’s nerves to make him crack. The Joker tells Batman, “You complete me” only to make their relationship more twisted and confusing
Titled as the 4th top ranking movie on IMDB, The Dark Knight is undoubtedly filled with entertaining complexity and performance. In its making, writers; Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Bob Kane, and David Goyer created situation and characters that happen to allow the actors to added their own spins on their roles. Small details of the scenes also contribute to a more realistic film compared to other comic book based productions.
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.
"The Dark Knight" is grimly magisterial. It's a summer blockbuster that contemplates near-total civic disaster: Crowds surge, tractor-trailers flip, and buildings explode, but the pop violence feels heavy, mournful. Light barely escapes the film's gravitational pull.