The Dark Knight: Brilliant Movie that Sets a New Standard in the Superhero Film Genre

Medium shots are also occasionally used just to show the batman in a normal scene and it doesn't really add to his character, It is often just used to have multiple characters in a scene at

The Joker, is a purposeless criminal. He will destroy anything, or anyone who gets in his way, just to accomplish his goal, to break Batman's personal rules, to never kill or harm anyone, but to save Gotham City from danger and

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.

Gotham, created by Bruno Heller, is one of the most enticing and beloved TV dramas of the year. It has won Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series, and each season keeps upping the game. It is a genius series because of its breathtaking cinematography and its brilliant cast and script. Their hooks are different from regular crime shows because it takes the familiarity of the story and places it in a different point of view. It has an epic list of Batman villains. They connect us to the characters that we already love and fear, and give us new meanings to their identities. Gotham city has only been depicted a handful of times in film, and Gotham takes the gray and dark elements of the worn out city and applies it beautifully.

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 is about a city hero, known as the “Batman” of Gotham City. He fights crime, in or outside the city limits as long as it pertains to Gotham City, in other words “the batman has no jurisdiction”. In the film Gordon, the police commissioner of Gotham City, Batman, and Harvey Dent the district attorney for Gotham team up to take down the mob and the Joker.

Nolan creates an atmosphere where one scene will move steadily to the next, building anticipation until all hell breaks loose. Nolan has really done his research with this film as he explores a deeper meaning in good vs. evil. It makes the film seem so real life unlike most fantasy superhero movie. For some reason, the viewer can actually imagine this happening in real life. The lights and effects are very promising.

Batman the Dark Knight has many urban gothic tropes such as a dark cityscape setting, a damsel in distress, and a madman. The madman, however, is what the whole movie centers around. The fight between Batman and the crazy, Joker. A madman and madness in general are classic gothic tropes, which the Joker embodies. The Joker’s madness is shown through the multiple murders that he carries out with little emotion or regret in his actions.

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 Joker is unpredictable, one moment the Joker will be handing out balloons then the next moment he'll have a mass murder on his mid. This is why all the other villains are afraid of him, because they never know when signing up to work with the Joker might be their death warrant. The Joker can be a goofy prankster, but another moment he can turn into a sadistic killer. The Joker managed to kill Batman's trusty sidekick, Jason Todd, also known as Robin. He hunted down the main detective's daughter and paralyzed her from the waist

The Epic Conclusion to Rocksteady’s Arkham Trilogy – Batman: Arkham Knight brings all-out war to Gotham City. The hit-and-run skirmishes of Batman: Arkham Asylum, which escalated into the devastating conspiracy against the inmates in Batman: Arkham City, culminates in the ultimate showdown for the future of Gotham. At the mercy of Scarecrow, the fate of the city hangs in the balance as he is joined by the Arkham Knight, a completely new and original character in the Batman universe, as well as a huge roster of other infamous villains including Harley Quinn, The Penguin, Two-Face and the Riddler.

“Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we’ll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A Dark Knight.” –Lt. James Gordon, The Dark Knight.

From the chaos of a meticulously calculated bank heist to the assisted self destruction of a great hero, The Dark Knight is a film In Christopher Nolan’s Batman: The Dark Knight the recurring theme of fine line of order and chaos is heavily demonstrated through the well crafted lense of cinematography.

Christopher Nolan was greatly influenced by the Joker Comics debuting in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween. All which contributed in the development of the dark knight and are reasons why the

The complicated plot involves Batman, Gordon, and Dent putting the squeeze on the mobsters, who look to the