The Dark Knight Film Analysis

The main conflicts in the world of The Dark Knight Returns revolve around escalating crime in Gotham city and forces of the authority attempting to control it. The authority should be a moral force and represent justice. The figures that represent the authority should be selfless and work only to promote the integrity of law and order. Authority proves to be contradictory in Miller’s novel as the authoritative figures express qualities of vigilantism and overall moral ambiguity.

When you think of psychology what is the the first name that comes to mind? My guess is that you thought of Sigmund Freud. Even though none of his theories of dreams or sexuality have any empirical evidence, he is still one of the most influential figures in all of philosophy. One of Freud’s ideas that does have substance is the idea that our minds are dynamic and contain both conscious and unconscious memories, thoughts, and desires. Freud labeled these phenomena the id, ego, and superego. While the nuances of this theory are complex and somewhat monotonous, they are brought to life in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. The chaotic and childish joker (id), the pure and valiant Harvey Dent (superego), and the one responsible for finding a balance between the two, Batman (ego).

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.

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.

Having artfully explored the origins of the caped crusader in Batman Begins, director Christopher Nolan puts Gotham City under a completely new perspective in The Dark Knight, the thrilling second instalment of his superb reinvention of the superhero franchise.

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

On July 30th, 2012 during the first showing of the movie The Dark Knight Rises at a movie theater located in Aurora, Colorado, at approximately 12:38 a.m. a lone gunman gained access to theater number nine and initiated one of the cruelest mass shootings in the history of the United States. The suspect, gained access by propping open an exterior fire exit door, he then entered theater nine while the movie was playing and threw into the crowd what has been termed as a homemade tear gas canister or smoke grenade. The suspect opened fire on the crowded theater using an assault rifle and a shotgun utilizing chaos of the movie playing and the smoke. Twelve innocent persons were killed and 58 wounded by the end of this deadly assault at the movie

“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain” (The Dark Knight). There is a certain monstrosity that lives inside of everyone, and all it takes is a particular situation to highlight this truth. Monstrosity destroys the categories that humans tend to place objects and people into. When one contemplates what classifies as monstrous, many immediately consider biological categories that a monster might shatter. Nevertheless, a monster’s actions can also lead to a fracturing of categorization, such as in The Dark Knight (2008) when Gotham’s district attorney Harvey Dent becomes the villainous Two-Face. Throughout the movie, Dent evolves from a symbol of hope and justice, to a vengeful anarchist determined

The image above, is the official movie poster for the 2008 film “The Dark Knight” released months in advance to accumulate interest in the live action version of the famous gotham hero Batman. It was designed by BLT Communications for the 2000s reboot of Batman and is the second film in the “Dark Knight” trilogy from the Warner Bro. production company.

Nolan’s films have a genre-hopping superiority, his characters are all fanatics, and his film’s plots and descriptions are refined to systematic accuracy. Heath Ledger’s Joker pulled off one of the most iconic Kubrick Stares in modern cinema. While more interested in crowd-pleasing scene similar to classic Spielberg or Hitchcock, the Kubrick inspiration is definitely the most present in Nolan’s films

Christopher Nolan: The Dark Knight (Reading 2: Technical) A key element of Christopher Nolan’s purpose throughout his film The Dark Knight is the development of mood in the viewer, more so the development of fear and uncertainty. Christopher Nolan successfully employs technical production elements into this film to achieve his intended purpose. Through the use of these elements he has succeeded in setting a mood for the audience, the audience’s interpretation of the character of the Joker is formed.

There are many successful directors who have produced at least one blockbuster film that is critically acclaimed, and Christopher Nolan has been able to do this several times. Christopher Nolan began directing movies in 1998 and has directed fourteen movies since 1998. The film critic Alissa Wilkinson notes in her article The films of Christopher Nolan, explained, “Nolan has shown himself to be interested in both entertaining audiences and making them think, in pushing the boundaries of what they believe a movie can and should be”. Christopher Nolan also often deals with the subjects of time, memory, and life philosophies that drive movies and characters. Two of Nolan's most prominent films through his whole career have been the Dark Knight(2008) and Inception(2010). Both of the films show how Nolan’s movies end ambiguously and how each protagonists in his films has an antagonist with opposite philosophies and beliefs.

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.

A significant connection between the four films The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan, The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese, The Prestige directed by Christopher Nolan and Gone Girl directed by David Fincher is the way in which the directors have manipulated the narrative structure to engage the audience in contrasting ways. Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese used equally weighted protagonists and antagonists in the films The Dark Knight and The Departed to create the narrative structure in a sense so that the audience feels equally engaged by both characters. Christopher Nolan and David Fincher have manipulated the narrative structure in the films The Prestige and Gone Girl to expose a hidden