The Movie ' The Killing Joke '

To be Batman takes a lot of courage.” This quote conveys how vital courage is to the importance of the play because it represents how valuable and strong a human characteristic can

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

“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Harvey Dent. Harvey Dent, Gotham's new district attorney, has been elected and has a new agenda that torments to take down Gotham's crime. The appearance of the mischief keen known as Batman, has caused problems for Dent and his agenda. A new scandalous mastermind known only as "The Joker" has arrived and intends to take Gotham out from Harvey Dent's iron fist. The Joker junctures an exquisitely planned bank robbery and robs the Gotham mob blind. He uses this money to stage a series of abominable and strategic attacks against the city and its people. Each one carefully planned and aimed at Dent and Batman while causing the rest of the city to enter panic mode. The Joker has no rules, but Batman has

Batman: Year One is about Bruce Wayne’s beginning as becoming Batman. In the beginning of the comic book, Bruce has always known violence all of his life since he was a child. In the very beginning of the comic book, he witnessed a brutal cold violent act, his parents’ death that happened in front of his very eyes (21). That is one of the biggest contributing factors of who he is today as Bruce Wayne/Batman. As stated on pages 18 and 19, we see the first myth of “Crime Does Not Pay” (Carlson, Myths of Violence Discussion). The actions that are played into these pages are part of an injustice that is played upon Gotham City by the

The story of the Lovings is one fraught with social change. The Lovings were the mixed-race couple that brought their case to the Supreme Court and legalized interracial marriage throughout the U.S. While not described explicitly within the film, the social change that the case brought about was sizable­– legalizing interracial marriage was a huge step towards racial equality. While even today, racial equality has not yet been achieved, the social change that has occurred from the time of this film to modern day is drastic. This becomes evident in the street interviews with the people in the film, The Loving Story, a documentary that follows the historic court case of the Lovings, compared to modern vocalizations of racism, which are much

Christian Bale returns to play the billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and his alter ego Batman. His role in this movie is much more in depth than his first one. His first role seemed to be more at a superficial level and not often did he have to fight within himself. His adversary, the Joker is played by Heath Ledger who he would clashed with throughout the movie. A role that defined Ledger’s career, he makes the original Joker played by Jack Nicholson, look like child’s play. Michael Caine returns to play the loyal and always dependable Alfred the Butler. Katie Holmes has been replaced by Maggie Gyllenhall to play Rachael Dawes. Gyllenhall connects with the character much better than Holmes ever did. It seemed very natural for Gyllenhall unlike Holmes who awkwardly seemed out of place. District Attorney Harvey Dent is played by Aaron Eckhart, and Gary Oldman plays Lieutenant Jim Gordon.

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.

In this dissertation I will discuss how DC Comics have developed and improved the design of their comic books since their establishment in 1937. I will compare comics from past and present and talk about the different styles of comic books that have been released from the company. I will also talk about how the artwork from the comic books have influenced character and costume design in recent DC Comic films. I will do this by studying the history of the company and researching the designers behind the comic books. I will thoroughly research in detail the characters and the designs of their costume and equipment and compare them to the different films that have been released over the years. The main character I will look into is Batman. I will study the origins of the character, the man behind the character, the reason behind Batman’s creation, how he has changed over the years, the development of other characters in the series, the famous villains that Batman has had to face, the different costumes he has had over the years and I will also be researching and studying how Batman has become a national icon in American society, and the effects the character has had on people living in the country. Batman

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Barbara was far from helpless prior to Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke. She was first introduced as Batgirl, in Detective Comics #359, after saving Bruce Wayne from the Killer Moth in her own Bat-inspired costume. Barbara began taking self-defense classes when she was six, according to Batgirl #0, and is trained in both Judo and Karate. These skills, along with her incredible intellect, allowed her to fight alongside Batman and Robin until her retirement. That changed when she lost the use of her legs. Instead of enabling her to live her life as she wished, they served as a reminder of everything that she had lost after

Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins was the first of a new generation of “dark” Superhero films. This new generation started with Batman begins after originally having superhero movies such as Batman & Robin, where most of the scenes were comical and light hearted, and the heroes always win at the end. But this is not the same in Batman Begins, Batman wins in the end but there is a personal cost to him, and much of the darkness of these films comes through in the brutal scenes shown. This is reflected in the latest film in this line of “dark” heroes, in Patty Jenkins Wonder Woman. Whilst these two movies have different plot lines, different characters and even different directors it is obvious to see that Wonder woman comes from this line of

1938 saw the first appearance of Batman. More of a mystery comic than a superhero comic book, Batman was inherently different from the pure and clean Superman. He was a gritty and depressing character that has been able to remain in print even to this day. Rather than using superpowers, Batman uses detective abilities that allowed him to solve cases and find perpetrators. (“The History of Comic Books.” TheComicBooks.com.) But not even Batman, Superman, or even Captain Marvel could brace themselves for the arrival of the Marvel comics.

Batman's a whole other story. The filmmakers have worked out the mask problems from the previous film; Bale fills the suit with grace and danger. His voice is disguised as well - it's now a bass-heavy synthesized whisper. The character seems more than ever an extension of his high-tech toys (like the neat-o Bat-scooter that pops out of the Batmobile at one point, ecstatically rearing up like the Lone Ranger's Silver). He represents a citizen's darkest urges, though, and it eats at him. He's Dirty Harry crossed with Hamlet.

When comics were first coming out, they were not all that popular but in todays’ world, they have become very popular and well known. Several of these comics have been turned into films, which is one of the many reasons why the popularity has been rising over the years. One of the most well known comics is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. This comic was composed and released in 1986 by Frank Miller. With the usage of Frank Miller’s powerful, intense lines and the artwork done by Klaus Janson’s and Lynn Varley’s it has elevated this comic up to the very top of mainstream comics. In Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, the skillful illustrations on the pages successfully create the thought that there are underlying meanings, which makes the atmosphere a very intense one throughout the comic. The work of art that is presented on the pages in this comic are embedded in such a way that the pages become the continuum for the meaning. One of the main themes that are imbedded on the pages through the artwork in this book is the ideological struggle between Bruce Wayne and Batman.