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In the Last Unicorn, once the unicorn learns that she is the last of her kind and leaves the safety of her forest to search for the others. While in isolation, the unicorn lacks the experience of emotions that carry the wisdom she needs to save the unicorns from King Haggard and the Red Bull. As a unicorn, she cannot feel love and never “can never regret” (Beagle 55), but she fears the Red Bull who tries to herd her into the sea. However, it is not only her lack of emotions that make her weak in

Knight by Christopher Nolan. There are also many within the film, but the one that stuck out most to me was Jokers famous saying, “why so serious?”. When he says this his tone of voice is almost angry, or he may even sound mentally insane. There are two stories from where The Joker says that the saying “why so serious” originates from. The most notable one is that his father was a drunk and killed his mother. Then his father asks him “why so serious”, and decides he should have a smile, so he put a

According to a Russian proverb, God makes the priests. Jesters come from the devil. You won't have any trouble believing that aphorism when you see Heath Ledger's mesmerizing performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," Christopher Nolan's masterpiece and one of the highest grossing films of all time. Batman is no longer just a comic book, but a story that become engrossing and unfolds into a haunting tragedy. With great performances by the entire major and supporting cast the movie creates characters

As mentioned above, there is another scientist, Dr. Jekyll, who also undergoes a similar situation to Frankenstein. In this novel, we have a man who has a good side, but also an evil side. Dr, Jekyll is normally known as a sincere, friendly man, however, he alters into someone with a wicked, corrupted intellect. As a result of him being fascinated with separating evil from good, he produces a potion that allows him to transform into someone else who will be able to live out the malicious impulses

677). Utterson and Enfield made a habit of meeting for a weekly walk every Sunday, and each made a concerted effort to insure nothing interfered their routine (1,678). Anyone who happened by them could not understand, because it did not seem like the two of them shared any topic, and many times their walks appeared devoid of conversation (1,677-78). Although he was a minor character he played a very important part in the story, Enfield brought Mr. Hyde to the attention of Utterson (Thomason 198). Stevenson

5 Best Batman Animated Movies Most of us are in love with Batman films and we just can’t get enough of them. Batman’s adventures do not commence with Tim Burton and end with Christopher Nolan. Below are 5 best Batman animated films that will keep you on your toes before the return of the Dark Knight: 1. Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker Batman Beyond is an animated series that involves crime fighting activities that came about in the future. If the earlier item concentrated on the Batman’s first

the end of the story, Mr. Poole and Mr. Utterson assume Mr. Hyde has murdered poor Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll writes in his narrative that duality was becoming too much for him. Human duality is a doctrine that the universe is under the domination of two opposing principles one of which is good and the other which is evil. Stated in Chapter Ten: Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case, Dr. Henry Jekyll was born in the year eighteen-hundred. He is a well respected of wise and good among his fellow

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). “The id is the completely unconscious, impulsive, childlike portion of the psyche that operates on the “pleasure principle” and is the source of basic impulses and drives; it seeks immediate pleasure and gratification.” (Boundless, par

Utterson ‘s inquiries overtake him as he hunts for Hyde. After laborious searching for the infamous Mr. Hyde, Utterson finally finds him, and he ”stepped out and touched him on the shoulder as he passed. ‘Mr. Hyde I think?’”(10) Over the course of two chapters, this Victorian epic trods into the human

This was a question someone asked Man of Steel director Zack Snyder. It came up because The Dark Knight Rises director Christopher Nolan also developed and produced Man of Steel before handing it over to Snyder. Snyder's reply was simple, "Batman is literally awesome, but really? Come on!" Hence, the obvious answer to this question is Superman. But I think there's needs to be a context to it. So if we had Batman and Superman, mano-a-mano, either in the streets of Gotham or Metropolis, hands