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    The Dark Knight Themes

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    Batman has faced numerous villains, each of them reinforcing the themes of evil vs good, power, and anarchy vs order. The themes are especially prevalent when Batman faces off against his arch-rival, and foil, the Joker. In The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008) these themes are perfectly encapsulated in the Joker interrogation scene. Almost an hour and half into the film is when the interrogation scene takes place. The scene lasts for approximately five minutes and is comprised of 79 cuts. In

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    manipulation and how it impacts the audience’s perception of reality. The texts I will include which are evident of manipulation are 'Shutter Island ' a visual thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, 'Inception ' a visual action, adventure conducted by Christopher Nolan, 'Twelfth Night ' written by William Shakespeare, and 'Tell-Tale Heart ' produced by Edgar Allan Poe. I decided to choose texts that are recognized for their brilliance. Both visual and written texts are contrasted in relation to time, the

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    and their corresponding pieces of art, I will illustrate the influence that each of these individual images had on their respective films. How art inspires cinema. The Dark Knight was the second entry in The Dark Knight Trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. He is an English film director, screenwriter, and producer. One of the highest-grossing directors in history, and among the most acclaimed filmmakers in the 21st century. In a world where comic book movies reign supreme, Nolan’s work with Batman

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    Analyzing Interstellar

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    McReynolds The Movies 28 April 2017 Analyzing Interstellar The movie Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2014, is about the main character, Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), who explores another vast Solar System in search of a new Earth like home. On his journey to discover this new planet, Cooper learns a tremendous amount about love, greed, and life. In Interstellar, Christopher Nolan puts emotion and reason up against each other. The Crew is forced to choose between Statistics

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    The irregular closed up shot of Bane’s face has the effect of unveiling Bruce Wayne’s fear towards the villain, as well as capturing Bane’s mysterious and overwhelming presence by illuminating only one side of his face. In addition, Nolan establishes the juxtaposition between the blurriness and sharpness that makes the character’s face appear as if it was outstretching from the frame. While the boundaries between the softness and sharpness in Nolan’s typical close up shots are clearly

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    Interstellar Theme

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    Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan, released in October of 2014, is a science-fiction film starring Matthew Mcconaughey about a team of astronauts who explore through a black hole in an attempt to save humanity. The movie uses exciting music and detailed scenery to give the audience an amazing experience. The almost three hour movie gives the reader nothing but excitement from one scene to the next. The obstacles they face become more and more frustrating, but yet still engaging. In the

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    Running head: INCEPTION PERCEPTION Inception Perception Olivia Young 29-02 AP Psychology Inception Perception Inception is a film about dreams and being able to explore people’s subconscious by entering their dreams directed by Christopher Nolan (Nolan, 2010). Dom Cobb is the main character who must plant an idea into a billionaire 's son’s mind, to break up his father’s empire. This is not Cobb’s motive though, he is only doing this to be able to return to his children. He needs the pardon

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    something we demand. With time, the advancements in technology has allowed for the creation of more intricate, film scores that have separated themselves as iconic pieces of culture. Of these, the works of Hans Zimmer, in collaboration with Christopher Nolan, have made a particularly transformative impact on the film industry. Their partnership has seen the creation of numerous successes, including The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005, 2008, 2012), Inception (2010) and Interstellar (2014). Their unique

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    Dunkirk Movie Essay

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    Dunkirk is the 10th film created by Christopher Nolan. From all film that was made by Christopher Nolan, this film “Dunkirk” was the shortest movie that only last long for a hundred and seven minutes. If we compared to the other film created by him it can reach two and a half hour, Dunkirk was the shortest one. This movie has a different theme among other action-war movies. f war films, especially war films focusing on world war two, have the theme of a feud between one faction and another, Dunkirk's

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    Dark Knight Sparknotes

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    editing. I will refer to the scene when The Joker announces his social experiment and he and Batman have their final fight, The Ferry Scene, for my specific example. I will also comment on the director, Christopher Nolan’s intentions in order to show my personal insight into the film. Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film The Dark Knight tells the thrilling tale of the

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