Two-Face

Representation refers to the construction of media languages which are used to portray a particular type of filmic world to an audience (slide). This essay shall outline different treatments of filmmaking used to establish certain societal groups from the critically acclaim superhero film The Dark Knight (2008) directed by Christopher Nolan. This sequel film follows Batman, with help from Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent eradicating crime from Gotham city until a crazy

conceit is one that lends itself to many different forms of literature, such as motion pictures and sequential art. Sometimes liberties are taken in reinterpretations of Mr. Hyde from the original text. This can be distinguished in two recent works, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a comic book miniseries by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, and Mary Reilly, a film by Stephen Frears.                       The appearance

of the film accentuates the impact the Joker has on Harvey when he falls from the ‘white knight’ persona to the villainous ‘two-face’ character. This situation explores how easy it is to bring someone down to a lower level, but harder to bring them up and change them from evil to good. Psychologically speaking, the Joker and Batman are similar, but the pair have adapted to two very different life paths. Joker is seen as crazy and chaotic, but also intelligent and conniving. Batman is a rebel, like

In the movie, The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan, Joker, the immoral character, tries to create a state of dilemma in people’s point of view. This movie was aired in 2008, and it is known for its action and adventure genre. Joker tries to evoke the citizens of Gotham by putting them in dangerous terrorist attacks, in order to confuse them about the order verses disorders of the society. This essay will explore ideas such as good verses evil, socially accepted moralities. The film opens with a

The abusive guard now wore a face of shock and surprise, unsure of what else to say. Should I apologize to the little weasel and beg forgiveness, hoping the Queen will not know of this incident? the guard pondered. “Let him through!” was all he could muster. Gliding past the guards, the visitor thought nothing could wipe the smile from his face. The satisfactory feeling of besting Her Majesty’s most formidable sentries with mere words

contact with his secret darker side. In a letter, he explains his understanding of the binate nature of human: “It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both.” (10.1) On their weekly Sunday walk, Mr. Utterson listened to Enfield tell him the tragic story about

Another theme in Stevenson’s novella is how he describes Mr Hyde as detestable without any prominent features. Those who encounter Hyde notice he projects a different type of appearance, and while they cannot verbalise it, they feel that something is wrong. When Mr Enfield describes Hyde’s appearance to Mr Utterson, he says, He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I

Jekyll, from the evil thing inside of you, Mr. Hyde. And in doing so, the reader can freely compare the two without the uncomfortable realization that they indeed are the same person. He is able to have this distinct separation through appearances, behaviors, and the method in which they use to transform. But, what might go over the reader’s head is the ambiguous line of control between the two, the shared memories when they are the “other one”, which therefore leads you to conclude that might still

Then a quiet voice out of the darkness spoke. Quiet, yet confident. It was so sudden, so unexpected, even the demons surrounding them were taken aback. Zoey could tell because they had a look of surprise on their face. But it instantly faded and turned into a malicious grin. “I’ll do it. I’ll be the sacrifice.” The voice said. Zoey and Isaac turned to Noah and looked at him, so shocked it was like Zoey and Isaac just woke up from a long nap. After a quick pause, which seemed like ages, Isaac

of many colors. The Jokers white symbolizes more than just face paint. White is a color made up of all the colors. White allows light to go through it and show the color white, this color is everything but is nothing at the same time. Most people associate white with greatness and purity. Purple, orange, and green are secondary colors, which are commonly known for villains. The Joker wears these colors as his suit but wears white on his face to represent purity, and overall good. Why would the creators