...In the novel Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, it begins with the mutants taking control over the Gothman and they claim themselves as the ruler of the world. I would change the way how the mutants dress by making them wear a green costume with a black mask. Instead of them using guns as weapons I would make them use swords. Their laughter should sound like the evil green joker to manifest their evil plan. One scene I would like to put in the movie is when Batman drives the Batmobile to destroy the mutants by adding fireworks behind the background to expose his power. Instead of Batman almost beaten to death by the mutants and save by Robin. I would change that he is able save himself by pepper spraying the mutant eyes and defeated him by...
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...Summary of the Dark Knight “Batman” isn’t a comic book anymore. Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. 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. This film, and to a lesser degree “Iron Man,” redefine the possibilities of the “comic-book movie.” “The Dark Knight” is not a simplistic tale of good and evil. Batman is good, yes, The Joker is evil, yes. But Batman poses a more complex puzzle than usual: The citizens of Gotham City are in an uproar, calling him a vigilante and blaming him for the deaths of policemen and others. And the Joker is more than a villain. He’s a Mephistopheles whose actions are fiendishly designed to pose moral dilemmas for his enemies. The key performance in the movie is by the late Heath Ledger, as the Joker. Will he become the first posthumous Oscar winner since Peter Finch? His Joker draws power from the actual inspiration of the character in the silent classic “The Man Who Laughs” (1928). His clown's makeup more sloppy than before, his cackle betraying deep wounds, he seeks revenge, he claims, for the horrible punishment his father exacted on him when he was a child. In one diabolical scheme near the end of the film, he invites two ferry-loads of passengers to blow up the other before they are blown up...
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...INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR AMERICAN CULTURE 12/7/2011 ROBERT ANDERSON The man behind the mask the one that comes out at night to fight all the bad villains some know him as the bat but we know him as Batman. Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. Robert Kahn was born in New York City, New York born on October 24, 1915(1915-10-24) and died on November 3, 1998 Robert was first work with dc comics on the superman comic when he was asked to make a new super hero that is when he made batman. William "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914 – January 18, 1974) was an American comic strip and comic book writer he has two award which are Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, 1994 Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, 1999 Bill first meet Bob Kane at the DC nascent studio in 1938 were they both work on Batman comics. Who is Batman? Batman is just a man like u and me. He does not have super powers he did not get bit by a spider like Spiderman he just has super cool gear and technology that is why he is so amazing because he can be anybody and u will never know but in the comic’s we do know who he is his name is Bruce Wayne a millionaire after seeing his mom and dad being murdered he swear he would get revenge on crime, an oath tempered with the greater ideal of justice. Mr. Wayne trained himself mentally, physically and intellectually, he gets the ideal to become Batman after having the fear of bats in his early childhood, most of his crime fighting...
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...fathers, are not home. So in their absence, the children latch onto the traits found inherent in the superheroes they read about. However, the newly found role models, and superheroes, do not represent that which should be portrayed to our children. Throughout many comic book series there seems to always be portrayed a sense of masculinity gone wrong or hypermasculinity. Along with others, though primarily in the comic series of both Batman and of Spiderman, this specific form of masculinity being shown to the children is expressed through a relationship between the superhero, and the law. In the end, comic books become what is essentially a display case for the extremes of masculinity and manhood, which is what the children that read the comic book series desire both outwardly and inwardly. Batman, as a series has grown by epic proportions in recent years. And although most of us have probably not read the original comic series or even the more recent comics, most everyone has seen the more recent movies based upon the comics. The two movies, Batman...
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...The batman legend Aspects of mythology in batman legend: example of the dark knight trilogy There are a lot of differences and similarities between the heroes and gods of the Greek and romans myths and traditions compared to the superheroes and legends of the comic’s books and Hollywood movies. Scholars often conduct researches to define and analyze pieces of art to check its methodological features in terms of form and content. In this humble research we will try to shed the light on the aspects of mythology in batman as a superhero and a legend taking the dark knight trilogy as an example to examine how mythology is represented in this masterpiece by the brilliant director Christopher Nolan. The dark knight trilogy consists of 3 movies: batman begins (2005), the dark knight (2008) and the dark knight rises (2012). The three of them was directed by the filmmaker Christopher Nolan and were inspired from the batman character created by Bob Kane. ``Batman Begins`` movie was basically about the origin of the batman legend as a force of good in Gotham city. In the light of his parents tragic robbery murder (Bruce Wayne) took a journey around the globe looking for meaningful values and tools to fight injustice and criminals. He was taken in by a strange instructor called Ducard and taught him how to become a ninja in what is named the League of Shadows after that he came back to Gotham and uncover his masked crusader (Batman) in order to start fighting gangsters to end their...
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...crusader for justice, and defender of Gotham City. Now that sounds like a real superhero and someone to look up to. Playboy, Spare Parts Man, alcoholic; does that sound like someone youʼd call a hero? Batman and Iron Man are very different kinds of heroes, but the men behind the masks seem to be very similar on the surface. While Batman has a very strict moral code and refrains from killing anyone when he can, Iron Man has no qualms about killing. Both Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark are billionaires, both seem to be good with the ladies, and both are extremely intelligent. Neither have any real “super-powers,” but both used their intellect to make themselves into heroes. Bruce Wayne outside of his suit could hold his own in a fight with his martial arts background. Tony Stark, on the other hand, seems to have no desire to better himself in hand-to-hand combat. As a child, Bruce witnessed his parents being murdered and swore to keep the city safe. While being held hostage by a group of terrorists, Tony makes the Iron Man suit purely to save himself. After these life changing experiences, both take to the vigilante life but for different reasons: Bruce to protect citizens so that no one else would have to feel the pain he felt, and Tony for the recognition and fame. Letʼs talk about motivation. Batman began because a little boy was left devastated and traumatized. Bruce Wayne was orphaned as at the age of eight after seeing his parents gunned down by a mugger. That same night, Bruce swore to...
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...It is the year 2020. A virus runs wild in the world, most Americans are dead, and Britain is ruled by a fascist dictator who promises security but not freedom. One man stands against him, the man named V, who moves through London like a wraith despite the desperate efforts of the police. He wears a mask showing the face of Guy Fawkes, who in 1605 tried to blow up the houses of Parliament. On Nov. 5, the eve of Guy Fawkes Day, British schoolchildren for centuries have started bonfires to burn Fawkes in effigy. On this eve in 2020, V saves a young TV reporter named Evey from rape at the hands of the police, forces her to join him, and makes a busy night of it by blowing up the Old Bailey courtrooms. "V for Vendetta" will follow his exploits for the next 12 months, until the night when he has vowed to strike a crushing blow against the dictatorship. We see a police state that hold citizens in an iron grip and yet is humiliated by a single man who seems impervious. The state tries to suppress knowledge of his deeds -- to spin a plausible explanation for the destruction of the Old Bailey, for example. But V commandeers the national television network to claim authorship of his deed....
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...was in fourth grade in 1973 and then he got even sicker and in 1974 he got a little bit better – but he suddenly died in 1974. But the symbolic part was referred to as it was the result of Mollys axe – a death behind of time. The name Terry means “Ruler of people” which is a reference to the historical events He was trying to convince people that it was the future Queen Elizabeth that was supposed to act as the pillow. Telling him that he doesn’t need to be with an old Spanish cow for a wife and have a sour little daughter, when he could be with ”her” instead. He will give him the child/son he wants and derserves. Everybody wanted to have the role especially for the exection scene. Boys have the tendense to love action and violence and to look matcho so it’s a natural instinct to fight over a role so exciting. But taken the fact that Terry was doing such a good job playing this role and make it come alive was almost worth giving the role up. Jeff Mandelbaum: playing Hal. He was beeing cooed by Terry who played Anne. “off with her head” Jeff would shout and whereas Johnny would historically correct him, shouting “Divorced, beheaded, died”, referring to Jane Seymor one of the wifes of king Henry that died by natural causes. Molly Denham, from the house behind...
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...of 5,000 characters that cover a 70-year company span and sever media types (comics, toys, movies, et cetera). “Marvel’s strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online” (Viacom). Marvel Studios mission is to “develop and manage entertainment projects that leverage Marvel’s vast universe of creative content” (Marvel.com). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Marvel had licensed out a number of their characters for movies and direct-to-TV productions. Very few of these are remembered today. One that you might recall is Howard the Duck; it didn’t do so well in the box office. The reasoning behind such failures was the lack of research the company put into it’s licensing (Stax). Marvel Studios was created in the 1990s and it run by Avi Arad (President and CEO). Prior to heading Marvel Studios, Avi Arad had become one of the world’s most predominant toy designers, he produced children’s programming and had created dozens of successful products. Arad is titled with Producer and or Executive Producer in all of the Marvel films (Stax). With the creation of Marvel Studios and the...
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...political issue. However, views change depending on the social class, those that fight for the people are looked as bad individual and is label as outlaws while those with powers and authority are treated and praised as gods. Unbalance society such as this are perfect examples of why many turns to thieves. Focusing my essay on how outlaws can still be consider heroic I base my essay on a particular hero who fought for revenge while shedding light and roofing the poor. For my fictional outlaw I decided to go with the protagonist of a Korean drama known as Iljimae. In the film, Geom who at a very young age witnesses the assassination of his biological father and later takes on the quest of seeking revenge for the death to his father. The truth behind Iljimae was originally base off of a comic strip about a hero who rose to save the people from depression and hardship during the Joseon Dynasty. Geom portrays the ideal heroic trait because of his pure loving heart for the poor and his bravery to withstand hardship through his journey for revenge. And sadly just like how most great heroes are made, Geom was not born a hero but was forced to become a heroism figure because of corruption and unstable government officials. Dating back to the Joseon Dynasty, lives of many was in a complete mess. Taxes where increasingly high and the income was a complete opposite. Those with power of so called born into that position ran the daily job of collecting taxes and basically cheated their way to...
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...new twist is put onto the character of Watson as star Lucy Liu takes up the role in this version. Throughout the entire television series, we see that this new hit series not only brings about a modern twist to an age old story, but also challenges the ideologies and assumptions of ethnicity, female power/feminism, and occupational variety/opportunity for females in our current society. Having Lucy Liu star as Dr. Joan Watson not only challenges the role of feminism in our society, but also the role of ethnicity as the director introduces Watson as an Asian woman. Throughout American history, we see that the most famous fictional detectives are mostly, if not all, men. From children’s books and cartoon series such as Inspector Gadget and Batman, to adult novels and book series such as Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot. The one or two famous female characters that ever left its mark on fictional detective history were Miss Marple and Nancy Drew – though many might argue that Nancy Drew was just a female take on Hardy Boys. However, no matter male or female, we see that they all have one thing in common: there are no Asian male/female...
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...Batman Colorado Cinema killing Based on a true story The room was over heated as always. James had never liked coming here, always felt uncomfortable. The room would have been cosy with its rugged floor, woollen chairs, oak wood furniture and leather books sitting peacefully in their thousands on the shelves, had it not being for that sense of concealment and that lack of air, which made James so uncomfortable. The doctor, a small woman in her fifties with rectangular spectacles looked up from behind a lubricous luxurious oak desk as James and Heath entered. "Ah, James how good of you to pay me a visit, please sit down " she said, pointing to the woollen chair on the other side of the desk. James who sat down as requested looked up slightly at Heath. Heath looked very much the same as James a young man no more than twenty five, in good shape, however, the only difference was that Heath had long shiny blonde hair while James had dull brown hair. Also Heath's face was so pale that James had always suspected him of wearing make-up. Both boys were medical students at the University of Colorado, and after James's "incident" on the roof where he had questionably tried to "kill himself", the University's magistrate had, as James putted it “sentenced” him to a year’s consultation with the university's shrink, Dr Lynne Fenton, who James had to visit every two weeks. "So James, has everything being going well?” asked the shrink, “yes" he slowly murmured trying to avoid eye contact. "And...
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...is developed as a character using a combination of production elements when he meets the mob bosses (00:20:47-00:25:05). How does Nolan use stereotypical characterisation throughout this scene? 5. Explain how Nolan uses the structuring of time to compress Bruce Wayne’s journey to Hong Kong (00:27:27-00:28:23) 6. Explain how The Joker is developed as a character when he kills Gambol. How does Nolan engage the audience in this scene? (00:28:23-00:30:24) 7. Explain how Nolan uses the structuring of time when Dent tries the mob bosses and their associates (00:37:56-00:38:56). 8. Explain how Nolan uses a combination of acting, mise-en-scene, camera movement and music to develop the character of The Joker in the video of him tormenting the Batman impersonator (00:40:43- 00:41:46) 9. Explain how multiple story lines are used to develop the narrative during the fundraising party for Harvey Dent. 10. During the party scene scene, a number of characters are developed and the relationship between characters is developed further, explain: how the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Rachel Dawes is developed in this scene; how the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent is developed in...
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...unlike the two characters of Detective Comics who are always billed as Batman & Robin. “Robin & Batman” makes no sense, since Batman (Bruce Wayne) is the protagonist of the story and Robin (Dick Grayson) is his ward. The ordering of names is indicative of both their working style as superheroes as well as their living arrangement, which caused a great deal of controversy both in the context of the novel and some of the historical events it references. For Sammy Clay, the sidekick role apparent in the ordering of his and Josef’s names provides him a creative and continual outlet for his sexual desires, until the final crisis of the novel in which his learning of this very trend allows him to break free of his role and live his life in fulfillment and contentment. The connection between Kavalier & Clay and Batman becomes apparent not only through linguistic observation, but also through several references Chabon makes in the novel comparing one or both characters. Arguably, the interrogation Sammy faces at the trial about Wayne and Grayson’s relationship is the most explicit in that they both live together and they work as a team to achieve a common goal. Senator Hendrickson’s description of the sidekicks or wards as “muscular, strapping” (Chabon, 616) is a perfect example of Sammy’s unconscious fantasies materializing on the pages of a comic book. In addition, Detective Lieber alludes to the Batman & Robin comics when he calls Joe’s apartment in the Empire State Building...
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...Industry Brief RJDM: Angels & Demons Research Report Yasir Hassan P12199795 |Table Content | Pages | |Abstract | | |Introduction | | |Demons Research | | |Demons In Islam | | |Jinn’s (Demon) Abilities | | |Adam VS Iblees | | |Demons In Christianity | | |What Does Christianity Say about good and evil | | |Demons In Art | | |Demons In Films & TV ...
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