When it comes to fictional comics, the hero is only as good as the villain. In the comics, the Batman is a substantial hero but he has to be when he faces villains like the Joker. The Joker is a master of disguise with his painted clown face and ability to imitate anyone with a simple costume. His stark-white skin, slicked back green hair, and elongated face make him and intriguing looking character making readers wonder what he's hiding behind his painted smile. With the Joker's morbid humor, unusual
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BATMAN AND PHILOSOPHY THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL Edited by Mark D. White and Robert Arp @ WILEY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. To the memory of Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Copyright © 2008 by john Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by john Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New jerney Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a reaieval system, or transmit ted in any fonn or by any means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying
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theaters. Let me be clear that I’m not one of those guys who thinks that adaptations and sequels are automatically lesser works in and of themselves. You can make a tremendously original or even groundbreaking film out of an adaptation such as The Dark Knight. You can just as easily make an uneventful mess out of an original idea as seen in Transcendence. Some sequels are among the best films ever made while lots of legendary duds were original ideas. Here’s the thing though, no matter how many perfectly
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Movie title: _The Dark Knight___________________________ Production Information: ___2008______ (year), directed by____Christopher Nolan__________, cinematography by ______Wally Pfister___________. Synopsis- (two- three sentences about the main conflict of the film.) ___________The Joker is fighting with the police and terrorizing Gotham and the batman is trying to stop him. Joker gets to Harvey Dent and makes him become Two-Face who later plays a larger role with Gordon. Thesis (two to three things
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revolved around sad stories of orphanage and living their life to fight crime for the greater good none of which were that original. Many years and further thoughts of storyline brought a landmark pair of graphic novels from 1986, Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's The Watchmen, which ushered in an age of superheroes that sided with the “bad guys” to introduce sympathy for why the villain does what they do. Despite these modifications the superhero continues to
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feudal system is a hierarchy system that maintained order in medieval Europe. In the dark ages, the residents of Western Europe slowly paced through the dark streets of their town. There was nothing but what seemed a gloomy spell has been fallen over these people. The only thing keeping the Francs in line, the feudal system, In the feudal system, the inhabitants of this time were divided into classes. Peasants and, Knights and lords. At the bottom of the totem pole, lies the peasants and serfs
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the public mood and imagination of the times. We will then discuss, in more detail, the manifestation of the ongoing severe “bear” market in equities since 2000 within the film industry. Specifically, we will look at the recent blockbuster ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008) and how This film differed significantly to the previous “Batman” movies, being darker, more fearful and more
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is the Introduction in the flashback). Man of Steel's 'crucial narrative point', is the childhood of a character being introduced. In Man of Steel, this would be Superman / Kal'el as a child from Krypton to earth throughout his childhood. In The Dark Knight, this same information can be applied
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Rye” by J.D. Salinger and “The Dark Knight” directed by Christopher Noland are my chosen examples to explore themes such as hatred, mortality and deceit, which consist of various factors affecting relationships like self-isolation, our psychological health and propaganda. “The Cather in the Rye” explores these themes in a Dark, cynical but somewhat compassionate tone, accompanied with moments of humor. “The Dark Knight” is similar and explores the themes in a dark and disturbing tone, with the addition
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Time of the Dark Ages *************** Devry University Time of the Dark Ages The Dark Ages as a term has endured many evolutions. This time was referred to the Dark Ages because among all citizens, Europe went from having absolute leaders into adopting the Roman law system. The expression of the “Dark Ages” came into play during the 17th century when many enlightenment writers convinced that they were much greater to their ancestors and began using this term to scorn an era that they found
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