The Dark Knight Movie Interrogation Scene

The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, is an action movie that has a whole bunch of twist and turns; there is never a dull moment. The movie is based off of the Batman comic books, taking elements from both Knightfall and The Long Halloween. Nolan incorporates elements from the comics, but adds a twist so the audience could see the perception of good and evil being blurred together. Batman signifies the good side and the Joker signifies for the evil side. Throughout the movie, there is a whirlwind of chaos between the two characters. Batman’s main focus is to stop the Joker from destroying and hurting the citizens of Gotham, regardless of the cost. Director Christopher Nolan considered the audience when choosing his method of filming. Nolan stated this film was shot using a wider lens versus the usual lens so that the audiences experience is larger than reality. The style of the film that Nolan chose was to make the film feel dark and sinister. Batman, the good side, has one rule …show more content…
This is one of the best parts of the movie because it shows a variety of what we have learned in class. In the interrogation scene the Joker has been taken into custody after he was tricked into thinking Harvey was Batman. Where the suspense comes in, is while the Joker is in prison Rachel and Harvey go missing and because of that Gordon calls upon Batman to get the truth from the Joker. Batman needs for the Joker to reveal where Rachel and Harvey are. This scene is very suspenseful because this is the first time the Joker and Batman have spoken face to face. The Joker is trying to manipulate Batman in to being on his side by telling him, “To them you 're just a freak like me. They need you right now but at the first sign of trouble they 'll cast you off.” The dialogue used by the Joker makes Batman allow himself to be the villain. Batman has to become the villain in order to save Rachel and