Running head: FILM RESPONSE PAPER 1Film Response PaperStudent’s NameInstitutional Affiliation
FILM RESPONSE PAPER 2Film Response PaperThe final monologue of the film The Dark Knight brings out a number of themes in the story to a logical conclusion. Some of the themes in the film are principles, defeat, rules and order, identity and justice and judgment. Bruce Wayne has powers that can fight crime but they are limited. As a man, he can be killed, corrupted or even defeated. As a symbol, he can be so much more. Towards the end of the movie, Bruce Wayne becomes an uncontainable force to the society. The Dark Knight focuses on the theme of incorruptibility of good and ways of coping with the belief in the incorruptibility of good. Batman never succumbs to his darn inner urges. Bruce Wayne states “I’ve seen what I have to become to fight men like him,” and rejects …show more content…
The two, Batman and Joker have a showdown in the Gotham city streets. Joker, urges Batman manically, “Hit Me!”as Batman is propelled towards him (Nolan, 2008). Batman feels the urge to hit Joker and he wants to but he isin conflict because he knows that he cannot violate his moral code. Batman almost sacrifices himself in order to prevent himself from hitting the Joker and breaking his moral codes. In such as scene, Batman strongly brings out the theme of incorruptibility of good. Batman does not seekto kill the people who do evil, though he has the power to do so, but he seeks to bring them to justice. The theme of justice features in the film too. The film sets up the dichotomy between Joker and Batman as that of evil versus good. The theme of incorruptibility of good is witnessed in the words that Harvey Dent speaks, “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain” (Nolan,
FILM RESPONSE PAPER 2Film Response PaperThe final monologue of the film The Dark Knight brings out a number of themes in the story to a logical conclusion. Some of the themes in the film are principles, defeat, rules and order, identity and justice and judgment. Bruce Wayne has powers that can fight crime but they are limited. As a man, he can be killed, corrupted or even defeated. As a symbol, he can be so much more. Towards the end of the movie, Bruce Wayne becomes an uncontainable force to the society. The Dark Knight focuses on the theme of incorruptibility of good and ways of coping with the belief in the incorruptibility of good. Batman never succumbs to his darn inner urges. Bruce Wayne states “I’ve seen what I have to become to fight men like him,” and rejects …show more content…
The two, Batman and Joker have a showdown in the Gotham city streets. Joker, urges Batman manically, “Hit Me!”as Batman is propelled towards him (Nolan, 2008). Batman feels the urge to hit Joker and he wants to but he isin conflict because he knows that he cannot violate his moral code. Batman almost sacrifices himself in order to prevent himself from hitting the Joker and breaking his moral codes. In such as scene, Batman strongly brings out the theme of incorruptibility of good. Batman does not seekto kill the people who do evil, though he has the power to do so, but he seeks to bring them to justice. The theme of justice features in the film too. The film sets up the dichotomy between Joker and Batman as that of evil versus good. The theme of incorruptibility of good is witnessed in the words that Harvey Dent speaks, “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain” (Nolan,