Robbie Abraham 5/18/17 The Dark Knight Neo Noir Challenge
Commentary on dark and light. Neo-noir, unlike classic noir, does not require darkness to be dark. Instead, the darkness resides in the shadows cast by daylight. Director Christopher Nolan doesn’t rely on the darkness in all his films, but The Dark Knight still heavily relies on ideas about dark and light. We see this in its name (The Dark Knight), but also in the film’s sometimes harsh lighting and in the inversion of what ought to be Gotham City’s night life. Because Batman, the titular Dark Knight, deals his vigilante justice in the shadows of the evening, criminals work during daylight hours instead. The Joker calls the gangsters in the movie out on their behavior,
Commentary on dark and light. Neo-noir, unlike classic noir, does not require darkness to be dark. Instead, the darkness resides in the shadows cast by daylight. Director Christopher Nolan doesn’t rely on the darkness in all his films, but The Dark Knight still heavily relies on ideas about dark and light. We see this in its name (The Dark Knight), but also in the film’s sometimes harsh lighting and in the inversion of what ought to be Gotham City’s night life. Because Batman, the titular Dark Knight, deals his vigilante justice in the shadows of the evening, criminals work during daylight hours instead. The Joker calls the gangsters in the movie out on their behavior,