Batman Forever

The final evolution of the Joker took a sinister twist back to his roots. In the 2008 film The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger played the darkest version of the Joker yet. The entire film was a social commentary on the War on Terror and the Joker was the symbol of the Taliban and the fear that accompanies it (Message Movies?). The Joker still lacked a plan, mirroring the Taliban’s lack of plan in their holy war against the West. The Heath Ledger Joker said “Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You…

Crusader: What Batman Films tell Us About Crime and Deviance,” explore the “sociology of deviance” within the Batman trilogy (Wonser, p. 1). Throughout discussing the relevancy of deviance and crime in fiction films within modern society, particularly centring on the Batman series over the last decade. Current motion pictures consistently explore criminology in the many forms it presumes in, thus presenting cultural relevant themes of deviance. Wonser and Boyn’s work analyzes the Batman films…

The dark knight, a symbol of justice and strength, Huckleberry Finn a poor boy living in the south, seemingly incomparable, Bruce Wayne and Huckleberry are both orphans, plagued by isolation. Bruce’s parents were murdered by thugs in the streets of Gotham. Huck’s mom died before the book begins, and his father is an abusive, negligent alcoholic. In the isolated world of an orphan, both Bruce Wayne and Huckleberry Finn adopt father figures. For Bruce Wayne Alfred Pennyworth, his butler, becomes a…

As a society, we are exposed to movies about heroes such as batman, superman, spider man, and many other more. They all fight to make their world a better place against an evil villain but we don’t tend to pay attention on the motives that the villain has in order to commit the crimes. The Dark Knight, is about Batman fighting the Joker whose plan is to destroy Gotham. What motives the Joker? What does he want? The theory that best explains the joker would fall under Psychological Abnormality.…

Without any conflict a story-(read: a movie)-is boring. Some people are drawn to the dark motives and actions of the villains and because of this more often than not the villain is more liked than the hero. Movies have transpired to show the hero in a good light that’s enjoyable and believable. But a man’s worth can only ever truly be measured by the weight of those that stand against them. In days of old it was easy enough to throw a black hat on a man and show him shoot a few people and…

are not strong enough to endure through their trials need someone, anyone, to save them. In comic books, there are heroes on every page. Superman, Batman, the Flash etc. but in this world that these…

He was the top scientist at the Oscorp laboratory. He was designing a hover pad, and a chemical that is supposed to make a human stronger and better without any side affects. The government did not approve because of his one test failure of the many he had on animals. He was going to lose his job unless he proved that it worked on humans without side affects. He tested it on himself and became The Green Goblin. He killed his fellow scientist and the government people who would accept his ideas.…

Growing up, I never read comic books, but I did watch the movies and TV shows. Specifically the ones based on superheroes. Sitting around the TV with all of my friends, eating snacks as we watched old VHS reruns of the 1966 series Batman and the 1952 series Adventures of Superman. We would have the best time watching an episode then reenacting it the best we could. They were great shows for children my age. They had bright colors and interesting sound effects that really kept our attention. The…

The character of Batman is considered to be one of the world’s classic and modern day superhero. His story has taken on many different forms from comics, to TV series, and to today’s modern cinematography. However, I want to discuss the story of Batman and its famous characters based off of the 2000’s version of the current films. We have all come to know Batman as a vigilante who fights bad people as he conceals his true identity as Gotham’s renowned playboy and millionaire, Bruce Wayne. I…

For example the DC movie, Batman Begins, made $205,343,774 in 2005 in the other hand the Marvel movie, Iron Man, made over $582,443,126 in 2008. The Webpage, The Richest, wrote “Marvel films have grossed more than $190 million but the average for DC is only $129 million”(Dingman). The movie Batman Begins is one of the most popular movies of DC and Batman is the most favorite superhero for a lot of people but it didn’t become as popular as…