Chapter Two

I’m sure that everybody has dreamt about being a hero as a child. Growing up, that’s what kids are taught to like- the perfect hero who fights for justice and always wins. Over the last two years, I have been dubbing shows and doing voice acting for YouTube skits and shows, giving me plenty of acting experience. With this experience, I know how much fun acting can be. Unfortunately, I know how boring some roles can be as well. Due to my previous experiences in acting, if I were given the choice…

Lee Stewart is about a team of orphan children who are on a mission to stop the Sender. This team is the Mysterious Benedict Society; consisting of Reynie, Kate, Constance, and Sticky. With the help of Mr. Benedict himself, as well as Rhonda, Number Two, and Milligan; the team is to pose as students at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened. Here is where they would hopefully gain knowledge about the messages that the Sender uses to have profound effects on people. By profound, I don’t…

The Riddler seems to suffer from a narcissistic personality disorder, one of the hybrid methodologies of DMS-5 personality disorders. There are very few biological symptoms that The Riddler has other than having a slim frame, but that hardly constitutes a biological symptom (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). His slim build could possibly be due to his high energy, which could be due to his constant anxiety. His psychological symptoms however are high in amounts and all vary on a spectrum…

a bang as it establish a world of heroes and villains. The DC universe will take a slightly different approach compared to Marvel’s style of setting up story origins while combining the plot of the movies in later team-ups. In “Batman v Superman,” two of the most famous DC characters will fit against each other. The hero of Gotham, Batman is going to face his most powerful opponent in Superman. Zach Snyder, the director, said that in the movie, Batman (Ben Affleck) is 45 to 46 years old. He…

Horror fiction in the 21st century has gradually developed far from its origins, to the extent where classic horror novellas of the Victorian period are considered to be parodies of how people interpret horror now. Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of the novella has written it very cleverly, with particular techniques utilized that have a greater impact on the readers that make it more than just any thriller and shocker. Moreover, the novella has been made as a shock which depends on…

“All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy” - The Joker. This quote expresses that it takes just one experience to shape a person's character, one negative experience is all it takes to influence and inspire an individual to think differently and utilize this dark psychological thought process to cause destruction as a means of revenge or to dispense the same suffering on others. Consequently, becoming an evil and sinister individual similar to The Joker. An execrable…

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…

I should have never listened to Traci in the first place,” Theo said apologetically. “You two are under arrest for the murder of Ashley Reynolds,” Officer Ryan yelled as he barged through the door. “Why did you have to tell everyone Theo! We could have gotten away with it!” Traci screamed. “How could you do this to him!?” Skye asked angrily…

On July 20, 2012, Jon Blunk demonstrated the act of unconditional love for his girlfriend in Aurora, Colorado at a movie theater. During the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the assailant, James Holmes, began his attack on the crowd. Amid the booming shots of gunfire and smoke, Blunk sacrificed his life by laying on top of his girlfriend, Jansen Young. To protect her from being shot, Blunk pushed his girlfriend under the seats and laid on top of her to keep her safe from danger.…

In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson, portrays the subject curiosity very well because other subjects such as duality and temptation are a result of it. Each character in the story has a different and distinct curiosity and those who do not choose to unravel the mystery are considered as bland and unimportant. All big ideas start off as small and innocent ones, but it is up to a person’s curiosity to where and how far they will take it. This curiosity separates the ones…