Dark matter

is for people who are are in love, happy, and glad. The eyes show and see all. But this is only a small part of what I can see when I look someone in the eyes. In the distance, thunder echoed, causing people to look around in concern for rain. Dark clouds over looked the town, making little children constantly duck inside whenever they felt a drop of water. There were no stars out tonight, and the moon shone faintly behind a haze of clouds. A gentle breeze swished through the small town,…

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…

In the darkest of situation people cling onto hope that there is light in the end. Our generation is so focused on the negative and the dark, sometimes we miss when something good unfolds right in front of our eyes. In Emily Bronte's’ novel, Wuthering Heights, through dark manipulative torture and seemingless heartbreak, small moments of light peak through the novel. Through Hindley’s abuse on Heathcliff, Heathcliff finds his light and happiness through his time with Catherine. The moment…

Hop-Frog is a dark revenge story by Edgar Allan Poe, that perfectly captures human capacity of evil. In Dark Romaticism, the protagonists are similar to antagonists because they are all prone to sin. The “good guy” would have a dark side and capacity for evil. As such, The protagonist in Hop-Frog is portraited as cruel and inhumane as his nature. With that being said, All the characters malevolent motives and actions are indicative of the Dark Romantic Movement. Hop Frog and his friend…

purpose. It seems inescapable, with numerous signs up and down the highway (O’Connor 407). No matter how long the family drives, Red Sammy is always there, and his restaurant is always waiting. It is also the first ‘dark’ place the family comes across since the beginning of the trip. It resembles Hell, as a “long dark room” with red and black paint (O’Connor 407). It is meant to be a place of laughter, but dark topics are spoken of and it provokes an unnerving feeling. To the reader, it has the…

An air of gloominess surrounds the Middle Ages, from the weariness of everyday people’s lives, to the battles and wars fought by knights. ”There is something dark and wintry about the atmosphere of the later Middle Ages”-Lytton Strachey. This period, after the fall of the western Roman Empire and before the Renaissance, was when no progress was made in culture or education because of the lack of a central government. This crisis in the government caused people to focus their attention on…

When we think of Batman, the words “hope”, “justice”, and “incorruptibility” come to mind. He is The Dark Knight, a bat vigilante who fights to keep the fictional streets of Gotham safe. He is arguably one of the greatest superheroes ever created. He fights crime and faces some of the most insane villains in comic book history. What makes him stand out from the rest is that, as Wikipedia states, “unlike most superheroes, Batman does not possess any superpowers; rather, he relies on his genius…

It takes many factors to make a good director: a director must be calm, he must be articulate, and most of all he should be inspiring. However, Christopher Nolan is not simply a good director, he is one of the greatest directors of all time. Not to mention his impeccable writing, his directing expertise is beyond comparison: he skillfully draws the best performances out of the renowned actors in his cast, his imaginative stories can bogle even the most ingenious of minds, and his movies, while…

The stillness of the air seemed to suck even the sound of my footfalls into the nothingness of a graveyard. Even the trees seemed not to rustle as if they were tense with nerves for what was to come. I could describe it as creepy, but eerie was closer to it. Everything was the same yet different. The fall trees stood naked as they had before, but their twigs curled in a distorted way, as if the tree itself screamed in pain. The sky was a mass of grey cloud, again so ordinary for October, but…

The Dark Knight There are few films that bring out the inner hero in people or simply the desire to do good, other than those about super heroes. The Dark Knight is no exception to the rule, as Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) also known as Batman is face to face with his greatest enemy the ever the sinister Joker (Heath Ledger). The director Christopher Nolans film adaptation on the Batman has a much darker and moral tone than others before it. From the dark streets of Gotham, the fictitious city…