Joker

is good. In The Killing Joke, the Joker tried to make Gordon go insane using the memory of the attack on his daughter against him. It is true that “memories are what our reason is based upon” and torturing his daughter right in front of Gordon would theoretically imbalance that reason and make him go insane (Moore, Bolland). Gordon is the perfect example of a choice because instead of going insane and taking up revenge as the Joker had done, he requested the Joker be “brought in by the book,”…

Socrates: During the film, it is established that the character of Harvey Dent has done a lot of good for the city of Gotham, however, if he is convicted of committing crimes of his own, all the men he has put in jail will be let free. Is Batman justified in taking the blame for Harvey Dent’s crimes to ensure the convicted criminals stay behind bars? Nolan: Taking the blame for a crime you haven’t committed but for the greater good of a safer society has merit. Socrates: Is it not a…

Black Swan It’s fascinating how people go to great lengths to get what they want or to pursue their goals. These actions that go beyond the extent of the audience’s imagination are what make movies consuming. Overall, the movie “Black Swan” shows such strange and creepy images that made me wonder what is a hallucination and what is real throughout the whole movie, and that thought kept me absorbed. The fragile and pure main character, Nina, who perfectly symbolizes the white swan, is constantly…

Heroes have never been a shortcoming in stories. This includes the Babylonian Myth The Epic of Gilgamesh. However, the type of heroes in modern day culture compared to the one in 1200 BCE are a tad different. When comparing The Epic of Gilgamesh to The Dark Knight version of Batman, the story lines share a lot of similarities. Even with three centuries between the time the tales were told, the themes are parallel. For example, both protagonists have experienced abnormal childhood circumstances,…

Dini and Bruce Timm needed to create a sidekick for the infamous Joker character. They tossed around the idea of adding more female characters to the show. After watching a clip from Arleen Sorkin’s take on a harlequin on Days of Our Lives, Paul Dini was inspired by his friend’s character.…

Joker and Superman are similar but superman is just stronger and has powers while joker is extremely smart and evil.But they both are still not as powerful as doomsday.He is not as smart as superman or joker but he is stronger than both.Doomsday and Superman have similar powers and strength but doomsday has the ability to come back to life.Superman cant…

as the sarcastic Private Davis or “Joker”; the film portrays the gruelling experience of the Vietnam war through the perspective of new U.S recruits. Neglecting to adhere to the conventional narrative plot structure, Full Metal Jacket is separated into two distinctive parts. The film opens while the heads of the young, unsuspecting troops are being shaved to music of the corny, twangy blues…

patient known as the Joker, who she tries to free from the asylum. Of course in doing so, she gets caught in her attempt to free the Joker from the mental hospital, and as a result, gets herself admitted to the institute. Lucky for her, a big earthquake causes the hospital to crumble and she is able to escape, finally free to be next…

Killing joke the reader will see at the beginning, Batman goes to visit The Joker in Arkham Asylum. Batman confronts The Joker on the futility of their relationship, and explains that it will only result in either his or The Joker's death in the future. Throughout The Killing Joke there are flashbacks showing the different obstacles in life The Joker has faced and his decisions and how they affected who has become. The Joker is shown making the choice to leave his job and follow his dream to be…

Whoosh! The big roller coaster zoomed past me. It was my first time at Six Flags. So far we had rode about six roller coasters and we were waiting in line to ride the Joker. I watched as each cart slowly crawled up the tracks till they reached the top, then all of a sudden the cart would begin to lean forward and spin upside down while it followed the track’s ups and downs until finally, Bam! Screech! Clunk! The cart would come to a screeching halt and as the people inside waited to be let…