Joker

The concept of evil has changed drastically from the Anglo-Saxon culture to the Modern American culture. In the Anglo-Saxon culture, everyone sees the villain as evil. In the Modern American culture, villains are created to be both evil and likable. In the poem Beowulf, Grendel is an unlikable villain. Grendel possesses no qualities that make readers want to enjoy him. Grendel is described as a deformed figure that kills people with no remorse. These qualities show that Grendel is created to be…

The villain always has the most exquisite costumes which help to add to their memorability such as the Joker in The Dark Knight as Christopher Nolan’s Joker is seen as darker and more sinister when compared to that of Tim Burton's (which is also deemed as iconic) what made this recreation memorable was that it was true to the image fabricated in the 1980's classics like The Dark…

Poe often uses words and actions to imply the opposite of their literal meanings. Explain how Poe uses this technique to develop the story. Use examples from the story to explain your answer. I’m and going to write about how Author Poe uses words and actions to imply the opposite of their literal meanings. Poe does this in the story The Cask of Amontillado. Author Edgar Allen Poe goes out of his way to write stories that imply the opposite of their literal meanings to make the story…

Christian Terry Professor Buckley English 112 9/21/17 Morality “Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts” (Aristotle). As a child, we don’t know the difference between right and wrong. We start to obtain this information through our environment and emotional experiences. It could also be said that we can create our own values, and sets of principles through the use of something called morals…

We all possess gut reactions to the things we hear and see. It is something that comes natural to us considering it is the response we have before we even realize we are having a reaction. These kind of quick judgements can be a positive or negative aspects depending on the situation; however, our general gut reaction towards seeing or hearing about someone with a mental illness is a bad one. Often times we get a feeling of uneasiness around people who are diagnosed with a mental illness and we…

Mark Hamill and Patrick stewart Mark Hamill and Patrick Stewart have very similar careers in science fiction and voice acting but there are a lot of differences between them. First of all Mark Hamill was born in 1951 in on september 25 in Oakland California,on the other hand Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield England. While Mark grew up with seven siblings, Patrick grew up with his brother in a two room house. Mark Hamill’s and Patrick Stewart’s first acting careers were very similar,…

Batman wants order in Gotham, while the Joker wants chaos. Batman appears sane and moral whereas the Joker is insane and morally deprived. Batman wants peace and the Joker craves conflict. While watching this movie, Batman starts to wonder if he actually wants peace and this poses the question; if Batman somewhere deep down, is he as insane as the Joker? This teachers us that the villain as an archetype means that none of us are really the hero…

Tim Burton Style Analysis & Technique Paper Since 1971, Tim Burton has directed over 30 memorable films which all had a very similar themes of fantasy, horror, dark, gothic and quirk like films. Some of his most commonly known films are, Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman (1989) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Burton has worked with many popular actors, such as Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. A large part of Tim Burton’s successful career came from working with Walt Disney,…

the Arkham Asylum. Harley is made into a villain after she falls in love with a maniac, the hero’s enemy, the Joker. “Harleen fell in love with the villain, broke him out of Arkham and devoted her life to making him happy and spreading his bloody brand of mayhem.”(“Harley Quinn” 2017) In the story, Harley’s goal is not to torment Batman or his city, instead she just wants to make the Joker happy and would stop at nothing to do so. Harley is misunderstood as a psychotic sidekick, but she is…

Batman and the Watchmen have revised the image of what a superhero is by being described as a vigilante. Superman works with the government and stay invisible and abides by their every rule. While Batman argues, “You gave them the power that should’ve been ours” (32). Batman is motivated to fight law breakers because of the death of his parents. Dressed in a costume he’d go looking for crime to stop. Though he is fighting crime for the greater good he is still breaking the law. All other…