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    The Dark Knight is a story about a well-known superhero, Batman, and his crime fighting adventures against villains, specifically, the Joker. There are a lot of different points in this movie that prove it really is an outstanding piece of art. Rotten Tomatoes, a website that gives a percentage rating based off of positive review ratings, gave The Dark Knight a 94 percent. There are a lot of things done well, like an interesting plot, well developed characters, thrilling scenes, and excellent…

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    In the movie the Dark Knight the boat scene exemplifies what Joshua Greene calls a prisoners dilemma, because it involves two groups people who are put in the situation of checks between if the citizens or criminals of Gotham should live. They are given the option of pressing the button on the detonator and blowing up opposite boat and killing all who are in it. Greene states that the prisoner's dilemma is a way to explain why a persons morals are the way they. The prisoner's dilemma involves…

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    Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is one of the best iterations of Batman since the concept of Batman was first created in 1939; the film offers easy to digest bites of philosophy and a deeper look into human nature. At the same time, The Dark Knight provides insight into society's views on mental illness, what society believes mental illness looks like, and society's views toward the justice system. The Dark Knight is the highest grossing Batman film since the first Batman movie (ironically…

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    The Dark Knight, a film directed by the acclaimed Christopher Nolan, is a great piece of art on multiple levels. In most cases, these levels are understood and delved into deeper each time a person watches the movie. The first time, the movie offers a super-villain for the most well-known hero to defeat as well as the story of the transformation of a man from the city 's most promising District Attorney to the city 's most vengeful menace. The second time, since the explosions and action…

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    Kings, Lords, Nobles, Knights and, Peasants. During this time period, there was a Feudal system in place. This system meant that if someone like a peasant worked for a lord or the King, they would be rewarded with land. This system kept everyone satisfied. To be a knight meant that you were to fight, protect and work for the Lords of an area. Since the knights represented people of higher social status, there was a specific way for them to dress and act. When someone was a knight, a lot was…

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    Medieval Knight (Discuss the concept of chivalry according to the texts: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Song of Roland, Perceval: The Story of the Grail, Morte d'Arthur) Chivalry has always existed in a sense, but has been defined uniquely depending on the culture. Most military forces had a code of ethics they were to follow. During the twelfth century in Europe the medieval chivalry code is "best defined as an aristocratic ethos that prescribed what qualities and attributes a knight…

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    The Dark Knight is a movie released in 2008 directed by Christopher Nolan, based on a man called Bruce Wayne which becomes a superhero to compete with criminals to put them in prison until they pay their conviction. The expectancy of this superhero called Batman (The Dark Knight) is to put all criminal in prison, which against the city called Gotham City. The Gotham city is a city with many criminals, where the justice cannot control them and batman decided to become a vigilant to beat these…

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    The Dark Knight in my opinion one of the best movies ever made. The color, editing, sound effects, and acting are superb. Growing up a Batman and superhero fan you would even appreciate this film even more. I think it is the best Batman film made to date. If you have not seen I would highly suggest watching this film. The rest of this film will be an analysis of different dynamics of the Dark Knight. Batman (Christian Bale) is hoping to hand on his fighting obligations to D.A Harvey Dent…

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    of hats, from defending their king to joining competitions. The Code of Chivalry, as quoted in the beginning, was required for them to abide by in every aspect of their lives. They, of course, boasted impeccable armor. These were the knights of the Middle Ages. Knights, who first stepped onto the scene because nobles with land desired property protection, performed countless duties. Their first duty was to defend the life and land of their…

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    followed the ideals and values of courtly love and chivalry and those who did not in his Arthurian Romances. Like many of the Arthurian romances, in the story of “Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart”, the significances…

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