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Holy Political Commentary, Batman
PostedAugust 3, 2008
CancerFilms
from Bloomfield, NJ
I had been away in Europe the past few weeks and by the time I got back, everyone I knew had seen The Dark Knight. Of course I got the typical, "Wow, this is such a great movie," "Heath's performance is one for the ages," and much more of the well-deserved praise for what I must admit is one of the best movies I have seen in years.
What no one did tell me was how political it was and how much Christopher Nolan and his scribe brother (Jonathan) commented on the post-9/11 culture in the United States.
Hitting on the obvious post-terrorist-attack elements of fear and vengeance, the Nolans also got across the point that in order to beat the bad guy, you need to sink to his/her level, and make decisions that may be unethical, but necessary to win the battle.
Batman not only walked that fine line of ethics in his war with the Joker, but crossed it, hell, even jumped over it. But I think the point the Nolans were trying to make was that after you crossed that line and won the war, are you able to then go back?
The "war" in the Dark Knight would seemingly be over once the Joker has been defeated. But what about the next villain? What would Batman need to do to stop him/her?
That's also the problem in real life. Who knows when the war will be over? Who decides that? The people who break the rules to fight the war?
What no one did tell me was how political it was and how much Christopher Nolan and his scribe brother (Jonathan) commented on the post-9/11 culture in the United States.
Hitting on the obvious post-terrorist-attack elements of fear and vengeance, the Nolans also got across the point that in order to beat the bad guy, you need to sink to his/her level, and make decisions that may be unethical, but necessary to win the battle.
Batman not only walked that fine line of ethics in his war with the Joker, but crossed it, hell, even jumped over it. But I think the point the Nolans were trying to make was that after you crossed that line and won the war, are you able to then go back?
The "war" in the Dark Knight would seemingly be over once the Joker has been defeated. But what about the next villain? What would Batman need to do to stop him/her?
That's also the problem in real life. Who knows when the war will be over? Who decides that? The people who break the rules to fight the war?
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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