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Batman, the Dark Knight is a serioussss piece of work. But is it a masterpiece?

Posted by Arashmania • 7/25/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: action movies, dark knight, entertainment, heath ledger, joker, philosophy and ethics

I did enjoy the Batman movie without question. And I was excited about it because I love Nolan's work. But to me it doesn't stand up to some of his previous work like "Memento".

It does address some interesting philosophical and ethical issues though. I was even inspired for a post.

action-films-thrillers.suite101.com/article.cfm/batman_and_ethics

(Caution: It may contain spoilers)

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7/25/08

weblogian

I have seen this same thread before

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7/25/08

Arashmania

this one's better though ; )

(just kidding)

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7/25/08

lotusb

There were also quite a few political references. When joker was talking about no one caring when soldiers die, but getting riled up when the average joe is killed. Awesome that they put that in.

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7/25/08

kstien1959

I loved The Dark Knight and I have never seen Memento. Anyway, one thing that it touched upon is one hero sacrificing his reputation in order to keep a city from chaos. Then there are the political references that lotusb touches upon.

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7/25/08

Arashmania

Absolutely ... well it raises questions of utilitarianism, is it ok to sacrifice a few to save many? And the Joker is the devil's advocate here, while Batman does not get away with his hands clean.

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