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Essay / Review in The Dark Night: The Dark Night - 988
The theory of defects can be seen that without order there will be no anarchy, without murderers who kill without penance there will be no will not need the “hero” as protector for the people, the ordinary man. The first film to which I would also like to apply the fault line theory is The Dark Night (2008 directed by Christopher Nolan) in the second installment of the franchise Batman continues his war against crime with the help of Lieutenant Gordon and the prosecutor Harvey Dent, but a new evil rises in Gotham... The Joker. Bruce Wayne's origin story for Batman is filled with great, painful fear; his parents had died at the hands of criminals and wanted to rid his city of the polluted evil that had consumed it. He hoped to inspire the people of Gotham to stand up to these criminals, but that wasn't enough, he had to become more than just a man to inspire. The Batman was created to become an incorruptible and eternal symbol to bring about change in Gotham. The antithesis of Batman - The Joker, a terrorist and deranged killer. He is madness incarnate. However, there is a profound simplicity, a calm at times within the brutal character of the Joker. “Why so serious?” (Joker the Dark Knight). The character lies on the border between madness and great genius. It's this menacing attitude that makes him such a prolific villain, he wants nothing more than to be "an agent of chaos" (Joker The Dark Knight). He represents anarchy and madness, the creation of a changing society after 9/11, a terrorist threatening to speak out and challenge the government by going against the dominant system. He sets about tearing down the system from top to bottom, one by one, creating fear and anarchy. "The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules"...... middle of paper ...... in the foreground, the excessive greed of a man who will soon distance him from all his relationships. As in any rags to riches gangster story, we see Tony rise through the ranks, becoming a bodyguard for one of the big gangsters and quickly sees that to get ahead in this business, you have to step over people, pushing to the extreme the saying “do what it takes to move forward”. As his character grows throughout the film, we see Tony transform into a vicious and greedy man, his mantra of "the world is yours" showing that he wanted it all. He fought his way to the top; looking at all his old bosses, he now had what they had and more. Along the way, Tony confronts not only many people, but also a structure of values. In pursuing the American dream, he falls into the same trap as many others, the lure and lure of wealth, money that must be achieved no matter what...