|
|
 |
|
|
The pressure and
escalating events in
the Dark Knight
curiously bring to
question, what do
you believe in? More
importantly when do
you stop believing?
For Harvey Dent, the
flip of a coin decides
the outcome of ones
actions, good or bad
after Rachel's death.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christopher Nolan's work on the Dark Knight is a stunning display of how the limits of the human will becomes emotionally pushed
to a point where violence is a necessity to combat an evil that works as an agent of chaos. Batman and Harvey dent are both
reaching for the same goal for Gotham city of purging its crime and corruption. While Batman assumes an alias to break the law
in order to bring justice through combating the assailants with force, Harvey dent achieves a similar effect with the justice
system. The effectiveness of such a team however is highly limited as there exists rules. Batman won't kill anyone, and neither
can Harvey Dent (since he has a coin with two heads). The joker has an opposite existence in pure chaos, where he is unbound
by any rule and acts fully of his own accord, with escalating violence.
Violence is an extent of different emotions in most cases, such as revenge, guilt, pleasure, judgement and even loyalty as seen
with the Batman duplicates early in the film. The darkness of the movie is disturbing because of the relation of one's madness
spawning new acts of violence, as seen when those who are loved re lost. Notable in the film-making though is the restraint for
the full visualization of violent acts, as this forces the viewer to imagine the after effects, because each scene is built up with a
high amount of tension. The lasting quality of this approach makes it very uncomfortable as the emotions of the viewer become
changed in how they perceive the act and its sinister darkness. The joker with his knife to the mobster's face is chilling example
where one can visualize the act without having to see it in the cut.
|
|
|
|
|