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The Dark Knight presentation
- 1. The Dark Knight ASMedia-Research Max Gilbart
- 2. Main Characters •Christian Baleas Bruce Wayne / Batman: -A billionaire dedicated to protecting Gotham City from the criminal underworld by night. •Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth: -Bruce's trusted butler and confidante. His supply of useful advice to Bruce and his likeness as a father figure has led to him being labeled "Batman's batman“ •Heath Ledger as the Joker: -Throughout the film, the Joker states his desire to upset social order through crime, and comes to define himself by his conflict with Batman. •Gary Oldman as James Gordon: -A lieutenant in the Gotham City Police Department and one of the city's few honest police officers. He forms a tenuous, unofficial alliance with Batman and Dent. •Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face: -The district attorney who is hailed as Gotham's "White Knight". His battle with the criminal underworld leaves him disfigured, transforming him into a murderer bent on revenge.
- 3. Plot Summary •Batman raisesthe stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. •The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
- 4. Mise En Scene •An example of mise en scene in the dark knight could be the joker. The Joker has always been portrayed the villain in the Batman films, because of the iconic image he had portrayed throughout DC comics. In my opinion the Joker’s clothing is a crucial part to his identity, purple and green represents the madness in his performance. I would put the Joker in the under class category because of his criminal characteristics. The face paint can resemble war paint, but he puts fear into the audience and victims due to the resemblance of a clown, which a lot of people have a phobia of. His mouth may link to his past due to the scars and also danger because of the red make up that surrounds it. • Another example of mise en scene could be the how colour can stand out in a film. At first you think a school bus as a getaway vehicle isn’t the best choice until he joins the queue of other yellow buses. This reveals the criminal brilliance with the timing of the perfect getaway.
- 5. Iconography • For theiconography of dark knight includes the main character Bruce Wayne/ Batman. • Not only does this documentary investigate the mental attitude of the mysterious caped crusader along with selective interviews from various expert, but also put some brilliant resemblances between the Batman and Theodore Roosevelt. • The filmmakers shows how spiritual iconography greatly influenced the development of the Batman character.
- 6. Ideology • The Jokeris unique because he represents an ideology and not an identifiable “tribe” that commits crimes. And with this look he is not a clear cut character of how he may act (hence the mask) and shows that he is more dangerous than a mere criminal. His mask itself serves the rhetorical purpose of both appearing ridiculous as well as disguising motive.
- 7. Genre Features • Fromthe opening six minutes the film really lives up to how a thriller genre should really be. Which in this case is having a strong start all the way to the end. The film produces that after having such a crucial opening making the viewer even more on the edge of their seat. In this instance straight away a crime is underway with a bank robbery planned by the joker...