part three (SPOILERS)
tomorrow, Korea. today, more thoughts on The Dark Knight.
#1
the Joker's scar stories actually prefigure what happens to Harvey and Rachel.
In both tales there is a helpless woman under threat and in each case the Joker's helpless. He can only watch as his father mutilates his mother, and he can't save his wife from 'the sharks'. This parallels with Harvey only being able to listen in as Rachel meets her doom.
One could say Joker sees sanity as weakness - I mean, can you imagine Joker doing nothing, cowering in fear? It just shows how completely different he was before the 'one bad day' occurred. Sane and afraid.
#2
Would Harvey Two Face ever have considered going after Bruce on his deranged quest for justice, knowing Rachel had feelings for him?
Another thought - should Batman have taken off his mask to prove to Harvey that he wasnt the only one who 'lost everything'? In a film this prismatic though, such an action would either have defused the situation or made it 10 times worse. Sure, Gordon would find out the Bat is Bruce Wayne, but maybe Harvey Dent would have laid down his arms knowing that he wasnt the only one to have lost a loved one, knowing Bruce loved Dawes too. and knowing Bruce Wayne's tragic past, maybe he would have been reminded that tragedy doesnt have to end in horrible vengeance - it can also inspire men to fight for justice, whilst dressed up as a giant bloody bat.
fucking stupid film.
tomorrow, Korea. today, more thoughts on The Dark Knight.
#1
the Joker's scar stories actually prefigure what happens to Harvey and Rachel.
In both tales there is a helpless woman under threat and in each case the Joker's helpless. He can only watch as his father mutilates his mother, and he can't save his wife from 'the sharks'. This parallels with Harvey only being able to listen in as Rachel meets her doom.
One could say Joker sees sanity as weakness - I mean, can you imagine Joker doing nothing, cowering in fear? It just shows how completely different he was before the 'one bad day' occurred. Sane and afraid.
#2
Would Harvey Two Face ever have considered going after Bruce on his deranged quest for justice, knowing Rachel had feelings for him?
Another thought - should Batman have taken off his mask to prove to Harvey that he wasnt the only one who 'lost everything'? In a film this prismatic though, such an action would either have defused the situation or made it 10 times worse. Sure, Gordon would find out the Bat is Bruce Wayne, but maybe Harvey Dent would have laid down his arms knowing that he wasnt the only one to have lost a loved one, knowing Bruce loved Dawes too. and knowing Bruce Wayne's tragic past, maybe he would have been reminded that tragedy doesnt have to end in horrible vengeance - it can also inspire men to fight for justice, whilst dressed up as a giant bloody bat.
fucking stupid film.
Wow. You do really like that movie. But what are your thoughts on Korea?
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