The dark night, by far one of my favorite “superhero” movies, has also been a favorite of the general public. The dark night has many themes to it and imperialism can somehow be tied into it. Throughout the movie we experience a fight between evil and bad. The joker somehow overpowers the whole town of Gotham city. His acts all depend on weather the people do what he wants when he wants it. Its rather easy, give him what he wants and he wont do any harm, or at least in most of the cases that's how it goes. He pretty much has the town tied around his finger, and this is where batman comes in to try to stop his wrongdoings. the joker pretty much has control of Gotham as a whole.
The citizens of Gotham city are all scared of the joker and what he can do to them and their families if his needs, or what he wants and demands, are not met. In imperialism one dominant nation has control of a number of countries. In this case we can classify the joker as the dominant nation and the residents of Gotham as the smaller countries. He pretty much has control of everything. Their economical status, because if the more damage he causes ,if he doesn't get what he wants, then the more money the city has to waist in fixing his all his wrong acts. The character of the joker also has political power in some way. In this movie politics play a big part. As we see one of the main characters Harvey dent trying to run for a higher position and batman himself fighting against the criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The joker then sets out to make both of these men loose their minds and try to turn them around by overpowering them. so the political standing of these two men are then put at jeopardy by the acts of the bad guy.
the joker not only hold imperial power of the city of Gotham but also of the men and women who live and work in and for the city itself. He decides to make master plans to create chaos and accomplishes his goals of turning one good man into a bad man. His imperialist ideas make him a creator of chaos and an unstoppable villain who tries to make the most out of his own power.
The citizens of Gotham city are all scared of the joker and what he can do to them and their families if his needs, or what he wants and demands, are not met. In imperialism one dominant nation has control of a number of countries. In this case we can classify the joker as the dominant nation and the residents of Gotham as the smaller countries. He pretty much has control of everything. Their economical status, because if the more damage he causes ,if he doesn't get what he wants, then the more money the city has to waist in fixing his all his wrong acts. The character of the joker also has political power in some way. In this movie politics play a big part. As we see one of the main characters Harvey dent trying to run for a higher position and batman himself fighting against the criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The joker then sets out to make both of these men loose their minds and try to turn them around by overpowering them. so the political standing of these two men are then put at jeopardy by the acts of the bad guy.
the joker not only hold imperial power of the city of Gotham but also of the men and women who live and work in and for the city itself. He decides to make master plans to create chaos and accomplishes his goals of turning one good man into a bad man. His imperialist ideas make him a creator of chaos and an unstoppable villain who tries to make the most out of his own power.
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| In this picture we see the character of the joker walking around the city of Gotham. In his hands he holds a card of a joker which represents his character and in his other hand he holds a knife with which he does all his wrong acts. we can see that he appears to be bigger than all the things surrounding him. this shows that he has the power and that no one, not even Batman, can seem to bring him down. This movie is imperialistic because the joker holds power of the whole city of Gotham and the residents and civilians of it. sources: http://encefalus.com/general/dark-knight-psychology/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/plotsummary |
