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2008: THE DARK KNIGHT v. The Joker v. The Ethics of Heroism
Manage episode 337864911 series 2865408
This city deserves a better class of podcast, and we're gonna give it to them!
In this episode, Mike and Brian trade in their hockey pants for body armor to revisit director Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," which made over $1 billion at the box office and just might be the best comic book movie ever made. ... Or is it?
To answer that question, they explore the ripple effects of heroism, what gives heroes like Bruce Wayne/Batman the right to fight crime, how the ethical questions surrounding the war on terror influenced movies like this and Marvel's "Iron Man," and if visceral "cool" is enough to excuse weak thematic threads.
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Manage episode 337864911 series 2865408
This city deserves a better class of podcast, and we're gonna give it to them!
In this episode, Mike and Brian trade in their hockey pants for body armor to revisit director Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," which made over $1 billion at the box office and just might be the best comic book movie ever made. ... Or is it?
To answer that question, they explore the ripple effects of heroism, what gives heroes like Bruce Wayne/Batman the right to fight crime, how the ethical questions surrounding the war on terror influenced movies like this and Marvel's "Iron Man," and if visceral "cool" is enough to excuse weak thematic threads.
Want to curate a future episode? BECOME A PATRON.
Agree or disagree with our takes? EMAIL BestPictureThis@gmail.com
And for 16 years of Golden Takes, head over to Letterboxd.
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