tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638733241724408444.post2514509712028244134..comments2023-11-03T12:35:16.996+00:00Comments on Scribblings From My Desk: Film Review: The Dark Knightpeterdrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02314313313164750316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638733241724408444.post-38942836221585855832008-08-05T20:19:00.000+01:002008-08-05T20:19:00.000+01:00Thanks lads.Dave - thanks for the link to Tim Ches...Thanks lads.<BR/><BR/>Dave - thanks for the link to Tim Chester's post. Chris - your review was phenomenal - I think the link between the Joker and Nietzsche's madman is intriguing and something I've thought more about since reading your post.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.peterdrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314313313164750316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638733241724408444.post-37396430610289654802008-08-01T22:10:00.000+01:002008-08-01T22:10:00.000+01:00oyoy pete. glad you're back. tried calling tonight...oyoy pete. glad you're back. tried calling tonight but i guess you were out - hmm in fact, are you in lancaster at all? I'll try again tomorrow/saturday.<BR/><BR/>funny - I saw this on wednesday too. The political parallels with NY's ground zero were striking weren't they.Chris Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277300338582244889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638733241724408444.post-4212162760605541922008-08-01T20:53:00.000+01:002008-08-01T20:53:00.000+01:00Christian Bale went to your school... cool (am I n...Christian Bale went to your school... cool (am I now too old to use that word?).<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, very good analysis of the themes.<BR/><BR/>It is a common critique of many films I see in (presumably non-Christian) film reviews now that the solution to violence is found in violence (<A HREF="http://timchester.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/the-myth-of-redemptive-violence/" REL="nofollow">he says suddenly remembering Tim Chester's great post</A>). Still the Nolan's were much too keen to make clear that nothing is so clear cut and shows violence to be a imperfect response to violence, indeed as I think the bible presents it. Batman comes close to following the way of Christ and self-sacrifice to stem the violence but pulls back (unlike Harry Potter, who sort of goes the self-sacrificial way).<BR/><BR/>... look you got me musing...Dave Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274586753770186840noreply@blogger.com