Though I am admittedly not a fan of summer time block busters,
I finally went to go see The Dark Knight Rises.
Unlike other films of this genre, I’ve always admired the themes
presented in these Christopher Nolan films.
It is for this reason that I was surprised when so called “left-wing”
movie critics accused the film of being elitist propaganda claiming that Batman
is presented as a crusader for the right-wing agenda. Though like its predecessor The Dark Knight (which
explored the dilemma of battling an uncompromising terrorist, i.e. The Joker),
the third film in the series uses real life current events, in this case the
occupy movement and the inequities in the disbursement of wealth in this country,
as a plot device to enhance the complex nature of the human condition. Not
only does the TDKR explore how the arguably noble motivations of multi- dimensional
characters (both antagonists and protagonist) can have disastrous results, the
film can also be interpreted as a cautionary tale of what can happen when the
plight of the marginalized/ disenfranchised goes unheard and eventually turns
on society. As a result audiences are
allowed to question the actions of heroes while sympathizing with monstrous
villains. I swear sometimes you pretentious
lefties have no fucking social imagination.
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