Essays about: "The Dark Knight"
Found 5 essays containing the words The Dark Knight.
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1. THE ADAPTATION CYCLE OF COMIC BOOKS AND CINEMA: Authorship, Intermediality and Fidelity in Batman Adaptations
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This thesis explores the adaptation process from comic books to cinema, by leveraging theoretical frameworks found in the modern field of adaptation studies. The focus lies primarily on film adaptations of Batman, one of the most famous and well-regarded characters from the comic book medium. READ MORE
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2. The portrayal of leadership in popular culture
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide in-depth research on power and influence attempts in the context of leadership, through analyzing the discourse in popular culture in the form of movies. Methodology: In order to address the research question a qualitative study has been conducted with a discourse analysis as the main tool, complemented with a narrative analysis. READ MORE
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3. "And Here We Go"
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/BildproduktionAbstract : Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att undersöka om och isfall hur parallellklippning bidrar till att skapa spänning i filmen The Dark Knight (2008). Tre scener som visar på tre olika stadier av spänning har analyserats för att se vilken påverkan parallellklippningen har för att skapa spänning samt hur dessa parallella handlingar binds ihop och om det finns någon primär handling. READ MORE
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4. Two Jokers in the Pack? A Comparative Analysis of Iago in William Shakespeare’s Othello and the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight in Relation to W.H. Auden’s ‘The Joker in the Pack’
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : What would happen if we viewed the Joker of Christopher Nolan’s 2008 motion picture The Dark Knight as a modern incarnation of Iago, the villain of William Shakespeare’s Othello? Additionally, how well does Auden’s argument about Iago as a practical joker (‘The Joker in the Pack’) explain them both? The analysis of this essay is performed by comparing similarities and differences found with the two villains and relating them to W. H. READ MORE
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5. New Times, New Heroes : Ambiguity, Socio-Political Issues and Post Modernism in Frank Miller's Graphic Novel The Dark Knight Returns
University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns is one of the first graphic novels to redraw the map for this kind of literature but perhaps first and foremost for the characteristics of superheroes and villains. It is a story which we have read before in the sense that Batman, the eternal crime fighter, chases his arch enemies Two Face and the Joker, but it is also a new story in which we meet an ambiguous and complex superhero. READ MORE
