Heroism In Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight

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Personal Statement: All applicants are required to submit a personal statement that conveys your interests, qualifications and whatever you would like us to know about you that is not evident in other parts of the application. My thoughts ran through my head at lightning speeds. I couldn’t focus on anything, there was just too much to digest. I had just seen the newest Batman movie, and it was an experience I will never forget, as something sparked inside me that night. I had seen tons of movies before this screening of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight”, but something was different about this film. As I sat in the theater I could feel my insides twisting and turning, I could hardly sit still. I would soon come to realize that that anxiety I was feeling was inspiration. I was inspired to do …show more content…

I had to know. It wasn’t the elaborate special effects, or the awesome action, it wasn’t the outstanding score or even Batman himself. I was inspired because of the story; more specifically by the actions of the characters in the story. These characters, real or not, have a real impact on our lives. “Because he’s not a hero, he’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a dark knight.” (Nolan 2008) The Dark Knight defined heroism for me. The film taught me at an early age what a selfless act really means, showed me how good and evil isn’t always black and white but rather gray, and most importantly, the film taught me the value of storytelling. Storytelling is a means of passing down traditions, customs, ideas, philosophies and other useful information. They teach us about the lives of our neighbors and ourselves. After experiencing a story, we contextualize it into our own lives, and compare our actions to those of the characters in the story allowing us to therefore reflect on our own lives, and isn’t that the basic beauty of art? Expression and

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