Batman Returns Essays

  • Psychological Themes In Batman Returns

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    comes the good stuff! We're seeing young Bruce Wayne build himself into the hero we love. This episode delves into the development of Batman and displays homages to multiple storylines. They pull from two older Batman films: Batman Begins, directed by Christopher Nolan, and Batman Returns, directed by Tim Burton. Bruce's training scenes reflect scenes from Batman Begins. "Gotham needs a protector, and you need a purpose." James Gordon and Oswald Cobblepot have such an intense, manipulative "friendship

  • German Expressionism and its Influence on Contemporary Film Making

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    German Expressionism, despite being short lived (approximately 1910 – 1930) is considered one of the most influential film movements which established Hollywood as the centre of the film industry. One of Hollywood’s most successful directors Tim Burton and British director Terry Gilliam are probably the two film makers who are the most influenced by the movement. The origins of German Expressionism come from artists such as Edvard Munch and Franz Marc who began the expressionism movement as a response

  • Comparing Metropolis And Tim Burton's Batman Returns

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    and industrialization. German Expressionism, the film movement of the 1920s, had a massive impact on comic books of the time. No movie exemplifies the influence of German Expressionism on modern comic book movies more than director Tim Burton's Batman Returns. Metropolis is set in the future where humans are divided into two groups: the thinkers, those who make plans, yet do not know how anything works, and the workers, who achieve goals, yet do not have the vision. Wholly detached, neither group is

  • Batman As A Christ-Like Figure In The Dark Knight Returns

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    Christ-like figure on the grounds of resurrection. At first thought you may think it’s hard to consider Batman as being a Christ-like figure. In The Dark Knight Returns the character Batman expresses a large amount of violence and an unforgiving personality which is unusual for a superhero. Batman encounters many hard and crucial decisions that he must make throughout. For instance, the encounter

  • Batman Research Info

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    Batman Research Info Batman: (Danny Elfman) This was Elfman's breakthrough score, catapulting him into the mainstream scoring business. Many traditionally classical composers may find fault with Elfman's dark and uniquely strange score for Batman (or, for that matter, any of Elfman's scores), but it doesn't change the fact that Batman was one of the highpoints for soundtracks of the 1980's. Even without the same training as many of the other top composers of this era, tributes to such classical

  • Batman Research Paper

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    all I wanted to watch was princesses. So until this class I haven’t had much knowledge of Batman, besides the previews I saw on TV or heard when my parents watched the movies. I always thought all super heroes were good and they were helping keep the citizens safe. After learning more about Batman and hearing he is actually a vigilante I was very shocked. All I knew before taking this class was that Batman was a superhero that wore a black costume with batwings and he protected Gotham city. Also

  • Batman Vs Superman Research Paper

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    recently saw the movie Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Being a comic book fan, particularly of DC comics, this movie was clearly a must see for me. When it comes to superhero movies, I believe the plot of the movie should accurately represent the stories told in the comics as best as they can. The same goes for the characters. The comics created these characters and their various stories, so the movies should closely follow the comics the best that they can. I did not feel Batman v. Superman: Dawn

  • Relationship Between Batman And The Joker

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    Wei-Ting Lin English 383 Dr. Nilsson Response Essay 2 April 4, 2015 Batman & The Joker In Frank Miller’s work, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986), we discover that the relationship between the Joker and Batman is both a reflective and a homoerotic relationship. Around the 1950’s, there were anxieties regarding censorship within graphic novels. As a consequence, in 1954, the Comics Magazine Association of America produced the Comics Code Authority, which adopted values from both the Association

  • Batman Character Analysis

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    Batman is one of the most complex and interesting characters in fiction created in the last 100 years. Created by Bob Kane and Bill finger in Detective Comics Issue 27 in 1939 Batman is seen as the worlds second Super-Hero debuting just a year after Superman who had debuted in Action Comics Issue one the previous year which Kick started off what is known as the Golden Age of Comics. Since then Batman has been in movies whether its the Tim Burton films of the late eighties to the early nineties or

  • Film Analysis: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2

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    Dark Knight Returns Part Two, is an animated film released on January 29, 2013 which is adapted from the 1986 comic book by the same name written by Frank Miller. The story follows a retired Batman who has decided to come out of retirement because he knows that his days are numbered and that it is time to look for a good death. The vigilante’s comeback sparks the comeback of the Joker and gets the attention of the United States government. This all leads to a legendary fight between Batman and Superman

  • How Is Batman Better Than Superman

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    Batman and Superman are in a big arena. Superman throws a punch. Then Batman blocks the punch. Batman uppercuts him and Superman goes down. Do you think Batman should of won? Without a doubt, Batman is better than Superman. Admittedly, Superman has powers. For example, Superman can fly and save people from buildings that are falling. Also, Superman can shoot lasers out of his eye, and burn villains. Another example is Superman’s super breath. When Superman uses that he blows people or buildings

  • Dark Knight Return Analysis

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    The “Dark Knight Returns”, by Frank Miller is one of the most influential comic book mini-series in comic book history. Its impact cannot be underrated as this series has changed the way comic books and superhero movies are structured, developed, and their overall meaning. Batman has never possessed any super powers and often faces foes that do. Batman has always had to rely on his superior intellect, human physique, detective skills, and masterful planning. When Bruce Wayne was a child, he witnessed

  • Ethical Ethics In Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns

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    Is Batman ethical or unethical? That depends on what book, movie, or cartoon that you watch; Batman is a character that is depicted in many different ways depending on the author. Frank Miller’s, The Dark Knight Returns is a darker view of Batman. Batman makes some different ethical decisions in this comic book that an avid Batman reader would be surprised by. Miller shows a new side of Batman and opens reader’s eyes to unethically handled situations by Batman. However, over all Batman is ethical

  • The Greatest Superheroes of all Times: Superman and Batman

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    There are so many different superheroes but the most popular are Superman and Batman. These two characters are the best American superheroes of all times. Superman and Batman are both extremely courageous and from each we can take something to inspire us. We do not live in a perfect world. As the story of Batman shows, the challenges in our lives make us to become who we are. Superman, who is not a human being, reminds us that the world can be better with the help of all of us. We have to be better

  • Good Country People Compare And Contrast Batman And Bruce Wayne

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    The narrator (Fight Club), Joy (Good Country People), and Bruce Wayne in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns create alter personas in order to help society. However, neither want the same thing. In fact, Batman who is Bruce Wayne’s other half saves lives wile Tyler who belongs to the mentally unstable narrator is more of a terrorist with brilliant ideas. The Narrator is simply an average person who on the surface has insomnia. He does not know what to do and decides to go to the doctor who in turn

  • Batman Research Paper

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    The Batman Movies It’s a fact that bats fly but Batman became a sensation when the first movie hit the big screen on June 23, 1989 without flying. He did know how to scale walls and make it up to rooftops. The movie was professionally directed by Tim Burton based on the DC Comic hero Batman. In the first movie the multimillionaire Bruce Wayne was portrayed by Michael Keaton. The character Wayne transformed into Batman to fight the forces of evil after he witnessed the murder of his parents as a

  • Hostess Twinkies Ad Analysis

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    and a well know superhero of sorts. The ad called Batman and Twinkieless Gotham City involves a story about the Penguin deciding to take away all the twinkies in Gotham city and hoarding them for himself. Batman stops the Penguin from hoarding all the twinkies in Gotham. This ad is a page that involves 7 panels if art with the iconic Batman logo on the top left corner with a giant twinkie package on the bottom right corner last panel. The ad Batman and Twinkieless Gotham City is using

  • Analysis of the Super Hero Series Batman

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    the Super Hero Series Batman. This crime fighter originally appeared in Detective Comics issue #27 in 1939. It later became a comic book series, a TV series and a movie series. The character Batman is second only to Superman as a Super Hero. Amazingly Batman has no super powers, but he does have a lot of neat crime fighting gadgets. In this paper, we will explore the creation of Batman, his supporting cast of characters both good and bad and the gadgets he used. Batman was created after Detective

  • Batman Film Analysis

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    expectations. Whether a composition is praised or criticized, the greatest wish for a film that carries such immense weight with its audience is for it to succeed. One adaptation that has successfully captured viewers is Batman Begins, a superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. Cowritten and directed by Christopher Nolan, the film reboots the series with an origin story laced with action and dark realism. The film premiered

  • The Real Truth about Batman and Superman

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    The Real Truth about Batman and Superman Now in these days everyone one likes to read comic books since they became part of our society. What makes them interesting is how entertaining they could get giving us different points of views on different stories of superheroes. Many of us believe that “Classic superheroes stories are wildly fun, suspenseful and exciting” (Tom and Matt Morris) forgetting the idea of what really makes a hero. Different perceptions of superheroes are considered based on