Comments on: Reading pop culture: The Dark Knight poster and September 11th http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/reading-pop-culture-the-dark-knight-poster-and-september-11th/ Ian D. on writing, movies, games, culture, and anything else that gets in his way. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: trylobyte http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/reading-pop-culture-the-dark-knight-poster-and-september-11th/#comment-89 trylobyte Tue, 13 May 2008 01:26:46 +0000 http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-89 Here's another interesting thing that I noticed. I heard that the new batman movie will touch on the idea that Batman's war against the criminal actually makes things worse in Gotham. When Batman defeated Falcone, the mob boss from the first movie, it created a power vacuum within the criminal underworld. Rival gangs fight with each other until the Joker takes control of them. Sounds familiar? Bush went to Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein. This resulted in a power vacuum with both Shiah and Sunni insurgents wanting to take over. So who's the 'Joker' then? Iran? Anyway, I don't think they are intentionally referring to the Iraq war with this new Batman movie. Let's just leave out the politics and enjoy the movie hehe Here’s another interesting thing that I noticed. I heard that the new batman movie will touch on the idea that Batman’s war against the criminal actually makes things worse in Gotham. When Batman defeated Falcone, the mob boss from the first movie, it created a power vacuum within the criminal underworld. Rival gangs fight with each other until the Joker takes control of them.

Sounds familiar? Bush went to Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein. This resulted in a power vacuum with both Shiah and Sunni insurgents wanting to take over. So who’s the ‘Joker’ then? Iran?

Anyway, I don’t think they are intentionally referring to the Iraq war with this new Batman movie. Let’s just leave out the politics and enjoy the movie hehe

]]> By: Tommy http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/reading-pop-culture-the-dark-knight-poster-and-september-11th/#comment-30 Tommy Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:20:32 +0000 http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-30 Oh yeah, I really really really LOVE this movie poster and I can't wait till this movie hits the big screen. It's gonna be awesome! BATMAN FAN? Visit The Bat-Blog! http://www.bat-blog.com Thanks, Tommy Oh yeah, I really really really LOVE this movie poster and I can’t wait till this movie hits the big screen. It’s gonna be awesome!

BATMAN FAN? Visit The Bat-Blog!
http://www.bat-blog.com

Thanks, Tommy

]]> By: Michael http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/reading-pop-culture-the-dark-knight-poster-and-september-11th/#comment-29 Michael Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:37:58 +0000 http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-29 My concern is less with the poster image (which I don't personally think resonates with 9/11...I mean it does, sort of, but not blatantly). My concern is with the implied notion that Batman is presented as a Hollywood stand-in for USA moral certainty in a so-called "world without rules." Knowing nothing about the plot of this film, I hope I'm way off-base (and I'm reassured by the fact that there's no American flag waving over Batman's shoulder). As a citizen who feels Bush's "if you're not with us, you're against us" cowboy polarizing America-centric vision of the world has cost lives, created more enemies, and made terrorism worse, I'm hoping this film isn't a flag-waving homage to a failed foreign policy. Apologies for the editorial, but your essay and this provocative image pulled my string. I don't mean to prescribe anyone else's beliefs or politics. Just stating my own in response to Ian's invitation. My concern is less with the poster image (which I don’t personally think resonates with 9/11…I mean it does, sort of, but not blatantly). My concern is with the implied notion that Batman is presented as a Hollywood stand-in for USA moral certainty in a so-called “world without rules.” Knowing nothing about the plot of this film, I hope I’m way off-base (and I’m reassured by the fact that there’s no American flag waving over Batman’s shoulder).

As a citizen who feels Bush’s “if you’re not with us, you’re against us” cowboy polarizing America-centric vision of the world has cost lives, created more enemies, and made terrorism worse, I’m hoping this film isn’t a flag-waving homage to a failed foreign policy.

Apologies for the editorial, but your essay and this provocative image pulled my string. I don’t mean to prescribe anyone else’s beliefs or politics. Just stating my own in response to Ian’s invitation.

]]> By: Correct Opinion http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/reading-pop-culture-the-dark-knight-poster-and-september-11th/#comment-27 Correct Opinion Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:32:14 +0000 http://100footcroc.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-27 I think that's an interesting analysis. I feel the poster can be interpreted a number of ways - there's the easy, pop culture references, such as Fight Club, and then the larger allegories. Christopher Nolan is a mature film maker and I think he's capable of evoking such imagery without exploiting it. Although how much of this image comes from him and how much comes from the Warner art department is hard to say of course. I think that’s an interesting analysis. I feel the poster can be interpreted a number of ways – there’s the easy, pop culture references, such as Fight Club, and then the larger allegories. Christopher Nolan is a mature film maker and I think he’s capable of evoking such imagery without exploiting it. Although how much of this image comes from him and how much comes from the Warner art department is hard to say of course.

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