Blockbusters need to set up Characters, instead of Sequels! #ThinkpieceThursday
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#TypesTuesday – The Dark Knight Rises
#TypesTuesday – Nolan’s Batman trilogy is remarkably consistent in its emotional and psychological characterizations.
Continue readingThe Dark Knight & Emotional Content
The Dark Knight is a classic example of the Emotional Toolbox premise that– “In the battle between reason (plot) and emotion (connection), emotion ALWAYS wins.”
Continue readingThe Dark Knight & The Power of Truth
In a Power of Truth film things are never what they seem. None of the major characters in The Dark Knight are what they seem at first glance. The tangled undergrowth of human duplicity catches and pulls at every character in the film.
Continue readingThe Dark Knight – Alfred & The Power of Love
A character driven by the Power of Love is often someone who tirelessly pushes another forward in a story. These characters— often soft-spoken, gentle and compliant on the outside— are made of strong, even steely, stuff on the inside. They believe the best place to be is the “power behind the throne.” All these qualities are very evident with Alfred.
Continue readingThe Dark Knight – Two Face & the Power of Conscience
Harvey Dent’s moral condemnation of crime fuels him to clean up Gotham and make it safe for ordinary citizens. He is a vigilant prosecutor of evil. After he is burned and Rachel dies, Dent moves toward his Dark Side and becomes Two Face, a twisted vigilante and self-appointed judge, jury and executioner.
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