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Resource type: Web Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed BibTeX citation key: Wopperer2011 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "Batman", Adaptation, Ethics, Film adaptation, Politics, Superhero, Terrorism, USA Creators: Wopperer Collection: Reconstruction |
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Abstract |
Christopher Nolan’s Batman film The Dark Knight was viewed by a wide range of commentators as a depiction of contemporary terrorism, pivoting on iconic villain The Joker. Perhaps surprisingly, a mainstream superhero movie has made an accidental (?) intervention in the ongoing discussion of counterterrorism and its ethical restraints. A close reading of various scenes in the movie reveals an upfront debate over means and ends, civil society and the state. Moreover, the moral discourse in The Dark Knight suggests a response to timeless ethical considerations rather than the more historically specific reference points of its recent admirers.
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