I actually enjoyed The Dark Knight, because it shows (abeit it in caricature) the reality of the human condition and the grays surrounding "good" and "evil". Frankly, "Superman" nauseates me for the same reason, with its simplism and ridiculous "Boy Scout" versus the World's Evil. But I've never been one for the Leave-It-To-Beaver sugarplums and lollipops view of the world. While "Batman" may seem violent, the themes in Shakespeare or any of the world's greatest literature and stories also tell a similar story; and it ain't always peachy. Hamlet, to copy quickly from Wikipedia, examines "themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption". All of which (minus incest) are the central themes of TDK. One of my favorite novels, Musashi by Eiji Yoskikawa (there's that damnable head of multiculturalism rearing its ugly head again), depicts many, many violent and brutal fights as Miyamota Musashi perfects his form as swordsman, and stature as a Great Man.
But hey, I'm just a "simpleton", so I bow to the Great Wisdom of Marsha. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
