Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Blog Post 2 (specificity)



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One of my definite favorite movies of all time is The Dark Knight. Within that movie, there were many memorable scenes/quotes I found incredible and very thought provoking. However, my all time favorite was "you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." That was spoken by Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent). Without spoiling anything, I'd say that was a pretty accurate quote that described the movie. Many of the hero's and villain's motives were questioned, that sort of brought proof to the validity of the statement.I love it because that scene defined who Harvey Dent was, and what the firm beliefs in which he stood for. Ever since that quote, all the action then begins to perpetuate in the movie. It also provides a bit of foreshadowing, into what would happen. I found Harvey Dent an extremely interesting character, from his rise as a successful lawyer to his downfall as Two-face. His predicament was perfectly described that quote, which was kind of ironic at first. However, this quote can also be applied to real-life situations, and some ruler's history. An example was Julias Caesar, as mentioned in the scene, a widely renown leader, who then turned tyrant. I also love the background in the video, I feel that the restaurant is a good fit/theme for the characters.

1 comment:

  1. The Dark Knight is one of my favorite movies too. All of your points about Harvey Dent and the movie are great thinking and I notice them now too. I also love the first scene, the bank robbery. Great movie!

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