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Religion In The Dark Night

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In discussions of background themes in movies, a controversial issue that often arises is whether religion is prominent in a film. Some argue that people will see what they want to, while others dispute that the theme of religion is omnipresent in certain films. In The Dark Night, there are many intertextual echoes that portray the joker as a satanic character. Throughout the movie, he tempts people, kills for pleasure, destroys for no reason, and presents evil to bring out the worst in people. There is a strong correlation between the Joker and Satan in the movie. In The Dark Knight, the intertextual echoes show the underlying satanic themes through the Joker

In The Dark Night, The Joker attempts to corrupt innocent people. One scene in the movie that highlights this is the part with the two boats with civilians on them. The Joker gives the commanders of each ship a device that will blow the other up. The two boats must then decide to save their own lives or sacrifice themselves. This scene shows that everyone has the capability of being evil, even if they are not evil people. Throughout the movie, The Joker convinces people to stoop to his level. He has them deceive, steal, and even kill. This is a correlation to how …show more content…

He has complete disregard for the value of human life, and uses them like pawns to get what he wants. This is akin to how Satan acts in the Bible. Like the Joker, Satan uses humans to enact his agenda with total apathy for the people he hurts in the process. The Joker also tricks people into following him. His mask is a reference to the duality of his character. He uses clown makeup as a way to recognize him. The makeup is interesting because in modern day society, clowns represent happiness and joy. This makeup is a reference to the disguise Satan used to trick Eve. In the bible, the snake represents Satan and he uses this disguise to lead Eve to

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