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Peregrine Took (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:54 PM Original message |
Anyone know what Christopher Nolan's ("Dark Knight") politics are? |
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navarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. I dunno, but maybe it says more about neoslobs having a comic book mentality? |
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DarthDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. That's It Exactly : MOVIE SPOILER ALERT |
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Kire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 03:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
27. regarding that spoiler alert |
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DarthDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 06:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. He Will |
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Kire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. good |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #27 |
40. WSJ bravely spun and misinterpreted the anti-vigilante message of the movie |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yeah, he was protected by Bush's heroic nature when they served in Vietnam together. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. given that Frank Miller is a big influence on this incarnation of Batman....well. nt. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Yes, Frank Miller is beyond repub. Neocon dipshit in the first degree. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. this Batman has his fingerprints all over it. nt. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
46. Wow, I thought you were kidding, but went and read anyway. |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's a movie....most comic books have the hero bending rules to achieve their purposes |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. A friend in Finland gave me his view of it. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. If this were some new interpretation on these characters, I might agree. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. V for Vendetta was written about Thatcher, but updated for Bush. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. He discusses it here. It does not seem to be a tribute to Bush, no. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. As I said in another thread... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. its just Frank Millers Dark Knight....and thats his politics. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Breaking the guy's legs to get him to talk, sure... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. just a little modernization. I'm surprised at the number of people that are lauding this.. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. That would be the best way to end the trilogy, hands down. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Believe it or not, I believe George Clooney could handle the role |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 04:12 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Batman's spying sub-plot isn't really Nolan's idea though. |
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FVZA_Colonel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. He does torture him, |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. There's a lot more to it than that simplistic view |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 01:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. You say he tortures, but its not what most people think of when they hear "torture" |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 07:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Regarding the torture and the spying |
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INDIA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. "This was not a well written movie" |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. Who cares? |
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griffi94 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. amen |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
20. Some People Are So Obsessed That They Think Everything Is Politically Motivated. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #20 |
34. People on BOTH sides of the aisle are calling it a landmark |
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Phoonzang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. Can you not ruin The Dark Knight please? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 03:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. You don't have to click on the thread or even see it. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Deleted sub-thread |
backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
23. The lawbreaking by Batman & Dent didn't always work. It had its own problems. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
24. Its. A freaking. Comic Book. Movie. Just enjoy it without searching for deeper meaning. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
37. some people like deeper meanings |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
53. right....which is why they find faux ones in the stupidest places |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Why does it offend you if other people see deeper meanings in it? |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Because there are none. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 01:18 AM Response to Reply #42 |
55. People who can't see anything but action in a film resent those who can see more. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 03:28 AM Response to Original message |
26. A Newsweek interview with Christopher Nolan provides insights into his thoughts. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
35. I have Newsmeat open in another window. Do I look for Bruce Wayne, or Batman? |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
36. Batman, unlike Bush, does his OWN dirty work and does not throw |
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litlady (360 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
39. Nolan is British right so he probably doesn't ally with American politics. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. He's Australian and hates Bush. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. he's a dual citizen of Britain and the U.S. |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
43. Here's Frank MILLER from the Wiki link above: |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
47. Yah - because what ACTORS do is soooo reflective of who they really are.... |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Nolan was the director and one of the writers. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Then Hitchcock was the worst murdering asshole EVER. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Nice try, but it's pearls before swine. You can't explain art to a pig. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. It may say something about you, but not in the direct one to one way being suggested here. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
51. I've found that it's usually in my best interest to... |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
56. WHY DO PEOPLE ALWAYS TRY TO FIND THE POLITICAL ASPECT OF BLOCKBUSTERS? |
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mduffy31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:37 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Thank you my drunk irish brethren |
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