Comments on: micro-post http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:43:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Keith http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-225076 Keith Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:37:27 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-225076 Just from a structural standpoint, if he hadn't killed Rachel earlier, the scene with Gordon's son would have been a yawn. Just from a structural standpoint, if he hadn’t killed Rachel earlier, the scene with Gordon’s son would have been a yawn.

]]> By: Xpatriated Texan http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-223396 Xpatriated Texan Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:06:12 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-223396 The scene where the Two-face threatens Gordon's son was intense. It definitely made him more evil, almost purely so. The lesson there, I think, is that we are not so far from evil, no matter how hard we try. At the same time, there was a greater and lesser sense of reality about the scene. I could understand Gordon's reluctance to act in that situation. But, as my wife put it, he would have had to kill me before he got my son out of my arms. The problem with the movie is that it seems there are really people who aspire to be the Joker in real life, but there is seldom a Gordon or Lucious Fox. Batman never turns out to be interested in anything but self-interest. Good movie, great morality play overtones, but we've got to keep that in mind. The scene where the Two-face threatens Gordon’s son was intense. It definitely made him more evil, almost purely so. The lesson there, I think, is that we are not so far from evil, no matter how hard we try.

At the same time, there was a greater and lesser sense of reality about the scene. I could understand Gordon’s reluctance to act in that situation. But, as my wife put it, he would have had to kill me before he got my son out of my arms.

The problem with the movie is that it seems there are really people who aspire to be the Joker in real life, but there is seldom a Gordon or Lucious Fox. Batman never turns out to be interested in anything but self-interest. Good movie, great morality play overtones, but we’ve got to keep that in mind.

]]> By: Matthew http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-223180 Matthew Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:52:02 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-223180 What did you think of the movie? What did you think of the movie?

]]> By: Elizabeth http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222575 Elizabeth Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:52:16 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222575 That reminds me of what Jefe Helado said at the orphanage that day in Mexico about how once you have children it's hard not to think of all children as somehow a little bit yours. That reminds me of what Jefe Helado said at the orphanage that day in Mexico about how once you have children it’s hard not to think of all children as somehow a little bit yours.

]]> By: anne http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222472 anne Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:13:12 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222472 have to watch what i put in because sometimes my brain hits a "replay" button at the wrong time and there i am seeing what i don't want to see. have to watch what i put in because sometimes my brain hits a “replay” button at the wrong time and there i am seeing what i don’t want to see.

]]> By: Kelley http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222379 Kelley Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:49:56 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222379 Me too...to all of the above. Dark Knight really affected me. Me too…to all of the above. Dark Knight really affected me.

]]> By: jledmiston http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222356 jledmiston Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:28:09 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222356 I watched most of the movie with my hands over my eyes. And yet, I really liked it. Cool to watch on IMAX, huh? I watched most of the movie with my hands over my eyes. And yet, I really liked it. Cool to watch on IMAX, huh?

]]> By: Matthew http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222355 Matthew Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:28:04 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222355 Yeah. That was rough. Yeah. That was rough.

]]> By: lukee http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222302 lukee Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:53:42 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2008-08-28/micro-post#comment-222302 yeah that was a difficult part of the film. yeah that was a difficult part of the film.

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