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The Dark Knight: a conservative movie
By windstone | August 11, 2008
Brian Fitzpatrick over at Human Events calls The Dark Knight “pornography of violence.”Batman has also been compared to George W. Bush and Rudy Giuliani. You can decide on the latter, but the former claim is balderdash. Batman tries to save the innocent in the film and is faced into grave moral choices. As for the violence claim, evil does not come in sunshine and lollipops. If we used Kirkpatrick’s arguments about violence in film, Patton and Saving Private Ryan would be unacceptable for displaying graphic images, regardless of their messages. I mean, if good must make tough choices when combating evil, we had better not show it. This movie is conservative because it rejects moral relativism of the Left and shows a character willing to take the burden of leadership on behalf of truth.
Topics: Pres. Bush, Rudy Giuliani, young voters, conservatism |
August 12th, 2008 at 2:06 am
Anyone that’s trying to convince himself that The Dark Knight is either liberal or conservative needs serious help.
It’s a movie. Go enjoy it and leave petty politics at the door.
September 22nd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
This is retarded. Bat-man made the choice to be good, he did not corrupt himself and become a nut or lose sight of what is moral. Two-Face did. That is the point. That is the moral of the story. It warns against neo con nut jobs that lose their minds when confronted with fear. Did you not hear Lucius’ speach on domestic spying? You are simple minded.
September 22nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Repubs are retards!