Batman vs. Nietzsche Oct 22, 2019
While DC's latest movie Joker is taking over theaters, I'm reminded of Christopher Nolan's critically-acclaimed Dark Knight Trilogy. This work of cinematic art was perhaps the height of Batman on film, not just for its quality film-making but also because of its deep philosophic story telling, particularly in the third installment: The Dark Knight Rises. Some political pundits argue it's a neocon movie meant to trash Occupy Wall Street. But that's a shallow reading of the movie. Whether intentionally or coincidentally, it is steeped in the philosophy of Frederick Nietzsche and, to a lesser extent, Ayn Rand, with lessons about...
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