Textual Analysis of The Joker

The Joker represents, ‘…the spirit of terrorism. The embodiment of anarchy and chaos of a particularly destructive and nihilistic nature’

Douglas Kellner – Cinema Wars

Analyse Christopher Nolan’s use of cinematography & mise-en-scene in one of the six sequences below in order to answer the following question…

How does Christopher Nolan use mise-en-scene and cinematography to represent The Joker as a ‘new’ kind of villain that Batman is unable to defeat?

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Scene 1 – The Bank Robbery

Scene 2 – The Joker Confronts The Gangsters

Scene 3 – The Joker Gatecrashes Harvey’s Party

Scene 4 – Batman Interrogates The Joker

Scene 5 – The Joker Corrupts Harvey Dent

Scene 6 – Batman Confronts The Joker

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