“Making a serious, psychologically nuanced film about a man who dresses up like a giant bat is no mean feat. It's a fundamentally ridiculous idea, and Nolan knew that the only way to do it was to really dig down into the mindset…” (Emma Dibdin, Global Features Editor at DigitalSpy)
Detecting the intertextual relationship between DC’s Batman comics from the Golden and Silver Ages and the 2005 movie adaption, Batman Begins directed by Christopher Nolan enriched my understanding of American identity. Robert Kane created the Caped Crusaders in the 1950s with the intention of creating a source of escapism for the young men and boys through an iconic character to distract them from the perils of the Cold War (1942-1991)[1]. Nolan’s Batman Begins on the other hand creates a neorealist platform for the Dark Knight to reinvent himself and display the transformation of American Identity over the life of the Batman franchise. The creators of the comic book strongly endorsed the war effort and patriotism as a heroic action every young man should follow, while tucking away the destruction caused by the war, while Nolan focuses on the post-9/11 …show more content…
They operate under a fictional guise who is omniscient, knowledgeable and invincible to the point of immorality, to have the ability to manipulate the members into following their ideology, much like many radical groups today manipulate the reading of their religious texts to lead blind followers into terrorism using the “word of God”.
“Ra's Al Ghul: Gotham's time has come. Like Constantinople or Rome before it the city has become a breeding ground for suffering and injustice. It is beyond saving and must be allowed to die. This is the most important function of the League of Shadows. It is one we've performed for centuries. Gotham... must be