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Craig Armstrong - Ruthless Gravity

The Dark Knight Allegory

Joker = Osama bin Laden
Harvey Dent = Barack Obama
Batman = George W. Bush


Who said batman was a hero?

Its explicitly stated that he's a vigilante in that film and by the director, Christopher Nolan.

The series is revised as realistic, a vigilante fighting injustice, despite how he's perceived by the public.



In The Dark Knight
Batman does the following:
-illegal extradition of a suspect in a foreign land, Hong Kong. (extraordinary rendition)
-illegal cellphone wiretapping to find the joker (homeland security violating civil rights)
-torturing suspects for information
-(lots of property damage)
-not well liked by the public

Batman breaks the law, to fight injustice.
Good or bad way, there's a strong comparison.

It does not matter how I view GW, what I'm arguing there's an blatant allegory in the film.

The only sad part with this allegory is the assumption of Obama as White Knight/Harvey Dent will fall from grace.