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Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is not the best superhero movie ever.

The good superhero movies of recent years (Spider-Man 2, Iron Man) have followed a fairly standard plot structure: the superhero’s powers define not only his own moral code, but the framework of his nemesis. What takes place in the course of the story is the external projection of an internal struggle, until the superhero defeats his enemy in a fistfight symbolic of the overtaking of his own demons.

Batman Begins, in my opinion, was the best superhero movie of all time for this reason. Bruce Wayne’s “powers” come to him through his dedication to the greater cause of Justice. Alfred represents his own conscience, and Ra’s Al-Ghul articulates the thirst for vengeance that sleeps deep down inside Batman. Ultimately, Wayne’s moral code triumphs: that of justice, not born of vigilantism, but out of a real thirst for peace and harmony.

The Dark Knight has its own superhero: Harvey Dent. He is described throughout as the “white knight” of Gotham, while Batman’s “dark knight” moniker is only implied by contrast to it. The real dychotomy, the dialog that takes place in The Dark Knight is between Batman and Harvey Dent. Batman is initially rendered obsolete by Harvey Dent, who rallies Gotham under his leadership and banishes the ghosts of crime. Harvey Dent couldn’t have accomplished this without Batman, of course; but Batman likewise needs Harvey Dent to center his morals in a coherent frame. Dent, quite simply, is the pillar on which Batman’s moral code rests. Without Dent, there would be no justice in the way Batman envisions it.

And then the Joker comes in. He is not a villain in any traditional sense of the word. Even using the word “character” is rather inappropriate. The Joker’s role in The Dark Knight is closer to that of the Oracle in homerian tales, which announces the wrath of the gods. He is the Oracle, but also the god itself, striking chaos into the heart of Gotham. He is not a terrorist but Terror itself. He is Shiva, come to this world to test its mettle. To test Batman and Dent’s equilibrium.

The sense of gloom and despair seeping out of The Dark Knight comes from this very traditional device of the Oracle announcing impending doom, then the gods enacting it. The Joker never loses; he is never truly put to the test. All he does is carry out his plans, assaulting not only Gotham, but Batman and Harvey Dent’s own moral framework. The Joker puts it in sublime terms himself when he says to Dent, “I am just a mad dog chasing cars.”

Until the framework breaks.

What happens next is the deconstruction of the white knight: how Harvey Dent’s approach simply cannot work in the context of chaos and social frenzy brought on by the Joker. Dent holds on for the longest time, while Bruce Wayne doubts his own role, as he naively sees himself as a white knight lurking in shadows. Alfred is the first one to point out the need for a new approach, that of realism: “Endure. You can be the outcast. You can make the choice that no one else will face - the right choice.”

And so, as the white knight of Gotham falls and becomes a creature of pure chance, the Dark Knight rises from its shadow.

Batman, who will spy on the whole of Gotham to get at his enemies. Batman, whom cops fear and accuse of murder. Batman, who must take upon himself the pain and anger of others so the city will endure. Gordon says it himself: Batman is not a hero. He’s a guardian.

Batman rises from the corpse of Harvey Dent like a malevolent shadow, prepared not to do what’s right, but what’s necessary. The Joker never won, and never lost; he is above this contest. He defines it, rather than play a part in it. Chaos has come and gone, and the balance is broken.

The Dark Knight is a morality tale, a conflict between two men in balance who see their roles crushed by the arrival of fate. It is a moral tale of the post-9/11 era, where good and evil simply dissolve in the face of chaos, and we are left to wonder how to reframe the world.

And that is why The Dark Knight is not the best superhero movie ever. It is something entirely different, much darker, and much more satisfying.

Batman revient ! et c'est aussi bien que "begins". Le film fait plus de deux heures mais l'action monte crescendo et devient de plus en plus noir.... un vrai bohneur. Malheureusement pour la dernière fois l'acteur du secret de brockbeak mountain dans son rôle du Jocker nous à montré son grand talent.

Après ses prestations lors de l'émission la nouvelle star qui étaient époustouflantes, j'attendais avec impatience la sortie de son album. D'autant que j'avais vu sur M6 l'émission où on le voyait en train de le préparer avec Zazie, Valérie Lemercier et les autres. Quel professionalisme dans le choix des chansons et des artistes. Christophe savait exactement ce qu'il voulait. Le résultat est de très bonne facture. Les textes sont originaux, certains rythmes surprenant ce qui fait qu'à l'écoute ce n'est que du plaisir. Maintenant il ne reste plus qu'aller se faire plaisir en allant le voir sur scène pour qu'il nous emballe comme c'était le cas à la Nouvelle Star..... A Star is born !

Christophe Willem a remporté haut la main la nouvelle star. C'est lui qui a d'ailleurs lancé le succès enorme qu'à ce tele crochet depus 3 saisons. Du coup, opn attendait son album au tournat et on n'a pas été déçu car entouré d'artiste serieux il a fait un super premier album.
Zazie, Philippe Katerine, Valerie Lemersier ont contribué au texte et au musique de cet album qui est d'un genre assez indefinissable mais qui s'écoute vraiment bien. Ce n'est pas du easy listenning mais c'est de l'agréable listenning.
Je pense vraiment que christophe Willem est quelqu'un de bien et qu'il mérite amplement ce succès car il a beaucoup de talent.
A suivre pour les albums futurs mais y'a pas de raison que ca soit moins bon.