Listen "28 The means to die & rise again: Batman Dark Knight trilogy"
Episode Synopsis
What if life cripples you, plunges you into darkness and renders you unable to rise? Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy is brilliant on this account. For not only does it follow Bruce Wayne's repeated death and rebirth, it offers profound symbolism for Christian resurrection. Excerpt: "Let’s zoom right out and have a macro view of the pattern of Nolan's Batman trilogy. It is very much the pattern of the birth, death and resurrection or Batman - or in biblical terms, the creation, fall and redemption of Batman. The first movie in the trilogy, batman begins – is very much the genesis story of how batman comes to be, and how the ordinary figure of Bruce Wayne rises up to take on the mask. Bruce’s mission as the Batman continues smoothly right throughout the second movie – the Dark Knight… until, he meets foes and circumstances that overwhelm him and he becomes crippled. He goes into self imposed exile, and is figuratively ‘dead’ until the beginning of the third movie, Dark Knight rises. Even then, his resurrection movement isn’t a smooth one… for when he demonstrates resolve to fight for Gotham city again, he is grossly outmatched by Bane, and is thrown into “the prison Pit” … the closest thing to hell on earth. From there, he must find the spiritual means to rise out of the pit, and truly resurrect as the saviour of Gotham City. Backing soundtrack used this episode is from the Dark Knight trilogy's OST (composed by Hans Zimmer). Tracks used were: "A watchful guardian," "Why do we Fall," & "Rise".
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