A friend of mine linked me to the documentary "The Psychology of the Dark Knight" a while back, and while admittedly I'm a documentary junkie, this was also just really interesting on a regular level, too. It's not too long- only about forty five minutes- but it's really worth it, I promise.
It focuses intensely on the psychology of the characters- the hero complex of Bruce Wayne, the guilt complex which drives him to create his alter-ego, the unadulterated violence of The Joker, so on and so forth. While these are all psychological characteristics, they are shown and glorified at large, effecting entire societies at large.
While I've been focusing on Violent Crime in the Media and what makes people act on the crime they see, now I'm wondering how people react to the violence they see. When things like this are, like I said, glorified in films such as Batman, where the main character is acting under good intentions, but the violence is still present. Those are conflicting ideas- violence for good? How does that make us feel? What are common views about violent crime, and how does media affect them?
Anyway, watch the documentary if you want and see what you think! (It's one of my favorites of all time!)
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