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Doing justice to the Dark Knight

I decided to update a bit on my brother's blog on the latest movie, Dark Knight. Although I must said that the review is simple and interesting, I felt there is more than the simple illustration from the previous posting. But before we could first talk about Dark Knight, we must look at Batman Begin. The emergence of a vigilante, superhero character in the form of Batman due to the failure of the legal system, or a legal system that seen to be adequate, in upholding the established moral order of the day. The Batman's law breaking stunts could only be justified so long as they did not contradict the very moral rules which underlie his utilitarian goals. The idea that the ethical is not always correlated with the legal is projected onto the character of Batman and his circle of trust. It was this conflict between law and morality which gave birth to Batman and all that he endeavoured to inspire. One person embodying the conflict between the ethical and the legal – what could thi...

The Dark Knight

Watched The Dark Knight 2 weeks ago. I would say I'd give it 5-star rating. In fact, the movie is the best I watched so far this year. The movie was very long though, about 2 hour and 30 minutes, but I was able to stay awake throughout the movie though I was a bit tired. The soundtrack was amazing and give me the feeling of this is the sequel to Batman Begins. Christian Bale really did a good job reprising his role as Batman, and the late Heath Ledger got it right as Joker. The movie focuses more on Joker trying to turn good guys to bad and finally bringing down Harvey Dent - the DA, who has the mission for justice. If you notice the DA's name, you would know that Harvey Dent is the Two-Face and now I know why the Two-Face has the tendency to flip his coin - fair and because the coin was the coin that he gave to Rachel. The Joker, was terrifying and share his characteristic with classic villains such as Hannibal Lechter. Famous quote from the Joker - "Why so serious?"...

Bye Bye lyrics

It's been a while since I update this blog. Well, been listening to the radio and this Bye Bye song by Mariah Carey really caught my attention. The lyrics is as below:- This is for my peoples who just lost somebody Your best friend, your baby, your man, or your lady Put your hand way up high We will never say bye (no, no, no) Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins This is for my peoples who lost their grandmothers Lift your head to the sky 'cause we will never say bye As a child there were them times I didn't get it but you kept me in line I didn't know why you didn't show up sometimes It's something more than saying "I miss you" But when we talked too All them grown folk things Separation brings You never let me know it You never let it show because You loved me and obviously There's so much more left to say If you were with me today face to face [Chorus:] I never knew I could hurt like this And everyday life goes on like "I w...