Is The Dark Knight... George Bush?

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by The Germanator

I did think about the "war on terror" aspect of the film and wondered if that was an intended commentary. I never thought that it was pro-Conservative or pro W though. If anything, I feel like the Dark Knight explains that a war on terror doesn't work.

While I agree that this article is a bit of an overstatement, I can't agree with your analysis on The Dark Knight's commentary on the war on terror. The only thing that saved Gotham was Batman breaking the law and violating moral codes by invading people's privacy to locate the man who threatened them. Batman invaded another sovereign nation to bring a foreign criminal to justice. He tortured criminals to get information, almost killing one of them.

The only things that worked were what the Dark Knight used to bring down crime, while the White Knight of Harvey Dent was simply a moral reflection to make people more comfortable with what "had to be done". Whether or not these actions were "right" or "wrong" is another matter than is left open to discussion, and believe intentionally so.

Agree or disagree with the message, but it was the brutality and illegality of Batman's tactics that saved Gotham in that movie.