The Dark Night directed by Christopher Nolan, stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and Heath Ledger as the Joker along with Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes. The movie was critically acclaimed and awarded two Oscars, but also has a very defined film language similar to many films.
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When first being introduced to Bruce Wayne outside of Batman, the audience follows his butler Alfred to Wayne’s underground lab and the first shot of Wayne is a long shot. It is very zoomed out and all we can see is Wayne working at his desk surrounded by the “Batmobile” and other machines and firearms. This orientation shot emphasizes how lonely Wayne and Batman are, and how isolated from the rest of world, spending the whole night alone in his secret workshop. As Alfred approaches they begin discussing the Joker’s actions and Harvey Dent as new district attorney. The medium shot reveals information about Alfred and Wayne’s relationship and more about Dent and the current turmoil facing Gotham. Alfred then asks Wayne about his relationship between Dent and Wayne’s best friend Rachel, whom he has feelings for. The camera zooms in on Wayne’s face as he pretends to not care about who Rachel dates. Wayne’s emotions are the focus of the shot and how he wishes Rachel and him could be together. The Dark Knight utilizes many different shot angles and progression to show the characters’ personalities and their relationships, and breaking them down as an audience tells us the director’s true vision.
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