The Third Movie of the Trilogy, the Dark Knight Rises, Was Released in 2012

The Dark Knight Year 2008 released: Directed Christopher Nolan by: Jonathan & Christopher Screenpl Nolan, based on the comic ay by: book character created by Bob Kane Type of Action/Crime Drama film: Main Characters Bruce Wayne & his inner circle Bruce Wayne / Batman Alfred Pennyworth Lucius Fox Michael Caine Morgan Freeman Christian Bale Bruce Wayne is the enormously wealthy Bruce Wayne’s trusted butler. Former head of Research & head of Wayne Enterprise, the company Development for Wayne Enterprises, that he inherited from his parents after now CEO. He still mostly works in their death. To the world, he is a vapid the R & D department, designing playboy who lives off his inheritance and Batman’s armor and other equipment. the money from his parents’ company. In reality, he is a brilliant scientist and the crime-fighting vigilante Batman. Gotham City government & related Harvey Dent/Two- Mayor Anthony Garcia Police Commissioner Gillian Loeb Nestor Carbonell Colin McFarlane Face Aaron Eckhart Mayor of Gotham City Gotham’s commissioner of police Gotham City’s new District Attorney whose mission is to end corruption in city government and eradicate organized crime. Bruce Wayne sees him as being able to do legally what Batman does as a vigilante. Lieutenant Jim Barbara Gordon James Gordon, Jr. Gordon Melinda McGraw Nathan Gamble Gary Oldman One of the few honest police officers on Jim Gordon’s wife Jim Gordon’s son the Gotham Police force. He is a trusted confidant of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Detective Anna Detective Michael Rachel Dawes Maggie Gyllenhaal Ramirez Wuertz Monique Gabriela Curnen Ron Dean Assistant District Attorney and Harvey Member of Gordon’s organized crime Member of Gordon’s organized crime Dent’s girlfriend. She is a childhood taskforce. taskforce. friend of Bruce Wayne and knows his secret identity. Villains The Joker Scarecrow/Jonathan Mr. Lau Heath Ledger Crane Chin Han Cillian Murphy Main antagonist of the film. The main villain in the first movie CEO of Lau Security Investments Batman Begins. He makes a brief Holdings, which is a front for appearance at the beginning of the movie. organized crime. He is the bookkeeper for Gotham City’s organized crime gangs.

Sal Maroni The Chechen Gambol Eric Roberts Ritchie Coster Michael Jai White The head of organized crime in Gotham Head of the Chechen mafia, one of the Head of one of the major organized City. He became head after the major organized crime factions in crime factions in Gotham City. imprisonment of Carmine Falcone, one of Gotham City. the main villains in Batman Begins. Others Michael Engel Coleman Reese Anthony Michael Hall Joshua Harto A TV news reporter; host of Gotham Tonight A lawyer at Wayne Enterprises. He discovers Bruce Wayne’s secret identity and at first tries to blackmail Wayne. Background & Additional Information  The Dark Knight takes place roughly nine months after the events depicted in Batman Begins.  The third movie of the trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, was released in 2012. Assignment - 40 points total  Assignment will be turned in on a separate sheet of paper.  Answer the answers completely and in full sentences. I’m looking for more than just one word answers or brief answers; put some thought into the assignment.  The examples are to be taken from the movie.  Make sure to list the character’s name, and provide the below information for him/her.  You can use a different character for each question  Remember to “show your work.” For all of the questions, you need to back up your answer with evidence from the movie.

1. Id, Ego, Superego (2 points each, 6 points total)  Choose one character.  Give examples and describe for ALL three aspects. 2. Psychosexual Stages (2 points each, 4 points total)  Choose one character (can be the same character or a different character from question 1).  Explain and describe two level fixations (Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latent, and Genital). 3. Defense Mechanisms (2 points each, 8 points total)  Choose one character (can be the same character or a different character from questions 1 and 2).  List and describe/explain four defense mechanisms for the character (Repression, Displacement, Reaction Formation, etc.) 4. Jungian psychology (2 points each, 4 points total)  Apply two terms related to Jungian Psychology (persona, self, shadow, archetypes, etc.) to the movie.  You can apply the terms to one character, two different characters, a situation, etc. 5. Cognitive psychology (2 points each, 8 points total)  Apply and explain four examples of terms, concepts, etc., related to cognitive psychology (functional fixedness, mental set, heuristic, etc.) to the movie.  Many of the terms in the “Thinking” part of the “Thinking & Language” would fall under cognitive. 6. Locus of Control (2 points each, 4 points total)  Apply the two types of Locus of Control.  You can apply them both to the same character, or two different characters. 7. Diagnose the Joker (6 points)  What disorder(s) does the Joker show symptoms of? Make sure to back up your diagnoses with evidence/examples from the movie.  Or, alternately, does the Joker suffer from any form of Psychopathology? Defend your answer.

Things to keep in mind while watching the movie … You aren’t turning the above questions in, but definitely take down notes on them and be prepared to discuss them. 1. In terms of id, ego, superego; what characters seem to embody each one? 2. The Joker gives two “origin stories”/explanations as to how he got his scars. Why do you think this is? 3. The issue of identity, especially in terms of Jungian psychology. Think of this in terms of Batman/Bruce Wayne, The Joker, and Harvey Dent/Two Face. 4. Is the Joker psychotic? Or, if so, does he start out psychotic? Or, if so, at what point does he become psychotic?