There are many reasons why The Dark Knight was the best 2008 had to offer… and why I’m boycotting the Oscars for snubbing it save for a nod to Heath Ledger. There at so many things we could look at in this film, which is probably why it spawned written reviews and now this audio review for Film and Theology.

In the narrative alone, there are SO many things to look at… because Unlike Batman Begins, which redefined a character, this movie isn’t ABOUT Batman; this film redefines a genre and examines a city’s populace. The political, social and religious implications are sifted in the following audio exploration by Pastor James Harleman, which followed a viewing of the film at Mars Hill in Lake City. He contends that, in the end, the film’s REAL central character is not Batman or Joker, but the idealistic and ill-fated Harvey Dent. Moreover, does the film truly present us with hope of redemption, or does it illustrate that their is no true hope save delusion? You decide.

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