#9 Michael Romett - Batman

I know all of us have seen or heard about the Batman movies. They all deal with evil and this symbolic figure that is saving the day. Batman in all of his movies, played by different characters, uses the skills and technological advances that he has at his disposal to solve a common problem in each of the three films. Even though we know that superheroes are not real, these movies gain a lot of significant consideration from people of all ages. Specifically in the most recent one, the action and mystery shows how our world has evolved not only with technology but also with mythology. Fifty years ago, our parent and grandparents would not have said that they had films like this that were considered some of the best films of their generation, but with the day in age that we are in today, the realistic analysis of superheroes being real is a large part of our society, including Superman, Spiderman, etc. In all of these films, Batman is single handedly cleaning the streets of evil by himself. Now we know that there are law enforcement that due this every day, but for the sake of entertainment, having one individual that wreaks havoc on evil and makes the world a better place is symbolic of God-like intentions. Relating to themes that we have talked about in class this semester, symbolism, technology, and God are all apparent In not only the batman films but also films of the same kind. They all make for entertainment but it was not until I took this class that I was able to make some of the comparisons that I can truthfully make today.