week 11 blog

The Dark Knight is a 2008 film that raises questions about exception. The exception that I found most intriguing is the heights Batman will go in order to stop evil. This is interesting because most other superheroes tend to abide by the law. In the film, Batman creates a device that taps into every cellphone in the city in order to create a sonar. This is an invasion of privacy and it shows how much Batman is pushed to the limit in order to stop evil. Even his assistant, Lucius Fox, doesn't find his methods, ethical which shows that Batman has crossed the line. However, it is understandable to see how Batman could go to such heights, considering how chaos has already occurred. The Joker has been killing people everyday that Batman does not reveal his true identity and also has been targeting banks, hospitals, judges, and the police force. This can be linked to why Batman must do something so unethical in order to stop the villain. Also another thing that Batman does to add to the exception is the way he unleashes his anger against the Joker when he asks Batman "does Harvey know about you and his little girlfriend?" The Batman let his emotions get the best of him and lashed out against the Joker in a fury of punches and throws, which wasted a lot of interrogation time. This is significant because if Batman had not beat him, he would have had more time to find out the location of Harvey and Rachel and could have possibly saved both of them.