Batman Vs. Joker Adaptation Semiotic Analysis - Jared Guy

 The Batman Vs. Joker Adaptation 

2008 Vs. 1966 

Comparison

The Dark Knight 2008:  

• - You get to know Bruce Wayne personally. We know the man behind the mask 

• - Surface level: Joker offering his service to kill batman to rest of king pin leaders 

• - We see much more advanced tech, all the gadgets, really exposes you to the brains behind The Batman. Makes viewer think about the amount of power it took to stop the Joker 

• - There is a whole crew behind the Batman, not just Bruce Wayne 

• - We are introduced to all the Characters that make up The Batman within the time of the movie. Working Harvey Dent, Gordon, Alfred and tech guy. 

• - Batman and Joker are symbolic  

• - Joker is Pure evil rather than motive. Not motivated by materialism. 

• - Batman is A lot closer to his members around him. 

• - We are exposed to the Genius of the Joker more than that of Batman. They do this for the viewer to be more afraid of the joker. He is damn near scary 

• - Alot of explosions and destroyed structure. Probably relating to the fear of terrorism at the time. When watching it probably hit close to home to people during the time. Joker is a terrorist, makes him that much scarier to the time 

• - Gut wrenching dilemma in the end.  

 

OVERALL FEEL: It feels as though even with all the brains and technological artillery behind “The Batman,” there is a chance that Batman might actually lose against Joker, even if we know that the hero always wins. The viewer is afraid of the Joker and his borderline genius and the type of threat he is to the fictional world. Always blowing something up during a time where fear of terrorism is high.  

 

Batman 1966: 

• - Batman has Robin as a sidekick. 

• - Batman describes the Joker as Ingenious, probably similar to what the viewer felt about the joke for escaping through a loaded spring out of Prison. 

• - Everyone loves the Batman in this show, compared to the Dark Knight where they were trying to get rid of him. Say's something about the viewers feelings towards heroes at the time

• - You almost can't stand the Joker in (1966) The Dark Knight you are afraid of the Joker, and you recognize his genius also says something about the villians during the time period

• The Joker, if driven by material and there isn’t much depth to his crime, he’s robbing jewels.  

• - Batman is not technologically advanced, fought the Joker with his bare fist 

• - Because it is a show we have to kind of rush through the problem and solution. You can kind of tell what is going to happen next. Compared to the 2 hours and thirty minutes of Dark Knight.  

• - Comedic relief 

• - Jokers' solution to beating Batman is a utility belt. Compared to The Jokers in depth chess like planning against the Dark Knight.   

 

Overall Feel: This Version is something you could sit down with all of your family and have agood laugh every once in a while. No tense anxiety is developed because you already know that the batman is going to win in the end. During a time where everyone loves the hero all the time, the concept of a MORE powerful villain is not realistic.