Dark Knight

The people who know me well know that I love movies. I am fascinated by the storytelling that goes on in the movies. I would like to share some thoughts from my recent trip to the theater.
The Dark Knight is a 2008 based on the DC Comics character Batman. This film is a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins. Christian Bale repeats in the lead role as Batman/Bruce Wayne.

The plot of the film focuses on Batman's fight against a new villain, the Joker (Heath Ledger) and his relationships with district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) and his old friend and love interest assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal).

Observations from the movie:

1. Throughout the movie the opinion about the nature of man is battled. Is man good or is he evil? Two ferries are leaving Gotham City running from the threat of the Joker. The Joker gives the two ferries a choice. If you blow up the other ferry your ferry will survive. One ferry has good, decent, normal folks. The other has convicted criminals. Who will do the right thing? Will both fall into the Joker’s belief about mankind? Which of the two ferries will decide to blow the other one up? Without Jesus the world is evil, lost and hopeless. Only through the Son can we have light.


2. Also the movie dealt with sacrifice. In the end would Batman be selfish or would he do what was best for Gotham City? Batman had every reason to walk away. He was criticized. He was being attacked. He was alone. Does this sound familiar? The Christ was in the same boat but a different ocean. Jesus was trying to reconcile man to God. But don’t minimize the situation. He was criticized. He was being attacked. He was alone (humanly speaking). Not to ruin the ending of the movie I will only deal with what Jesus did. He came through. He sacrificed himself for us. We are redeemed. We are reconciled. We have hope.
   Hollywood may not have meant for me to draw these conclusions, but that is what I came away with. Man does need God to be better. Jesus made that possible by taking our place. Thanks be to God.