Tuesday, August 5, 2008

'BATMAMMA'




Batman maniac is still on......and so as my posts for this katharnak movie...but this time with a sarcastic touch. Batmans momma is very angry with him! It has been widely reported that christian bale(batman) was arrested in london after his mom accused him of assaulting them .Sources said that this happened as soon as she watched the new Batman flick.No wonder this film is called "The Dark Knight" "They kept you in the dark and made the joker steal the show !".

Batman's relationship with his mother declined espicially when she discovered that her son goes out in the night dressed as a bat and jumps off buildings. It all began when she woke up one night and saw her son dressed in black leather. "Arn't u supposed to wear white uniform?" she asked & where's your bat?? , i thought you were a batsman.. And where are you going at this hour?" shez persisted. "why dont you go to sleep like most of the boys do? will u be eating out or i keep dinner for you? and what should i tell your friends if they call up ? That you have gone for a fancydress competition......and why are you dressed like a bat ?? why not like a parrot??...By the way your popularity has also declined in orkut...All my friends use joker as their profile picture"


A few days later Batman found himself in embarassing situation when his mother asked "who is this robin ?why do u meet him only at night??" Then one day batman couldnt find his bat suit
"I have put it for a wash" said his mother.......

But one night Batman lost his cool when his mother not only mocked about "The Dark Knight "but also insisted that they migrate to India "Its time you found a real job" she said "why dont you become a politician in India? All you have to do is topple government , disrupt parliment sessions , and give speeches . All u need is a gift of gab and thousand morons as followers who can easily provoked to go on a rampage and vandalize public property!! Stop wasting time being a Batman!!!"

Friday, August 1, 2008

why didn't batman kill the joker??


After the fabulous review about "THE DARK KNIGHT" by my friend rajiv , i indeed agreed last evening that the movie is simply fantastic .As the movie concluded i ,like others had the million dollar question in my mind "why didn't batman kill the joker??"Even Heath Ledger's joker in The dark knight marvels at batmans refusal to kill him.After all the joker is a murderous psychopath , and Batman could save several innocent lives by ending his miserable existence once and for all.Of couse, there are plenty of masked loonies ready to take the jokers place, but none of them have shown the same twisted devotion to chaos and tragedy as clown prince of crime

Pop culture , such as batman comics and movies provide an oppurtunity to think philosophically about issues and topics that are paralled to real world. For instance thinking about why Batman has never killed the joker may help us reflect on our issues wit terrorism and torture ,specifically their ethics


so what was the reason behind Batman's quandary?? one , while it may be preferable for Joker to be dead, it may not be morally right for any person (like Batman) to kill him. If the joker is to be punished is should be through official procedures ,not vigilante justice.More generally,while the joker is evil , he is still a human being and is thus deserving of at least a minimal level of humanity and respect

two, Does batman want to be the kind of person that takes his enemies lives?? If he killed the joker , would he be able to stop there, or would every two bit thug get the same treatment??


while there are good reasons to kill the joker in terms of innocent lives saved , there are also good reasons not to kill the joker , based on what killing him would mean about batman and his motives mission and character. Batman often says the same thing when asked why he hasn't killed the joker :"I don't want to become that which i hate".


so in one way batman and joker help us focus on key topics like torture terrorism and can only help refine our thinking.And batman would definitely approve of that.....