As usual, you're "the man" Jin. That essay sounds right up my alley.

One of the things I've noticed in my brief time on this planet, when it comes to race (and keep in mind, I'm a total numbskull, so take this comment any way you will…), is that it is difficult for white people to understand just how bad it sucks for minorities that there aren't many minority superheroes. This seems…

One of the things I've noticed in my brief time on this planet, when it comes to race (and keep in mind, I'm a total numbskull, so take this comment any way you will…), is that it is difficult for white people to understand just how bad it sucks for minorities that there aren't many minority superheroes. This seems…

I have a similar reaction to guys like Bill Maher or Susan Sarandon or Keith Olbermann and, sometimes, yes, even Rachael Maddow because they're all buffoons and half-educated twits who are more interested in being self-righteous and "right" than in actually doing something meaningful about anything.

I have a similar reaction to guys like Bill Maher or Susan Sarandon or Keith Olbermann and, sometimes, yes, even Rachael Maddow because they're all buffoons and half-educated twits who are more interested in being self-righteous and "right" than in actually doing something meaningful about anything.

Yeah, that's certainly an interesting and intelligent way of looking at the movie. Burke certainly does seem to fit the politics of the film.

Yeah, that's certainly an interesting and intelligent way of looking at the movie. Burke certainly does seem to fit the politics of the film.

Yeah, I agree with you wholeheartedly. I'll admit that learning how big of an influence A Tale of Two Cities was on the film really tempered how I felt about it's political message. After reading that, it became obvious that Nolan was more making a point against instantaneous, violent revolution than he was pushing…

Yeah, I agree with you wholeheartedly. I'll admit that learning how big of an influence A Tale of Two Cities was on the film really tempered how I felt about it's political message. After reading that, it became obvious that Nolan was more making a point against instantaneous, violent revolution than he was pushing…

Yeah, at first I had a hard time with Batman Begins because "Batman is a Ninja ZOMG!". No one else seemed to have a problem with a "realistic" movie being a modern day ninja who dresses up like a bat. But I did.  But once you learn that Nolan's "real" interpretation of a "real" Batman isn't "real" so much as just more…

Yeah, at first I had a hard time with Batman Begins because "Batman is a Ninja ZOMG!". No one else seemed to have a problem with a "realistic" movie being a modern day ninja who dresses up like a bat. But I did.  But once you learn that Nolan's "real" interpretation of a "real" Batman isn't "real" so much as just more…

I'll never understand why it's so difficult to imagine that a billionaire has money stashed in offshore accounts throughout the world. When Bruce went broke, he merely lost whatever money wasn't stashed somewhere, tax-free. This is like all the Enron execs who still own three or four mansions, each and are definitely…

I'll never understand why it's so difficult to imagine that a billionaire has money stashed in offshore accounts throughout the world. When Bruce went broke, he merely lost whatever money wasn't stashed somewhere, tax-free. This is like all the Enron execs who still own three or four mansions, each and are definitely…

Yeah, I actually thought all of the clunkiness in DKR was easier to explain away than the clunkiness in TDK. Even the Bat symbol thing. It's just a form of psychological warfare. It shows Bane that he isn't in as much control as he thinks he is.

Yeah, but, what movie couldn't use more Donnie Yen asskickery?

This is one of the reasons why Tarantino says a person should never hate a movie. If you hate a movie, then you'll hate the people who made it and you might miss out on something good, say, the director does after he directed the movie you hate (N.B. though that it's okay to dislike a movie, just try not to fully hate…

Tigerland's a good movie.

As someone who most people consider extremely liberal (I consider myself more of an anarchist, but whatever) and who doesn't really like the character of Batman and who thinks TDKR is definitely conservative in its politics… I still thought it was a damned good movie and the best of the series, plot holes and all.

As someone who most people consider extremely liberal (I consider myself more of an anarchist, but whatever) and who doesn't really like the character of Batman and who thinks TDKR is definitely conservative in its politics… I still thought it was a damned good movie and the best of the series, plot holes and all.

Differences: Hara-Kiri is a subtle, psychological exploration of the meaning of honor, family, vengeance and of how codes/societal expectations are manipulated by those in power to exploit those without it.