Comments on: Alfred's Role in Mystic River http://www.thedarkknightsucks.com/2008/07/24/alfreds-role-in-mystic-river/ Why so delirious? Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: G-man http://www.thedarkknightsucks.com/2008/07/24/alfreds-role-in-mystic-river/comment-page-1/#comment-591 G-man Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:00:29 +0000 http://thedarkknightsucks.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-591 You must not be all that familiar with Batman. The line is not in reference to Bruce but to Harvey. As a matter of fact, after that scene the film, rather abruptly, cuts to Harvey waking up. Two-Face has generally been portrayed as the embodiment of what Bruce would become if he went too far. Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns featured a passage where Harvey asked Batman what he saw in him; the answer, "A reflection." Two-Face didn't go nuts when the Joker showed up, he was already off-the-chain; the Joker simply gave him a gun and pointed him in the right direction. Two-Face then proceeds to go on a killing spree, going after everyone he finds responsible for the decay and loss of life in Gotham. Two-Face goes where Batman would never go, and would never willingly go. The forest line is in reference to Harvey not Bruce. You must not be all that familiar with Batman.

The line is not in reference to Bruce but to Harvey. As a matter of fact, after that scene the film, rather abruptly, cuts to Harvey waking up. Two-Face has generally been portrayed as the embodiment of what Bruce would become if he went too far. Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns featured a passage where Harvey asked Batman what he saw in him; the answer, “A reflection.” Two-Face didn’t go nuts when the Joker showed up, he was already off-the-chain; the Joker simply gave him a gun and pointed him in the right direction. Two-Face then proceeds to go on a killing spree, going after everyone he finds responsible for the decay and loss of life in Gotham.

Two-Face goes where Batman would never go, and would never willingly go. The forest line is in reference to Harvey not Bruce.

]]> By: John http://www.thedarkknightsucks.com/2008/07/24/alfreds-role-in-mystic-river/comment-page-1/#comment-590 John Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:45:59 +0000 http://thedarkknightsucks.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-590 "And when he finally gives the “we burned the whole forrest” line in his final speech to Bruce, what was the point of it? " Um... try googling "dark knight" and "escalation". Back to film school, kiddo. “And when he finally gives the “we burned the whole forrest” line in his final speech to Bruce, what was the point of it? ”

Um… try googling “dark knight” and “escalation”. Back to film school, kiddo.

]]> By: minncognito http://www.thedarkknightsucks.com/2008/07/24/alfreds-role-in-mystic-river/comment-page-1/#comment-589 minncognito Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:58:08 +0000 http://thedarkknightsucks.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-589 the symbolism has meaning because Batman chose to burn the forest down by means of ..yeah, i know....sigh...turning everyone's phone into a Sonar, 3D imaging device. he crossed a line he normally wouldn't have to expose the "jewel thief". the symbolism has meaning because Batman chose to burn the forest down by means of ..yeah, i know….sigh…turning everyone’s phone into a Sonar, 3D imaging device.

he crossed a line he normally wouldn’t have to expose the “jewel thief”.

]]> By: graspee http://www.thedarkknightsucks.com/2008/07/24/alfreds-role-in-mystic-river/comment-page-1/#comment-588 graspee Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:48:46 +0000 http://thedarkknightsucks.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-588 I think Batman's equivalent of "burning the whole forest" was supposed to be the massive mobile phone surveillance network thing. I think Batman’s equivalent of “burning the whole forest” was supposed to be the massive mobile phone surveillance network thing.

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