Imitation, Violence and the Body in The Dark Knight Rises by Daniel Cojocaru contains spoilers “What is the meaning of it Watson?” said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the paper. “What object is served by this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ...

Mr. Caine wrote:What a great read...

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That is a very interesting idea, thank you for clarifying it. It seems like many of your examples work for relationships between characters within the plot of the film, but do you think it could be applied to the relationship between the viewer and the film? I think, on a broader understanding of t...

Chris, if I may, Your analysis has a lot going for it, especially offering multiple perspectives from which we can think about the film. Any piece of art can/is interpreted in multiple ways, and there is truth in every interpretation you offer. However, I wonder if you can talk a little more about ...

Sorry that it turned out so long. But in order to at least start to do justice to the complexity of the film there was just no other way to do it... although - you manage to express the gist of my article in one sentence. That's exactly what I was trying to get to! Thanks!

Thanks Anita! You're absolutely right about Angier's selfishness - and I think that's why he can't see the solution to the transported man...

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for reading my piece on Inception (any comments?). Here's a link to an article I wrote about the Prestige for the "Journal of Religion and Film". Let me know what you think...

http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/Vol14no1/PrestigeUtopia.html

All the best

Daniel Cojocaru

or - you could just stick to the Prestige. I realized there just isn't any movie like the Prestige. So I've seen it 15 times up to know. It's getting better and better...

Read this also on: http://www.ravenfoundation.org/blogs/daniel-s-movie-reviews/inception Before its release to the general public film critics heaped endless praise upon Christopher Nolan’s latest mind-bender Inception. Except for a few dissenting voices the verdict was clear: after The Dark Knight ...