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This is the third installment of an ongoing investigation into which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the beginning here. Harvey "Two Face" Dent represents the curse of the classic politician. He's the fallen star, the Apollo destroyed by the harsh realities of politics. His ambition and ideals are corrupted by pain and reality. He's …
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Or, "Stop Calling Them Gunmen and Start Calling Them Terrorists" One of the most notable elements of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is that, despite being made by a British writer and director and set in the fictional Gotham City, the films capture the zeitgeist of the post-9/11 America in a frightening, realistic way. But there’s …
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This is one of many articles on this site comparing the current state of American politics to the world of Batman. Read more here, or buy D. F. Lovett's debut novel here for only $4.99. In an editorial published on 7/23/15, The Economist likened Donald Trump to Heath Ledger's Joker: Mr Trump's lust for attention, …
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Remember The Dark Knight? Who can forget Harvey Dent's tragic line, the one which foreshadowed both his own downfall and the character arcs of so many of those around him: you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. The question I have often come back to is whether Harvey could …