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Even as an atheist, I could see clear Christian parallels in the film.
'''The Dark Knight''' is a 2008 [[superhero]] film, directed by Christopher Nolan as a sequel to his earlier film, ''Batman Begins''. [[Heath Ledger]] in his last completed performance portrayed [[Joker (comics)|the Joker]] as a dark, insane criminal. Ledger died during post Production and won a posthumous [[Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won another Oscar for Best Achievment in Sound Editing and was nominated for another six academy awards. The film was rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. It is also considered to be one of the best conservative movies due to its message of not yielding to terrorists.
'''The Dark Knight''' is a 2008 [[superhero]] film, directed by Christopher Nolan as a sequel to his earlier film, ''Batman Begins''. [[Heath Ledger]] in his last completed performance portrayed [[Joker (comics)|the Joker]] as a dark, insane criminal. Ledger died during post Production and won a posthumous [[Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won another Oscar for Best Achievment in Sound Editing and was nominated for another six academy awards. The film was rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. It is also considered to be one of the best conservative movies due to its message of not yielding to terrorists.
==Christian parallels==
After the character of Harvey Dent, a character in the movie who did significant work weakening crime in Gotham City, goes mad and becomes a criminal and is ultimately killed, the character of Bruce Wayne (aka: Batman), takes the blame for Dent's crimes so that Gotham City has a scapegoat (Batman) and a visible symbol of justice (Harvey). This is not unlike Jesus sacrificing himself to absolve the sins of man.
The Joker is very similar to the Biblical Satan as he sees only the evil in man and attempts to draw people away from the path of righteousness.
Gordon O'Hara meanwhile can be seen as an allegory of John the Baptist.
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