[Bratch]

The Joker was definitely portrayed as a terrorist. Whether he compares to Al-Qaeda and their ilk probably depends on your political persuasion.

IMO.

[Havok]

I was thinking almost the same thing when I saw the movie.

[alecqss]

Perhaps that's when Hollywood conservatives will be able to take off their masks and speak plainly in the light of day.

This day is coming.

[Names Ash Housewares]

I saw the parallels with the war on terror with the first film. This movie it is impossible to ignore.
And I feel was intentional.
But just like during McCarthyism, comics, movies and TV shows had to disguise the message with aliens and flying saucers and other symbolic meaning. I feel this movie has as well. Because of course Hollywood does not make pro war on terror films.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

They both spend like there’s no tomorrow.

[Daus]

I caught this too while watching the movie. All the “if you stick around long enough you will go from being the hero to the villian” stuff.

[Bender2]

Re: What Bush nObama and Batman Have in Common

I think both have... ugly lovers!

Batman has Robin and nObama has... that uncle that liberated Auschwitz and then went up into the attic.

[fish hawk]

One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time. Rush just did a long segment on this article.

[Non-Sequitur]

A Hollywood movie praising Bush? Just what is Andrew Klaven smoking or snorting?

[NurdlyPeon]

I think that most of the things said here about the Batman movie could also be said about the first Spiderman movie. I think that one of the reasons that it was popular was it's idea of “With great power comes great responsibility”. It resonated with the American people at the time. It was a story of a guy who made his own life more difficult when he went out to fight evil, when he could have just sat home eating dinner (while other people died).

[Pride in the USA]

I knew you would like this one. Another article to put a smile on your face.

[sbMKE]

“Some men just want to see the world burn” about sums it up - great line and scene in the movie.

[jan in Colorado]

Ping

[Mike-o-Matic]

Grabbed this a while back... Seems to fit well here.

[Bratch]

For anyone that didn't catch the "pencil trick", it's below.

Warning: not for the squemish.