Fredrik Eriksson wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:19:07 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> Captain Jack wrote:
>>> I've always been a big fan of the "seven basic plots" idea.
>>
>> Which of those would The Dark Knight fall under, I wonder.
> 
> That would be "Overcoming the monster".

I disagree that covers it. If it does, then the categories are so broad as 
to be meaningless.  When your seven plots are "funny", "sad", "conflict", 
"romance", ..., I think the analysis is pointless. It's like saying "All 
programs fall into only a few categories: GUI, CLI, Server, ..." It tells 
you nothing useful about the program itself.

Which one is the monster? The city? The mob? The joker? Two-face? Crane? 
Batman's own fear?

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
   I get "focus follows gaze"?

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