Monday, December 10, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises - An Alt Right Movie?

A follow-up to my review of The Dark Knight Rises - an explanation of the movie from an alt right/WN perspective: The Dark Right Rises: Christopher Nolan as Fascist Filmmaker? by Gregory Hood and Luke Gordon. What is a better term than "traditionalism" which the alt right uses to name their belief system? Where I part with the authors is how we assess the League of Shadows. While they seem to sympathize with the group, calling it a "Traditionalist Order," I think they are perverted by their excessive desire for justice, and ascribe to their behavior the sin of pride. Do they see themselves as taking the place of God in bringing about justice? It is hard to answer that question since God is not a part of the story.

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