From [Batman 5: Mystery of the Shadow], a brief analysis of the spiral story structure directed by Nolan

Melyna 2022-04-21 09:01:06

Before we start, let me state that this is not a professional text or film analysis, just some personal thoughts.



It's the third time I've watched [Xiaying Mystery]. Compared with the ignorance of Batman's characters when I watched 1, I will review the highlights and character descriptions at 2, and I can calmly let myself go to the third part. After watching the four films and the last two prequels, you can take a closer look at the similarities and differences, and take a closer look at the reason why Nolan has reactivated Batman's charm.



[Mystery of Xia Ying] The biggest secret to success is the spiral story structure.



After seeing so many Nolan's works, I found that Nolan is indeed a master of story, and each one adds different story structures in addition to retaining some of its own iconic shooting features. The original [Deadly Tracking] and [Amnesia] were more of a suspense effect after shuffling and shuffling each story card by means of amnesia and interlude; [Deadly Magic] was to keep the truth of the story firmly in place. He kept the ground in his hands, constantly used the wrestling between the two male protagonists to deal with them, and finally used flashbacks at the end to reveal the mystery; [Pirates of the Dream] is an amazing combination of the wonderful principles of architecture. It is skillfully combined with the magnificent story of Mengtaomeng.



[Batman: Mystery of Shadows] and [Batman: The Dark Knight] use a spiral structure. When A character intersects with D character and E item through B item and C character, besides their own wrestling, B item and C character will also make D character or E item continue to generate and F character and G character at the appropriate time. The intersection of items. Such a narrative mode will make the audience have a wonderful illusion when watching the film. The film produces a strange cycle between these characters and objects, but his cycle is not closed (such as [Terror Cruise], [ source code]), but open-ended, leading the story to the abyss of the unknown.



For example, Bruce Wayne's parents built Gotham City's train line, which shows Bruce's family life with his parents when he was a child, and at the same time shows Bruce's family's sense of justice and responsibility, the overall impression style of Gotham City and the key hub relationship between him and the city. They will be brought out together, and these three will be related to Bruce's inheritance of family business and justice and charity in the movie, the overall realistic style of the movie, and the villain Henri Ducard's vain attempt to use the train line to spread poison, and the content of Batman's train battle one by one. correspond.



This is just the tip of the iceberg of the whole spiral structure, another story between Bruce's parents as a child and Bruce is that they were robbed and killed by gangsters, which was mentioned in the first three Batman movies, but not in any of them. To give a most reasonable explanation, this time, Nolan's version designed it as: Bruce was afraid of bats, so he offered to go home early, which made the three of them meet gangsters, and eventually their parents were killed, Bruce's shadow on bats, It will lead to the childhood and rachel's childhood sweetheart, the deep relationship between himself and his father, and the bat nightmare image that appeared when the scarecrow phantom gas attacked Bruce. Such a set of plots are connected to each other and become the history of Batman's family, which removes the sense of the original 4 comics in one fell swoop, and at the same time upgrades the villain's stupidity and destruction to a crime with a higher IQ (for the later [Darkness] Knight] The clown upgrade has paved the way), and more importantly, the introduction of each character is the most smooth and reasonable, so that the origin of each weapon and equipment, his relationship with the housekeeper, and the death of his parents His influence has been thoroughly analyzed, and the darkness and depression in Batman's heart have been truly released, and it has become the Batman series with the most lengthy Batman characters among the 6 works that have been released so far.



Prequel 1 successfully used the spiral story to bring the Batman series back to life, and 3 years later in 2008, "The Dark Knight" became the topic of the year and the best comic hero movie in history, allowing Batman to lead the films to a deeper level It has to be said that with a super powerful cast lineup, super awesome soundtrack lineup, super smart choreographer and director team, the Dark Knight Rises in 2012 will have more in-depth views on the character of Batman, looking forward to 2012!

View more about Batman Begins reviews

Extended Reading

Batman Begins quotes

  • The Scarecrow: [riding through a riot on a hooded horse] There's nothing to fear but fear itself!

  • Batman: [has laid a snare-trap which yanks Flass by his leg 70 feet into the air] Where were the other drugs going?

    Flass: I never knew. I don't know. I swear to God...

    Batman: Swear to *me*!

    [He rapidly lowers a screaming Flass and then yanks him back up]

    Flass: I don't... I don't know. I never knew. Never. They went to some guy for a couple of days before they went to the dealers.

    Batman: Why?

    Flass: There was something... Something else in the drugs... something hidden.

    Batman: What?

    Flass: I never went to the drop-off point. It was in the Narrows. Cops only go there when they're in force.

    Batman: Do I look like a cop?

    Flass: No...!

    [rapidly lowers Flass once more before dropping him to the ground]