The Dark Knight (pt. 2)

This is an overview of the scenes that occurred during the second day of viewing.

The first thing seen on the second day was the Joker throwing Rachel Dawes through a window.  Batman then leaves the same window to save her. The one action (or inaction) that really sets the anti-hero theme here is that after saving Rachel, he does not go back to check on the other potential victims at the fundraiser. Instead of looking out for the greater good, he is solely looking out for his own interests.

When Bruce is speaking with Alfred about the aforementioned situation and of the Joker in general, Alfred gives a great quote, saying,  "Some men want to watch the world burn". This especially holds true with all of the actions thus far made by the Joker.

Another great lead-in to later scenes occurs when Harvey abducts the killer of the commissioner. He tosses the coin to decide the man's fate. Batman stops him and tells him that he is a symbol of hope that he (Batman) could never be. Later in the scene, Harvey is telling Batman that he can not give in to the Joker, which in fact will be very ironic in later scenes.

The following scene has the soon-to-be commissioner Gordon walking into a dimly lit holding room. After a few asinine words from the Joker, Gordon leaves them room.  As the light is switch on, Batman is shown right behind the Joker. The Joker is most certainly testing the limits as Rachel and Harvey are victims that have been taken away.  The Joker tells him that both are set to be blown up and Batman can save only one. Naturally, being the anti-hero that he is, he rushes to save Rachel, but alas, he has been fooled.

The Joker "lets" himself get arrested by Gordon. It really became apparent when he wanted his phone call. The fact that the Chinese businessman has been in holding at the police headquarters was the first clue. Then when the other prisoner complained of his stomach hurting and his stomach lighting up with a cell phone was the final clue.

All the while Batman is rushing to save his friends, Harvey is trying to escape and falls with half of his face on flammable substances. Batman rescues him, but the explosion kills Rachel and burns half of Harvey's face.  This scene and the scene where Rachel dies is designed to tie in with the transformation from Harvey Dent to Two Face.