I guess you could label this part 2 of my recap of “The Dark Knight,” since I already did a post called “The Dark Movie?”

Though the movie did an excellent job of representing the wretchedness of man, specifically in the in the Joker and his understanding of man, there was one part that reflected the inherent good of man.  With out ruining the movie for those who haven’t seen it, remember the Ferry scenes?  It seemed that the writers of the movie where trying to emphasize the inherent goodness of men.  First, I think if that scenario was in real life, don’t call me pessimistic, it wouldn’t have turned out the way it did in the movie (of course unless God superintended the hearts of man, which he does all the time).

From the Bible we know that men are not inherently good.  Everyone is born a sinner and thus in the eyes of God are destined for his wrath (Rom 3:23 Eph 2:1-3).  On the outside many people appear good, but in all actuality their hearts are evil and opposed to God.   Unless one is covered in the blood of Christ, they are destined for eternal death.

That is why I disagree with (what I think) was one of the points of the ferry scene.  People aren’t inherently good, there is no hope for man to be good unless a new birth brought upon by grace will make them good or right.

Aren’t the themes of this movie fantastic?

Now a day’s I don’t find myself watching too many movies.  Frankly, I find a lot of the movies laded with worldliness and I’d much rather fill my soul with a good book or conversation.  But every so often I’ll watch a movie.  Earlier this week I went and saw the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight.”  I thought it’s predecessor, “Batman Begins,” was a fantastic movie with great themes.  So I was anticipating it’s sequel and sure enough as the time got around for its release there was a lot of hype for “The Dark Night,” which only peaked my interest.

The title for the movie is quite fitting.  It may have been one of the darkest movies I’ve ever seen or remember seeing.  Death was everywhere, though it wasn’t a bloody movie, it plagued the screen.  The movie took place mostly at night, which only went to enhance the mood of the movie.  And to top it off the Joker was absolutely disturbing.  The Joker probably understood the depravity of human condition better than anyone as he went to extreme measures to bring out the evil on well liked and seeming incorruptible people.

“The Dark Knight” had some very interesting thematic elements.  I can’t remember a movie that so well portrayed the wretchedness of man as this did.  Also, the battle between good and evil was quite evident.  After the movie ended, for a brief time, I was “feeling” depressed, but the movie did have some hope, not a biblical hope, but a hope that was clouded in the midst of darkness.   Though the movie was in no way trying to develop elements of God or Christianity, it did bring to light a lot of themes that are well connected to the Bible.

I would caution people of the movie due to its darkness and I definitely wouldn’t recommend kids seeing it.   And if your looking for a movie that leaves you all warm and fuzzy on the inside with a happy ending, I wouldn’t recommend it either.