Thriller Genetic Conventions - Batman: The Dark Knight

The Narrative: Batman (Christian Bale) is on a mission to get rid of all of the criminal gangs in Gotham, with the help of Lieutenant James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). Whilst trying to free Gotham of criminals, they come across a criminal mastermind, the Joker (Heath Ledger). The Joker causes chaos in the city and Batman finds it hard to defeat him.

The Title: The title of the film is Batman: The Dark Knight. The tittle of the film has hinted that there will be a knight to save the city which suggests there will be a big issue involving the safety of the public living in the city. It has also created a question which is who is the knight? This makes the audience more interested because it makes them wonder who is the knight of the city who will save its people.

The Protagonist: The protagonist in this scene is Batman as he is shown through the majority of the scene. The whole film is centred around Batman, hence the title and he is seen as the protagonist because he is seen trying to save the hostages from being shot.

The Antagonist: The antagonist of this scene and the whole of the film is the Joker. The Joker is the antagonist because he is the evil character who has kidnapped and taken many people hostage. Also, we can see the Joker is an evil character because not only has he kidnapped people but he made the FBI think that they were the bad people and he would have let the FBI shoot them.

Micro Elements: There are lots of action scenes in the film and to support them, fast non dieagetic music has been used to achieve the exciting and thrilling atmosphere.
Most of the lighting is low key because the darkness of the scene has created a sense of danger e.g. in the fighting scenes. In fact, the low key lighting has achieved the realism of the night which relates to the title of the film. 
Editing shots such as short shot duration have been used to express the actual speed of the fight and it has achieved the dangerous atmosphere and gets the audience’s attention.
The costume that Batman wears in the scene relates to the title because his bat costume is black and this represents him as the dark knight.
The Joker’s hair and makeup shows him as the antagonist because we usually associate clowns with evil and the Joker’s face paint and hair make him look corrupt.

The Protagonist Will Be Seen 'In Peril': This happens near the end of the scene when the FBI catch up with Batman and aim their guns at him.

Themes: The theme of Batman: The Dark Knight is a crime thriller as it involves guns, fighting, explosions and many chaotic scenes. The theme of the scene we watched is action as it involves many fights between Batman and members of the FBI.