Or: Holy plaisire du texte, Barthes-Man! The plot of The Dark Knight, like that of Batman Begins, is honestly kind of shapeless and waffle-y. And yet, as Memento proves, Nolan is capable of writing narratives that are drum-taught and mongoose-agile.…
I’ve seen this commercial a couple of times now, and I can’t get over how deeply, deeply weird the subtext is. Look, I tend to read too much into commercials. I’m the first to admit that. But sometimes a cigar…