Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
For the third and final time, Christian Bale is Batman. The story picks up eight years after The Dark Knight, and finds Batman fighting a terrorist to save the city that had turned against him.
Critics and audiences love this new series of Batman movies. Sadly, the films have not been without tragedy. Actor Heath Ledger died while shooting the last film. He was posthumously awarded an Oscar for his performance as the Joker.
When The Dark Knight Rises was released, people around the world were excited to see the movie as soon as they could. But excitement quickly turned to horror at one theater in Colorado when a man shot at the audience and killed 12 people.
Listen to Marni and Amy discuss The Dark Knight Rises and dark events that have arisen around it.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Marni: I have really been curious about the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. But I have to say, I was so excited to go see it, and then that horrible, tragic shooting in Colorado occurred, and then I just couldn’t bring myself to go see it. I couldn’t separate the two.
Amy: I know what you mean. I did see it, but the shooting was definitely on my mind during the film. And it is a little strange because there’s so much violence in the film, too, that it definitely makes you think about the shooting even more.
Marni: It definitely made us have the conversation as a nation about violence, and is there too much violence in the movies? Is that affecting people? But trying to separate it, you know, since you’ve seen it now, this is a series, this is the last Batman movie in this series. Do you think that this reboot, this whole new Dark Knight, was a success?
Amy: I do. I mean, I think the actors that they got were all great. Like Christian Bale I think is the best Batman that we’ve had in years.
Marni: Interesting, ‘cause we’ve had a lot.
Amy: Yeah, we have. And Catwoman makes an appearance in the new movie. Anne Hathaway plays her, and she’s great. I love the tension between Catwoman and Batman. And Robin also makes an appearance in this last movie, and his character is also great.
Marni: Wow, I did not know that. So it sounds like if you can, you know, just go and really try and enjoy the film. It’s a good superhero movie.
Amy: It definitely is.
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Discussion
Marni had wanted to see The Dark Knight Rises. But after a shooting took place in Colorado during the film, she felt uncomfortable about seeing the movie.
Amy says she can understand Marni’s feelings, although she did see the movie. The shooting was on her mind during the film, especially because there were many scenes in it involving gun violence. Marni wonders if there is too much violence in movies or if the violence we see on the screen is affecting people’s behavior.
Despite Amy’s mixed feelings about seeing the movie, she did think it was a good superhero film. She thought all the actors in the movie did a great job. She likes Christian Bale as Batman, and she enjoyed seeing Catwoman and Robin in this movie as well.
Do you think The Dark Knight Rises was a good action movie? In your opinion, is there too much violence in films?
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BASET : what you said in arabic words ?? |
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Joy : that is true , there are many children who spend a lot of time watching films and get exposed to violence. The cartoon that children watch now have more violence than before and children sometimes believe what they see in films. Also most shows and movies now have some kind violence. Older generation did not believe in the use of violence to solve problem but this generation now believe that violence is the first answer. This is because of the major influence that violence in films have shown them. Violence is shown as a nice and good thing.
Children having so much exposure to the media, the messages that come across ….A lot of the messages related to violence can negatively impact a child.” The repetition of violence causes children to become desensitized. |
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Joy : no , ‘m not sleeping ! just ‘m talking with my friend ?
Fears :It makes them more fearful.people may have the false notion that violence or abuse is around every corner and that there is no good in this world. |
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