Because I had already done over and above this for Batman, and wasn't really interested in trying to condense all those thoughts, I decided to use 800 words to layout (in brief) the parallel between Batman and Jesus.
Once again, spoilers follow...
The Dark Knight Rises
An
Analysis of Metaphor
If you make yourself
more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't
stop you, then you become something else entirely… A legend, Mr. Wayne
-Ra’s Al Gul, Batman
Begins
The Dark
Knight Rises is the final instalment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman
trilogy. The films track the journey of Bruce Wayne, an orphaned billionaire
who takes on the alter ego Batman in order to fight crime, and save the city of
Gotham from destruction. In this tale, Nolan creates a parallel in Batman to
that of Jesus Christ. The most obvious points of reference for this metaphor
are in the death and resurrection of Jesus in the Christian tradition, as
compared with Batmans’ in the final film – each as a sacrifice on behalf of the
people. Jesus is also invoked on a
deeper level by the construction of Bruce Wayne’s character, and the way the
trilogy deals with themes like, justice, compassion, hope and discipleship.
