Batman - torture

The torture scene in The Dark Knight, which originally derived from a kids' cartoon strip, was rated acceptable for a 12A under the classification 'fantasy violence.' Batman our superhero abuses his power and uses surprise as a tactic to extract information from the Joker. A bright light comes on in the cell and the Joker's head is slammed down onto the table. Batman, revealed behind him, slams a fist into the Joker's face and punches his hand. The good men of Gotham looking on through the glass window visibly recoil and when Batman props a chair against the wall so that no-one can enter, the Commissioner seems unsure when he mutters, 'He's in control.' Repeated high angle blows goaded by the Joker splatter blood on the white tiled walls and lead to a confession of the hiding place of the District Attorney Harvey Dent and his girlfriend Rachel Dawes. The Joker here is flippant and wins some sympathy (Heath Ledger's brilliantly charismatic Joker won Best Supporting Actor in the Oscars this year) while Batman is a grim-faced bully beating a defenceless man.
At 12A this clip seems to condone torture as a means of extracting truth.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/heath-ledgers-father-reveals-dead-actors-joker-diary-written-during-the-dark-knight-8640660.html

http://submittedforyourperusal.com/2008/03/01/did-the-joker-kill-heath-ledger/

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