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In response to "One of my favorite things to do with people who'd gush over how much they "LOVED IT!!!" was (is) to ask them to tell me the movie's plot." by Cuzzin Todd

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Posted by Spawn Jul 18 '09, 18:10

Batman wages war on crime, with assistance from Gordon and more so, Dent. Joker arrives and fucks it all up. Joker kills, Batman and Dent's love interest. Dent goes off the deep end. Batman takes the fall for Dent, so the work can continue.

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That's not a plot, that's a series of events. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 18, 18:14 17
- I'm not a fan of the dictionary argument, but read the first sentence of tihs article. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 18, 18:44 2
  - Thanks for the link, that's one of the best (and shortest) definitions of plot I've seen. - Trish Jul 18, 18:57
  - DEFINE YOUR TERMS! -- nm - internet arguer Jul 18, 18:48
- Spoils - Trish Jul 18, 18:34 4
  - I would more call that the theme, but it's certainly accurate. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 18:37 1
    - The theme was basically the plot (and this is just *my* opinion)--Neutral good vs. chaotic evil. - Trish Jul 18, 18:43
  - "Some men just like to watch the world burn" = Plot: Joker sets the world ablaze to prove a point. -- nm - TWuG Jul 18, 18:36 1
    - See, you get it :) - Trish Jul 18, 18:40
- describe the plot of Saving Private Ryan. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 18:16 5
  - The plot of that movie is so simple and easy to understand it's essentially summarized in the title so I don't get your point. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 18, 18:29 3
    - wait, your point is that TDK has a complicated plot? -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 18:33 2
      - No, I didn't make that point anywhere. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 18, 19:01
      - Not complicated, but it is a bit more complex than your standard blockbuster. - TWuG Jul 18, 18:39
  - a collection of every WWII soldier cliche makes its way across enemy lines to rescue the last surviving member of three brothers -- nm - 500 dugs of summer Jul 18, 18:18
- we must have watched different movies -- nm - Beaker Jul 18, 18:15 2
  - I often think that with movies like this. ;) - Cuzzin Todd Jul 18, 18:17 1
    - I can agree about the Ledger, I was in awe -- nm - Beaker Jul 18, 18:20

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