# Christopher Nolan’s Batman **URL:** **By** Trevor Burrus, Cory Massimino, Natalie Dowzicky, Landry Ayres **Published:** September 23, 2020 --- Cory Massimino and Trevor Burrus join the show to discuss whether or not Batman is a hero. ## Summary: Christopher Nolan’s Batman operates within the state in a very strange way. Nolan believes that his trilogy of movies are actually each in their own genre. _Batman Begins_ is a classic origin story broken down in three parts. _The Dark Knight_ exists as a crime movie with the Joker as a terrorist who seeks chaos. _The Dark Knight Rises_ is an epic film with a militaristic enemy. How are the Joker and Bane different? How do the villains in Nolan’s Batman trilogy enhance the movies?