This essay is dedicated to my dad.

The Dark Knight Series are three Batman movies co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan:

• Batman Begins (2005)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

For anyone who has lived under a rock for the past 83 years, Batman is DC Comics’ most famous character, created in 1939 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, and is the secret identity of wealthy businessman Bruce Wayne.… continue