Visual Rhetoric By: April Reprogle

Background On July it first made its appearance in theaters. It is the third film in the new series of Batman movies. It is infamous for the massacre at the midnight premiere in Chicago. The man walking away is Bane a villain from The Batman Saga known for his brute strength and In this case his incredible wit One of the most quoted lines from Batman is what Bruce (Waynes (Batmans) father said to him “Why do we fall Bruce”

What is the Purpose? The purpose is to show us that our “heroes” aren’t always going to be there for us and sometimes it seems like the world is going to end but if we just stand up for ourselves then we can face anything.

Logos All your life you cannot just rely on others or you will not become independent and there will be times when you have to be your own hero or no one will be able to save you.

Ethos The IMAX theaters at the bottom makes it credible because it’s a famous theater company and it has a website that you could go to check for credibility

What is omitted and why? The person who would be wearing the mask is omitted to prevent you from knowing what their gender or their occupation or race it is omitted to demonstrate the fact that we can all be our own hero regardless of what we have been through

What is the main focus? The main focus is the mask in the foreground to show that we all fall Sometimes no matter who we are And that no matter what has conquered us we must get back up

Bibliography New Dark Knight Rises Poster Launched Photograph. Anonymous. Moviespad.com. Web..