1989年Tim Burton重新拍攝電影《蝙蝠俠》(Batman)，陰暗抑鬱的蝙蝠俠在電影大螢幕上留下了不可磨滅的標記，不僅塑造了作為影片背景的灰暗高譚市，更連帶將續集《蝙蝠俠－大顯神威》(Batman Returns)中的反派角色刻畫得更為深沉陰暗，在陰鬱風格的電影氛圍引領下，蝙蝠俠的形象帶著強烈的暗黑風格；及至2005年導演Christopher Nolan替蝙蝠俠開啟了全新的篇章，不作為前作的續集，而是將蝙蝠俠此角色以一連三集的篇幅重新詮釋，蝙蝠俠的身世背景與形象隨著劇情的推演下有著完備的闡釋與描述，另一方面新作也不再限於蝙蝠俠個人風格的創建，轉而對於英雄與反派的善惡辨證與界線，替蝙蝠俠系列作品打開新的格局，本研究即欲透過《蝙蝠俠》系列作品探討好萊塢對於英雄形象與相關反派角色的轉變及其背後所代表的意識形態與論述的涵義。 911 attack has destroyed the faith of America, being under this threat and fear, people turn to look for hope and salvation from superheroes, which makes the superhero movies becoming popular and celebrated.
From 1989 Tim Burton’s “Batman” to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, the image and meaning of Batman has become highly difference between theses movie works. This study would compare two directors’s movie works to analyze what image and meaning have been changed or stayed the same, the study would also detect what society spirit has been reflected by the Batman analyzing result.
