Nerd Alert !!

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I thought >this< was an interesting article about "The Dark Knight".

[Mac Boyce]

....... really??

It was a f'n movie.....ENTERTAINMENT.

[Aberzombie]

I agree that it was interesting, but I also think the guy who wrote it has way too much time on his hands.

[Taliesin Hoyle]

Game theory was a key element in the movie in several scenes. It was the weapon used by the Joker.

Bank scene.

Recruiting by trial-by-combat.

The money deal.

Rachel or Dent. Who do you rescue?

Expose identity, or innocents die.

Which ship? (prisoner's dilemma)

Coin tosses, and rigged coin tosses.

What price oversight? The surveilllance tech, with the override.

The mob analysing the risk of the Joker, vs. the risk of the Batman.

Weighing the advantage of Dents reputation vs. Batman's reputation.

Joker taking the risk of getting caught, to get close enough to kill someone.

All dilemmas available in game theory.

[Taliesin Hoyle]

Mac Boyce wrote:

....... really??

It was a f'n movie.....ENTERTAINMENT.

So is Shakespeare. I like my entertainment to have a little depth.

[CourtFool]

There is nothing entertaining about Shakespeare.
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Spoiler:

Just want to watch all the English Lit. fans' heads 'splode.

[Vendle]

Very interesting article, though I had to detour to some of the links to fully grasp it.

[lastknightleft]

CourtFool wrote:

There is nothing original about Shakespeare.

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** spoiler omitted **

Just had to get in on the head 'sploding fun.

[Crimson Jester]

CourtFool wrote:

There is nothing entertaining about Shakespeare.

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Just want to watch all the English Lit. fans' heads 'splode.

*POP*

[Savage_ScreenMonkey]

What a great movie and an interesting article. I like the layers behind it. The first Matrix was like that too. Good Stuff, that makes you think but is quite enjoyable to watch at the same time.

[Zeugma]

CourtFool wrote:

There is nothing entertaining about Shakespeare.

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** spoiler omitted **

BAD Shakespeare is pretty funny IMO.

Oh and

*KABOOM!*

[Ubermench]

POP....BANG.....BOOM

[Joey Lafyatis]

Pretyy interesting article: outsiders trying to understand our game... S&#$. Just lost the Game..

[Cosmo's Wandering Eye]

(rolls through)