For a recent movie/television writer position with a leading entertainment website, I was asked to briefly write about my favorite movie franchise. The following was my response, as well as submitting several previous blog posts as additional relevant writing samples.
To quote Brodie Bruce in Mallrats, "wow, that is a good question. Difficult, though; what does one gauge his response on?" A comic book showdown of Avengers vs Justice League? A scifi battle of Star Trek vs Star Wars? A well-tailored and lethally equipped James Bond vs all of them? Swinging in to take the top spot is Batman, specifically Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy. While Tim Burton's 1989 film starring Michael Keaton succeeds in bringing to life the altruistic yet cavalier playboy Bruce Wayne and his gritty world's greatest detective alter ego for the first time, it cannot escape the campiness that defined the character for decades. Especially in the ensuing sequels, and, unfortunately, in hindsight. Nolan's version starring Christian Bale embraces the former while avoiding the latter - particularly in the definitive second film The Dark Knight, which quite possibly is one of the all-time finest movies ever produced - that elevates the cinematic superhero to new heights. Where it begins in the first movie, the Nolanverse rises to the occasion in the third and final act to create an enduring legacy.
Believe that to be a decent and efficient answer; yet, I never heard from them about the writer job. While applicants and new hires might be ghosting in today's job market, it is an all-too-common, widespread issue with potential employers as well.
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