shokwave comments on May 2012 Media Thread - Less Wrong Discussion
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The Dark Knight - the 2008 Batman film - is actually an enthralling film about decision theory. In every scene there is some dynamic that is fruitful to analyse: there's a Greedy Pirates game, a neat variation on Prisoner's Dilemma, a classic trolley problem ("endure") as well as several trolley-like problems, at least two games of Chicken, oodles of interesting precommitment and Schelling-style strength through irrationality moments, and more.
I actually really disliked The Dark Knight. I don't particularly care for horrific movies, and a lot of that, I thought, was grotesque and over the top.