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shokwave comments on May 2012 Media Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: shokwave 05 May 2012 03:19:08PM 3 points [-]

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.

Comment author: RobertLumley 05 May 2012 06:21:09PM 0 points [-]

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.