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.
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.