"Guidebook"

"Page 143," Dan mumbled, suppressing a yawn, "'Applications of Hegemonic Theory to Superhero Films...'"

"You know, most people do all-night cram sessions in the same week as exams," Abdul grumbled from his own bed, "Or in the same month..."

"Yeah. Sorry," Dan glanced at the alarm clock across the room. 1:43.

"I just can't sleep," Dan continued, "And reading usually helps."

Abdul hummed.

"I'll just read in my head, sorry," Dan finished.

Abdul hummed again.

Perhaps one of the most notorious scenes in any recent superhero film would be the "High Frequency Generator" scene in The Dark Knight.

"You've turned every cell phone in Gotham into a microphone," Alfred Pennyworth (Morgan Freeman) says in response to a powerful -- if invasive -- security tactic employed by Batman (Christian Bale). Yet, despite the obvious breach of security that Alfred points out, the film plays things straight as though...

...implications of... reveal a very high. . . the powewreiwfq...

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