Thursday, July 31, 2008

'The Dark Knight' co-starring Barack Obama as Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman and John McCain as Harvey Dent a.k.a. Two-Face

Corruption is out-of-control, and it's time America receives the justice it deserves, Bruce Wayne thought to himself. We need to bring down the crime families responsible for this. Stroking his chin with his hand, he moves closer to the glass window atop the Sears Tower. He presses his hands against the glass.

"Just think, that down below me, among all those people (pedestrians walking along the sidewalk and street), there is one out of six of them who has no health insurance. Someone down there has just been laid off after his company moved overseas. We need these employers to keep these jobs here at home," Wayne continued thinking to himself.

Meanwhile, Harvey Dent stands behind a podium inside a convention center. The crowd roars as Dent acquieses to their needs and concerns. He holds his hands up, signaling he wants silence. The noise dissipates.

"My friends, we are here on this historic day, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans. I'm here to bring about change. It's time Washington returns to an open, honest government. Along with my colleague in the Senate, we co-sponsored a bill that will bring about campaign finance reform. (Crowd cheers). It's time we find new, renewable energy sources. We will begin this technological advancement on Day 1 of my administration. (Crowd cheers again). I believe in running a campaign focused on the issues that avoid negative attacks. It's time we turn the corner and move ahead from the politics that has divided this country. I will be that leader who will bring this country back together. (crowd roars). Thank you and God Bless America."

The Phil Gramm crime family is at it again. This time, they're ready to seize control of the oil supply. Every barrel of oil can get into the wrong hands. Gramm signs a document that will allow he and his thugs to take the oil away from all Americans.

"Where's Dent," Gramm asks, shaking his head and looking over at his righthand man, Tom DeLay.

"He just gave his speech. Give him another hour and he should be here," DeLay said in his feminine, gentle Southern accent.

Wayne walks outside and heads to his Batmobile. He positions himself inside and suddenly hears his phone ringing. He picks it up and it's Alfred (David Axelrod).

"Mr. Wayne, we have a major problem. The Gramm crime family is looking to receive a major shipment of oil barrels tonight that will take away millions of gallons of oil from Americans. He must be stopped."

"I'm on it Alfred."

Wayne drives the Batmobile underneathe a bridge in a remote area. He puts on the Bat suit and heads to Galveston, Texas where Gramm and his thugs are ready to receive the shipment. They will be brought to justice, he said to himself.

Meanwhile, Dent leaves the convention center. He suddenly feels a hot flash, followed by another. The sun's intense rays are too much.

"AAAAAARRRRGGGGH!"

Half of Dent's facial skin begins peeling off. He howls again in agonizing pain. Now, there's nothing but blood and bones exposed on half his face.

"Why? Why me?"

He calls Wayne on the phone.

"You did this to me. You wanted me to run a clean campaign as your opponent. Now, that's not going to happen. I will say and do anything it takes to get elected; you hear me?"

"You'll never get away with it Dent. Americans will look beyond your lies. They won't be fooled by your tricks."

"Ha, ha, ha, ha. Just wait and see Wayne. I'm headed over to see Gramm right now. Good luck trying to stop me."

Dent arrives at Gramm's fortress in Galveston. DeLay sits under a dim, flourescent light at a round table counting dollar bills. It's the money he stole from a Native American owned casino. He snickers and continues marveling at his feat. Gramm continues pacing back and forth, until he sees Dent enter the room.

"What on earth happened to your face, Dent?"

"It's the sun. It's Wayne. He drove me into this madness."

"This isn't the time for your self-pity crap, Dent. We've got this shipment coming in less than an hour. I need you to pull yourself together."

"We'll see who gets this shipment."

Dent charges Gramm, grabs him by the shirt, and begins gnawing on his face. Gramm collapses on the floor, as DeLay's facial expression is frozen. Dent charges DeLay, drags him down to the floor, and begins punching Delay in the face over and over. DeLay struggles, but he's no match. Dent gnaws on DeLay's face, until he is motionless.

"Dent."

"Well, well, well... If it isn't the Batman."

Batman grabs his long, suspension cable and thrusts it at Dent. The cable begins twining around and around, until Dent is stuck. He squirms but to no avail. Batman walks closer and closer to Dent. With a stern glare, Dent's eyes widen.

"It's over."

"You think it's over. It's never over. I'll run attack ad after attack ad on you. Everyone will believe me, not you."

"And I'll be there to make sure your ads get you nowhere Dent."

2 comments:

Thomas said...

Not bad, PJ. I get the feeling if the makers of "The Dark Knight" had allowed you to polish their script, the last half hour woulda been much better than it turned out to be.

Unknown said...

I'll concede to the comic gurus on this one. This weekend, I'll make a second attempt to enjoy this movie. I realize some of this parody could be polished. It would make a nice promo for one of the upcoming debates.