IFFK 2009

I have got an opportunity to watch IFFK of 2009 conducted in Thiruvananthapuram. It was the fourteenth IFFK of Kerala. It was very interesting. The presentation of the films were in Nine theatres. They are Dhanya, Remya, Krioa, Nishagandhi, Kalabhavan, New, Kairali, Sree and Ajantha. I have seen 25 films among the 162 films. There were a total of 162 films. There was fecility for online reservation and autorikshaw facility. The film festival was conducted by The Kerala Chalachitra Academy. The inauguration was conducted at the Nishagandhi auditorium. The function had the presence of the great Bengali director Mrinal Sen. These are some of the films that I liked at the IFFK 09.

The Damned Rain
Dir: Satish Manwar

It was a very good film. Its direction was good. The story of the film is interesting. It was an Indian film. The story takes place in a village called Vidharba in Maharashtra, where there are lot of farmer suicides. The editing of the film was good and was done by Suchitra Sathe. I also liked the music and sound effects in this film. The storu of this film was about the poor farmers in India. They were faced to a huge difficult situation.

Treeless Mountain
Dir: So Yong Kim

This was a South Korean film. The story was very interesting and I liked it because it talked about the difficulties of two small children which they face in their lives. Direction of this film was good and the editing was well done. The title of the film was in every way similar to its story.

True Noon
Dir: Nosir Saidov

It was a very good film. The direction of this film was good. It was a Tadjikistan film True Noon was selected as the best film at the IFFK 09. Nosir Saidov got Rajatha Chakoram award and cash prize of 3 lakh for the best director for this film.

Treasure
Dir: Cheran

It was a tamil film. The direction of this film was very good and the music too was good. Music direction was done by Sabesh-Murali. It was a love story. The director Cheran was also the hero of the film and talked about the deep love of Lenin and Nadheera. Cheran is one of the greatest director in tamil cinema.

Kerala Café
Dir: Renjith

I liked this film because this included ten different stories directed by ten different directors. Direction was good. Each story had a different name. The film gave a valuable message to us. Directors of this film were Shyamaprasad, Lal Jose, Shaji Kailas, B. Unnikrishnan, Revathy, Anwar Rasheed, Padmakumar, Anjali Menon, Uday Anandan and Shankar Ramakrishnan. All stories in this film were related to a journey

I also did not like some films. They are:

The Place Without Limits
Dir: Arturo Ripstein

It was a Mexican film. The direction of this film was not very good. Also the story of this film was weak.

Jules and Jim
Dir: Francois Truffaut

I did not like this film because the story of the film was not good. The direction of the film was not well.

Bay of Angels
Dir: Jacques Demy

I did not like the story of this film. Editing was bad and the story was about gambling.

IFFK 09- The Good and The Bad

The fourteenth International Film Festival of Kerala showcased some of the best films from around the world. The festival focussed on categories like World Cinema Today, Contemporary Masters, Indian Cinema Today and retrospectives of famous directors and their films. It also had its own unique competitive section. This is my personal list of top 5 films from the IFFK 09

1. Antichrist
Dir: Lars Von Trier

This film from Denmark was definitely ‘the movie’ of the festival. The story of a couple struggling to cop up with the death of their only child was in every aspect different and engaging. One reason for which I give this film the no.1 position is because it surpassed all my expectation. Few films are able to do that. More than a horror flick Antichrist is about creating fear. In the film fear lies outside, in the wilderness. We feel more comfortable when we see the couple in their room. But once they walk outside, into the woods, fear gradually creeps in. During the therapy session the female character in the film says that the "woods seem to have a strange kind of personality" and that personality we know is that of fear. Dialogues are excellent and the cinematography and background score are in tune with the dialogues. If we leave behind the fear factor, Antichrist is a psychological exploration. It is a portrayal of the guilt and the pain that its female characters suffer as a result of her child’s death. To overcome her trauma she has sex with her husband which causes more pain than pleasure in the audience. Guilt results in pain which results in fear. Fear gives way to violence which ends in a kind of catharsis. With its complex characterization and brilliant direction, Antichrist painted a picture of fear at the IFFK 09.

2. Last Life in the Universe
Dir: Pen-ek Retanaruang

Instead of focussing on a particular story Pen-ek’s 'Last Life in the Universe' was about individuals. The two central characters in the film are loners. Pen-ek brings together the lonely lives of Kenji and Noi and shows us how they find a sense of consolation in their distressed lives. Kenji is a calm and soft-spoken librarian who likes order in his life. His character reflects in his composed and limited use of water from the pipe. But even his orderly life does not restrain him from contemplating about suicide. Noi like Kenji is also a loner but unlike Kenji she is a spend thrift and lives like a pig. She speaks out loudly about her views and talks with ease. Pen-ek brings together these two lonely lives through an incident which results in both these characters influencing upon each other. He uses extremely lengthy shots which gives us an opportunity to observe the characters closely. In the film the camera is a close observer of the actions of the characters. Pen-ek’s frames are exquisite. The soft background score supports the slow pace of the film. Last Life in the Universe is about understanding individual lives, and if we are able to do that, this film takes us to another level of understanding cinema.

3. Operation Danube
Dir: Jacek Gomb

Operation Danube is a hilarious take on a Polish-Czech Republic war during the 1960s. If Antichrist and Last Life in the Universe had minimum characters, and talked about fear and loneliness, this film brings in a bunch of characters, all of them funny. Operation Danube reminded me of another film, It’s a Mad Mad Mad World Out There. The film shows us that comedy arises out of comic situations. Operation Danube is no different. In the film a Polish military tank accidently crashes into a Czech beer parlour. What follows is clash of languages where both parties are unable to understand what the other is saying. In the end they understand that only through cooperation and mutual understanding that things would work out well. The film maintains a subtle humour throughout. The treatment of the film is also different. While there are instances in the film which shows corruption and indecency among officials and local folks, the director intentionally didn’t try to give it a serious approach. Instead he mocks at them with a pinch of humour and sarcasm. Like a Priyadarshan film the serious elements are buried inside and presented in a comic manner.

4. Nymph
Dir: Pen-ek Ratanaruang

Nymph is a film which defies genres. It can be interpreted as a horror flick. It is also a psychological thriller, and at the same time is an ecological expression finding its voice through cinema. The film had everyone spellbound by the treatment of its theme. Nymph is a beautiful combination of reality and fantasy and keeps us wondering about its characters and its story even after its climax. The very first scene in the film is an instance of brilliance that explains to us, the directors hold over his medium. The film arouses in us a sense of mystery, a kind of devotion or love towards nature and a craving for individual freedom and expression.

5. Looking for Eric
Dir: Ken Loach

This film is about the life of a person named Eric Bishop whose life is torn in between his addiction for his favourite football team and his family. I liked the film for its positive point of view and at the same time showing simultaneously, the various pitfalls that one has to face in life. The film begins in an irritable tone with Eric driving his car erratically on the road and finally ends up in his house, overdosing on marijuana. As a result of the overdose he fancies seeing the legendary football star Eric Cantona. This vision changes Eric’s life and he starts to organize his life, bringing together the broken pieces in his life that he left behind. The film deserves mention for its honest portrayal of Eric. He loves his circle of friends and loves to be with them and support his favourite football club. But when it comes to personal matters he chooses to be alone and shuts himself in his room. Looking for Eric is a feel good film. The director gave lot of thought into its characterization and tone.

There were also a bunch of films that disappointed me at the 14th IFFK. Below is a list of three films that tested my patience in the festival.

1. Invisible Waves
Dir : Pen-ek Ratanaruang

Invisible Waves is an example of a good story that is badly shot. The central character Kyonji is such a complex character and at times we wonder at the decisions he take. As audience I was unable to take a position. The screening time was a bit too long. It was unnecessary when compared to its small storyline. Pen-ek’s trademark extremely long shots worked well in his Last life in the Universe. But in in this film it proved to be a bit too off the track.

2. Katalin Varga
Dir: Peter Strickland

Katalin Varga, like Invisible Waves is a film where we see a good story gone wrong due to its disappointing treatment. The film is about a woman named Katalin Varga who travels the length and breadth of Romania to find the father of her child and to take revenge on him. Unfortunately what we find in the film is an uncompromising and strong Katalin Varga getting killed by villains. All her hard work comes to a sudden end, and we think ourselves “was it for this that she had to travel such far away places and take so much pain?” The film had some stunning visuals and soulful background score. Unfortunately none of this could make up for the film’s bad treatment.

3. Broken Embraces
Dir: Pedro Almodovar

One specialty of a Pedro Almodovar film is that it tells stories within stories. That, he does well in this one too. But on the whole the film had nothing much to offer than this signature treatment of a story. The plot was weak and the humour proved to be slack. A few good visuals and the comparatively good characterization couldn't compensate for the film's weak storyline. To conclude this film had nothing much to offer. Almovovar’s Volver was far better when compared to Broken Embraces.

14th IFFK- A Review.

14th IFFK- A Review.

A Step in to Darkness-Atil Inac
Atil Inac’s ‘A Step into Darkness’ was the inaugural movie screened for the 14th IFFK at the Nishagandhi ground. Out of five movies I watched this is one which I liked. Obviously this film cannot be called the favorite.
‘A Step into Darkness’ shows us how the state of hopelessness can be turned in to the deadliest weapon on earth. Cennet , a Turkish girl’s entire family is destroyed by a misinformed army. Being the only survivor in the family she goes out in search of her brother Azim. After reaching Kirkuk she learns that her brother is hurt in a bomb blast and he’s taken to Turkey. With the help of some smugglers she goes to Turkey. However one of them ravishes her and she tries to kill herself. Cennet is rescued by members of a radical Islamist organization. The group finds a potential weapon in Cennet and tries to convince her that Azim is reported to be dead. In the meantime the group leader tries to manipulate her hopelessness and turn her to be a suicide bomber.
Atil Inac has chosen the right theme to portray today’s world through his movie. This is indeed what is happening today. A group of people’s hopelessness is exploited by radical religious groups to execute their targets. When a person loses everything there’s nothing for him/her to look upon to. Hence he or she becomes hopeless. In a state of hopelessness a person not only tries to destroy self but his/her sadistic self rises to destroy others too.

General Nil- Ryszard Bugajski
Bugajski tells the story of a forgotten hero Emil Fieldorf. He was one of the greatest Polish Generals during WWII. Falsely accused during the communist era he was sentenced to death and executed in 1953. The movie honors the rediscovered hero’s tactical skills and bravery.

Khandhar- Mrinal Sen
Another movie that portrays state of hopelessness is in Mrinal Sen’s ‘Khandhar’. In the very movie three friends go to an erstwhile feudal mansion which is all ruins. The heroine Jamini is the heir to a portion of the dilapidated mansion. The visitors get into a situation where they had to act in front of Jamini’s blind mother and one of them pretend to be her fiancée. The character played by Naserudeen shah by acting as her fiancé gives her a ray of hope on leaving for the city. Later we see the hero who is a professional photographer keeps clicking photos. And we are left to guess the rest. Did he marry her? Or he forgot her on reaching back in the city and got back to his profession?
No one takes pain to fix the ruins in reality. Anyone can have sympathy over the very situation but how many would come forward to be a part of the ruins. Very hardly anyone could come forward. May be the hero in Khandhar had sympathy over the heroine’s hopelessness. Like any visitor to a historical place the hero too had come, experienced the richness of the place and got back to his normal life once he reached back in his city.
The movie was kind of a depressing one showing the stark realities in life. A lady who has lost all hopes in life gets hope in the hero’s gesture. But the last scene of the movie has put me in a dilemma as in what might have happened to the heroine’s life.

The Last Supper- Thomas Gutierrez Alea
Thomas Gutierrez Alea’s ‘ The Last Supper’ narrates the story of a pious planter who keeps slaves for which he feels zero guilt. However at the same time he is concerned about his position in the Heaven. For that he reenacts The Last Supper and invites 12 slaves and instructs them on the glories of Christianity.
The Last Supper is based on supposedly a true incident. It showcases a combination of blasphemous irony with an under-current of political reckoning. It was worth a watch. It portrays the hardships of slaves. By the end of the movie we will see the slaves rising against their master in order to attain freedom.

Anti Christ – Lars Von Trier
Anti Christ portrays the experiences of the evils of nature. In the movie a couple loses their toddler son. And the mother suffers from anxiety attacks. Her husband being a therapist tries to cure her by taking her to their country cabin called Eden. There they both experience the worst of evils of the nature.
The movie was basically very violent. I would say this was the worst movie I ever watched. It was no better than watching a porn movie. It was hard for me to make head or tail out of it. I could feel no natural element in the make and It was just like any movie made for the sake of it despite of its winning several international recognitions.

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Festiv Days with Films

The Kerala state Chalachithra Academy, the official hosts of the international film festival conducted the 14th IFFK in Thiruvananthapuram.
I have got a chance to know what the hype is all about. The festival was filled with the cine-literate audience and participants hail from around the world.
Stark realities of life and international politics were the soul of most of the films I have viewed. I think this is one of the reasons why, politically literate people of Kerala finds IFFK tangible for themselves.


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TRESSPASSING TO FILMS

TRESSPASSING TO FILMS

The Kerala state Chalachithra Academy, the official hosts of the international film festival conducted the 14th IFFK in Thiruvananthapuram.
I have got a chance to know what the hype is all about. The festival was filled with the cine-literate audience and participants hail from around the world.
Stark realities of life and international politics were the soul of most of the films I have viewed. I think this is one of the reasons why, politically literate people of Kerala finds IFFK tangible for themselves.
The International Film Festival of Kerala is an event organized by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The 14th edition of IFFK will be held at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala in the South of India from 11th - 18th December 2009. Awards Suvarna Chakoram
· Darbareye Elly/About Elly (Iran) Director: Asghar Farhadi, Producer: Asghar Farhadi,Mahmoud Razavi
· Jermal /Fishing Platform (Indonesia) Director: Ravi Bharwani, Producer: Orlow Seunke
Rajatha Chakoram
· True Noon (Tadjikistan) Audience award
Rajatha Chakoram
· Izulu Lami /My Secret Sky dir: Madoda Ncayiyana
FIPRESCI Award:
· Best Film: La Mosca en la Ceniza/ A Fly in the Ashes (Argentina) Dir: Gabriela David
Best Malayalam Film:
· Pathaam Nilayile Theevandi/ Train on the Tenth Floor dir: Joshy Mathew

iffk-2009

IFFK: Revisited

The Kerala state Chalachithra Academy, the official hosts of the international film festival conducted the 14th IFFK in Thiruvananthapuram.
I have got a chance to know what the hype is all about. The festival was filled with the cine-literate audience and participants hail from around the world.
Stark realities of life and international politics were the soul of most of the films I have viewed. I think this is one of the reasons why, politically literate people of Kerala finds IFFK tangible for themselves.
The International Film Festival of Kerala is an event organized by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The 14th edition of IFFK will be held at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala in the South of India from 11th - 18th December 2009. Awards Suvarna Chakoram
· Darbareye Elly/About Elly (Iran) Director: Asghar Farhadi, Producer: Asghar Farhadi,Mahmoud Razavi
· Jermal /Fishing Platform (Indonesia) Director: Ravi Bharwani, Producer: Orlow Seunke
Rajatha Chakoram
· True Noon (Tadjikistan) Audience award
Rajatha Chakoram
· Izulu Lami /My Secret Sky dir: Madoda Ncayiyana
FIPRESCI Award:
· Best Film: La Mosca en la Ceniza/ A Fly in the Ashes (Argentina) Dir: Gabriela David
Best Malayalam Film:
· Pathaam Nilayile Theevandi/ Train on the Tenth Floor dir: Joshy Mathew

Iffk-2009

IFFK: The Charisma of enchantment

The Kerala state Chalachithra Academy, the official hosts of the international film festival conducted the 14th IFFK in Thiruvananthapuram.
I have got a chance to know what the hype is all about. The festival was filled with the cine-literate audience and participants hail from around the world.
Stark realities of life and international politics were the soul of most of the films I have viewed. I think this is one of the reasons why, politically literate people of Kerala finds IFFK tangible for themselves.
The International Film Festival of Kerala is an event organized by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The 14th edition of IFFK will be held at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala in the South of India from 11th - 18th December 2009.
Awards
Suvarna Chakoram
· Darbareye Elly/About Elly (Iran) Director: Asghar Farhadi, Producer: Asghar Farhadi,Mahmoud Razavi
· Jermal /Fishing Platform (Indonesia) Director: Ravi Bharwani, Producer: Orlow Seunke
Rajatha Chakoram
· True Noon (Tadjikistan) Audience award
Rajatha Chakoram
· Izulu Lami /My Secret Sky dir: Madoda Ncayiyana
FIPRESCI Award:
· Best Film: La Mosca en la Ceniza/ A Fly in the Ashes (Argentina) Dir: Gabriela David
Best Malayalam Film:
· Pathaam Nilayile Theevandi/ Train on the Tenth Floor dir: Joshy Mathew

IFFK-A RARE EXPERIENCE

The 14^th IFFK was a great opportunity for the film lovers of Kerala to know more about world cinema. The inaugural ceremony was held in Nishagandhi auditorium on 11^th December 2009.The eve was glorified with the presence of eminent personalities like Mrinal Sen, Sharmila Tagore, H.E.Ambassador of France in India, Jerome Bonnafont etc. The screening of the inaugural film followed the function, ’A Step into the Darkness’ directed by Atil Inac.

The festival was a wonderful experience. The whole week was spending in theatres. Running out of theatres, chasing the autorikshaws, rushing into the long queue…Thus moved the daily routine. Everything was new and exciting. Each film was a new experience, a new idea ,a new way of life…

I got an opportunity to watch minimum three movies a day. The films I liked most were “True Noon” by Nosir Siadov, “Dream” by Kim Ki-Duk, Pen-Ek’s “Transistor Love Story”, Pedro Almodovar’s “Broken Embraces”, Jacek Glomb’s “Operation Danube”, Celine Sciamma’s “Water Lilies”, Lars Von Trier’s “ Anti Christ” and lot more.

Actually, the greatest risk was in watching “AntiChrist” and “Dream”. “Anti Christ” was a much-criticized movie. It had already created an anxiety and horror impression in the mind of the people through reviews. Therefore it was very difficult to find a place in the long queue. The movie was repeated three times in the festival. People rushed into the theatres like a swarm of flies. It depicts the story of a couple that has lost their only child. Subsequently the mother suffers from terrible anxiety attacks. Her husband, a therapist, tries to cure her by taking her to their remote country cabin called Eden. The tough therapeutic struggle develops into a battle of the sexes. The excess use of violence and sex has made the movie rather confusing to the viewers.

Another memorable experience was to creep into the queue to watch Kim Ki-Duk’s “Dream”. The queue was so long that no one knew where it ended. As the name suggests it was a dream like experience to watch the movie. It reveals how two strangers are connected by a dream. In Tadjikistan movie, “True Noon” we see the resistance of people against the authorities who have tried to separate them trough partitions.It is a film by Nosir Siadov.

The film festival is not just a platform where you get to watch a lot of films;its also a place where you meet people.You come across friends and celebrities whom you meet at the IFFK-a kind of pilgrimage for you and them.

AN INTROSPECTION INTO THE WORLD OF FILMS

Story telling as an art developed even from the time immemorial.When tradition gave way to technology,celluloid captured reality and fantacy into itself;and we cherish a kind of voyeuristic pleasure along with it.What is it that makes one glued to the chair for a stretch of two and a half hours?Even amidst this rat-race what is it that compels one to keep aside a full week for watching a couple of films?

Films are a kind of "displaced reality"which we tend to stamp out as "the other." We identifies,equates and alienate ourselves from the celluloidic experience.In a way its a medium for us to let loose all kinds of unresolved conflicts,unadmitted desires or traumatic past;a kind of deliberate escapism.

It has been a carnival of films for a full week.Life shot from various angles;a cocktail of myth,fantacy and reality.What make films different from literary texts is the sublimity of language.The human experience transposed beyond words.Ascenario in which flesh identifies flesh and emotions intertwines with experience.

Though almost all films dealt with a myriad of stories,the underlying theme remains the same:"nuances of human relationships."Let it be Kim Ki Duk's 'Dream';Von Trier's "Anti Christ'; Almadovar's 'Broken Embraces' or Christian Petzold's 'Jerichow'.But then what makes a film different?A mere stone transforms itself into a resplendant diamond when cut in the right angles.One should know where to strike and at what point of time.The most important aspect is the way in which we approach a story.

Now another question I have in mind is:"Is there something called 'good cinema' or 'bad cinema'?'Good' attain so-called "goodness" only because there are so-called "bad" ones.What makes one howl and hoot at some films?Films like 'Nucigen House' or 'Land of Scare Crows' are indeed films...![but may be beyond my comprehension level!].Why do certain films fail to communicate?

Penek's films has been a bit off the tangent and each of them were unique in its own ways.'Nymph' is aright mix of fantacy and reality;the film also excels in its technical innovation to set the right mood.

Other films like 'Water Lillies','Fish Child','A Vision','Shirin' etc rendered a visual feast to the audience.Among competition films,'The Absence' has been a traumatic experience...a wild mix of violence and melodrama.Turkish films 'There' strikes a different note.The film is an enquiry into the undercurrents in human relationships.'True noon','Fishing Platform','Masangeles','Road To Confluence' are other films in this section.

Now after watching all these films the question arises:"why do we watch films?"
Life is a mystery of relationships.A mystery which remains mysterious;refuses to reveal .Science fails to explain human relationships,bonds and uncertainties.So we search for it in Art,literary texts and of course, in films.It delves deep into the psyche of human beings and expose a maze of complexities.

Waiting for another IFFK;to fly off into a world of mystery and experience;to identify,to enjoy and to alienate.

Batman: A More Familiar Superhero

Batman was first published in May 1930 by American writer Bob Kane. He breathed life into the two characters, ‘Bruce Wayne’, the billionaire and ‘Batman’ his alter ego. In many ways both the characters (Bruce Wayne and Batman) seems to us more familiar than other superheroes like The Spiderman or The Superman. That is because in Batman we see the evolution of a human being into a superhero. Unlike Superman, Batman is never born a superhero. Unlike Spiderman he doesn’t have any superpowers that come to him naturally. The powers that he possess are all manufactured ones. Hence Batman seems to us a more possible or a more achievable superhero.

Batman is the vigilante of Gotham city, an imaginary place created by Bob Kane. Saving Gotham from evil powers is not thrust upon Batman. Young Bruce Wayne becomes a superhero by his own choice. His decision to save the city from its villains is the result of witnessing the murder of his parents by a thug. His loneliness results in fear. Later Bruce overcomes this fear and decides to take revenge on his parent’s murderer, but abandons that act. That actually is the moment where Bruce Wayne becomes a superhero. “That is the moment of maturation of the character”. Consequently Bruce decides to fight against all that is evil in Gotham.

For us, both Bruce Wayne and Batman creates a sense of pleasure inside us. In Batman what attracts us is the superpowers that he possess. In the case of Bruce it is money and luxurious life of a billionaire that attracts us. Another thing that makes Batman more similar to human beings is his nature. Batman is not entirely good, but also not entirely bad. He is both good and evil. He looks like a devil, but his intensions are good. Human beings are also like that. We all have good qualities and bad qualities. Often we find it difficult to control our mind and stop doing bad actions. This is where Batman differs from us. He has developed the ability to control his mind which makes him a superhero. Inside us lies a hidden temptation to break laws and live life the way we want it. But often we are submissive. Batman works outside the law because he finds “the system to be corrupt”. He is a wanted person in Gotham because he breaks laws, but what makes him lovable to us and to the cops is that even though a lawbreaker, Batman “still works inside a moral code of conduct”.

It is not just Batman that we identify with, but even the villains in Batman comics are a true representation of modern day society. Villains like The Joker, The Ridler, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Penguin and Catwoman evolved as a result of industrialization and scientific inventions gone wrong. ‘The Ridler’ is a villain who loves killing people to gain attention. He leaves behind trails which are his ways to get noticed. ‘Scarecrow’ is a doctor who uses chemicals and science for all the wrong reasons. ‘The Joker’ is another interesting villain who kills people for fun. His attack on Batman is psychological. According to him existence is a joke. ‘Two-Face’ is a villain who lost half of his original face in a blast. The incident makes him physically as well as mentally unstable. He has to toss a coin in order to make a decision.
Like Batman the villains too have faced personal tragedy. But the villains never came out of their tragedy. They feel that life has not been fare to them. Hence they feel that they must inflict pain on others too. Batman on the other hand overcomes his personal loss. He not only comes out of it strongly, but also feels that nothing like that should happen to others. And he makes sure of this by becoming the silent guardian of Gotham.

References: 1.Psychology of The Dark Knight (documentary)
2. Batman movies