Fans, Blockbusterisation, and the Transformation of Cinematic Desire - Global Receptions of The Hobbit Film Trilogy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book explores the evolution of audience receptions of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy (2012-14) as an exemplar of the contemporary blockbuster event film franchise. Drawing on findings from a unique cross-cultural and longitudinal study, the authors argue that processes and imperatives associated with Hollywood 'blockbusterisation' shaped the trilogy's conditions of production, format, content, and visual aesthetic in ways that left many viewers progressively disenchanted. The chapters address public and private prefigurations of the Hobbit trilogy, modes of reception, new cinematic technologies and the Hobbit hyperreality paradox, gender representations, adaptation and the transformation of cinematic desire, and the role of social and cultural location in shaping audience engagement and response. This book will appeal to audience researchers, Q methodologists, scholars and students in film and media studies, Tolkien scholars, and Hobbit fans and critics alike.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Carolyn Michelle • Charles H. Davis • Ann L. Hardy • Craig Hight
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59615-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	1-137-59615-5
Barcode:	9781137596154

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