Is violence in American cinema a reflection of life? Or does life
imitate the violence people see in cinema? One of the pressing
questions in today's society is whether fictional portrayals of
violence have social or psychological consequences. Studies have
concluded with both ?yes? and ?no? verdicts. Is America a culture
of violence? Why does violence, horror and melodrama appeal to
people? This book explores these issues with primary focus on
entertainment, especially film, through lenses of the media, the
consumer, and the cultural backdrop. The film A Clockwork Orange
allegedly spawned so much violence in the United Kingdom that
director Stanley Kubrick was rumored to have fled with his family
to avoid a death threat. From that classic case, the author takes
readers through a study of media and violence that examines the
structure of horror, the origin and nature of evil, the Greek
mythic tradition, melodrama and catharsis, fairy tales, comic
books, video games and real horror. In part two the author offers
case studies in several genres: westerns, multi-melodrama (The
Silence of the Lambs), slasher films, psycho drama, serials such as
Star Wars and Harry Potter, apocalyptic melodrama, modern and
postmodern noir, creature features and religious melodrama. In-text
citations are included, and two notes expand on a couple of issues
in the text?the perspectives of Plato and Aristotle on the effects
of tragic drama, and discussion of differences of opinion relating
to methodological approach.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2006 |
| First published: |
November 2005 |
| Authors: |
Gregory Desilet
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| Dimensions: |
227 x 172 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
356 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-2348-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
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| LSN: |
0-7864-2348-X |
| Barcode: |
9780786423484 |
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