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Jacking In To the Matrix Franchise - Cultural Reception and Interpretation (Paperback) Loot Price: R654
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Jacking In To the Matrix Franchise - Cultural Reception and Interpretation (Paperback): Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, William G. Doty

Jacking In To the Matrix Franchise - Cultural Reception and Interpretation (Paperback)

Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, William G. Doty

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Few media franchises can match The Matrix for enthusiasm of reception and subsequent proliferation. Who in 1999 could have imagined that the momentum of a single film would sustain two more major theatrical releases in a single year, a collection of nine anime cartoons, a best-selling computer game, and more websites than can be counted? Jacking In To The Matrix Trilogy will be the first academic study to take an in-depth look at all of these products, a coherent overview of the franchise as a whole. The Matrix films are rich with mythological and religious references, as well as drawing upon futuristic fiction. Such richness demands a variety of decoding interpreting skills, and the array of talent in this volume will lay bare many of the strand that have given the Matrix creations such a sense of magic. The book gathers original articles that comment on the cultural and religious implications of The Matrix trilogy, its place within the cyberworlds of contemporary literature and philosophy, and its portrayal of gender and race. The volume also makes conjectures about the ethical and social consequences of taking either the red of the blue pill. Jacking In To The Matrix Trilogy wil

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Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2004
First published: June 2004
Editors: Matthew Wilhelm Kapell • William G. Doty
Dimensions: 155 x 230 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-1588-2
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN: 0-8264-1588-1
Barcode: 9780826415882

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