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A Critical Companion to Stanley Kubrick offers a thorough and
detailed study of the films of the legendary director. Labeled a
recluse, a provocateur, and a perfectionist, Kubrick revolutionized
filmmaking, from the use of music in film, narrative pacing and
structure, to depictions of war and violence. An unparalleled
visionary, his work continues to influence contemporary cinema and
visual culture. This book delves into the complexities of his work
and examines the wide range of topics and the multiple
interpretations that his films inspire. The eighteen chapters in
this book use a wide range of methodologies and explore new trends
of research in film studies, providing a series of unique and novel
perspectives on all of Kubrick's thirteen feature films, from Fear
and Desire (1953) to Eyes Wide Shut (1999), as well as his work on
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001).
This book offers a comprehensive, academic and detailed study of
the works of James Cameron, whose films include successful
productions such as the first two Terminator films (1984-91),
Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009), but also lesser
known films such as Piranha 2: The Spawning (1981), The Abyss
(1989), and True Lies (1994), and a series of documentaries on the
depths of the ocean or on the tomb of Christ. Cameron's major
productions have an immense and enduring popularity throughout the
globe and have attracted both public and critical attention. This
volume investigates several distinct areas of Cameron's works and
addresses the different approaches and topics invited by the
multidimensionality of the subject itself: the philosophical, the
artistic, the socio-cultural and the personal. The methodologies
adopted by the contributors differ significantly from each other,
thus offering the reader a variegated and compelling picture of
Cameron's oeuvre. Contrary to the numerous volumes published in the
past on the subject, each chapter offers specific case studies that
have been previously ignored, or only partially mentioned, by other
scholars.
Examining representations of mental difference, this collection
focuses on the ways that adaptations (including remakes, reboots,
and other examples of remixed narratives) can shape and shift the
social contexts and narratives we use to define mental disability.
The movement of narratives across media in adaptation, or within
media but across time and space in the case of remakes and reboots,
is a common tactic for revitalization, allowing storytellers to
breathe new life into tired narratives, remedying past inaccuracies
and making them accessible and relevant for contemporary audiences.
Thus, this collection argues that adaptation provides a useful tool
for examining the constraints or opportunities different media
impose on or afford narratives, or for measuring shifts in ideology
as narratives move across cultures or through time. Further,
narrative functions within this collection as a framework for
examining the ways that popular media exerts rhetorical power,
allowing for deeper understandings of the ways that mental
disability is experienced by differently situated individuals, and
revealing relationships with broader social narratives that attempt
to push definitions of disability onto them.
A Critical Companion to Stanley Kubrick offers a thorough and
detailed study of the works of Stanley Kubrick. Labeled a recluse,
a provocateur, and a perfectionist, Kubrick remains one of the
greatest legends of cinema who continues to influence contemporary
filmmakers and visual culture. An unequaled visionary, Kubrick
revolutionized film genres, the use of music in film, narrative
pacing and structure, and depictions of war and violence. This book
delves into the complexities of his work and examines the wide
range of topics and the multiple interpretations that his films
inspire. The eighteen chapters in this book use different
methodologies, explore new trends of research in film studies,
providing a series of unique and novel perspectives on all of
Kubrick's thirteen feature films, from Fear and Desire (1953) to
Eyes Wide Shut (1999), as well as his work on A.I. Artificial
Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001).
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