Apocalyptic Visions in 21st Century Films
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Elizabeth A. Ford is a professor emerita at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. She lives in Youngstown, Ohio. Deborah C. Mitchell, a professor of English and film studies at Westminster College, is the author of Diane Keaton: Artist and Icon (McFarland, 2001). She lives in Poland, Ohio.“Excellent insights into 21st century American films”—<i>SFRA Review</i>
The apocalypse on the big screen has expanded beyond the familiar end-of-the-world movies. Romantic comedies, teen adventures and even children's films frequently feature apocalyptic imagery--disintegrating cities, extreme weather events, extinctions, rogue military forces, epidemics, zombie armies and worlds colliding. Using sophisticated CGI effects, filmmakers are depicting the end of the world ever more stunningly.
The authors explore the phenomenon of the cinematic apocalypse and its origins in both our anxieties and our real-world events, and they identify some flashes of hope in the desolate landscape.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Dark Themes and Images of Disaster
1. Envisioning the Apocalypse
2. Coming of Age in Post-Apocalyptic Worlds
3. Speaking to Them, Speaking to Us
4. Why Super 8 Can’t Be E.T.
5. The Difficulty of Framing a Real Apocalypse
6. The Apocalyptic Landscape of Love
7. Hollywood’s Doomsday-Prepper Backpacks
8. Emmerich's Apocalyptic Visions of Shakespeare in Anonymous
9. The New Superhero Dynamic
Conclusion: Towards Our Better Selves
Bibliography
Index