For more than 50 years, science fiction films have been among the most
important and successful products of American cinema, and are worthy
of study for that reason alone. On a deeper level, the genre has
reflected important themes, concerns and developments in American
society, so that a history of science fiction film also serves as a
cultural history of America over the past half century. M. Keith
Booker has selected fifteen of the most successful and innovative
science fiction films of all time, and examined each of them at
length—from cultural, technical and cinematic perspectives—to see
where they came from and what they meant for the future of cinema and
for America at large. From Invasion of the Body Snatchers to Star
Wars, from Blade Runner to The Matrix, these landmark films have
expressed our fears and dreams, our abilities and our deficiencies. In
this deep-seeking investigation, we can all find something of
ourselves that we recognize, as well as something that we've never
recognized before. The focus on a fairly small number of landmark
films allows detailed attention to genuinely original movies,
including: Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 2001: A
Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the
Third Kind, Alien, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, The
Terminator, Robocop, The Abyss, Independence Day, and The Matrix. This
book is ideal for general readers interested in science fiction and
film.
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Science Fiction Film and American Culture
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ISBN
9780313025143
Publisert
2023
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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