Apocalypse Cinema
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| Autore: |
Prince Stephen
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| Titolo: |
Apocalypse Cinema
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| Pubblicazione: | New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2021 |
| ©2021 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (157 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 791.43615 |
| Soggetto topico: | Apocalypse in motion pictures |
| Apocalyptic films - History and criticism | |
| PERFORMING ARTS / General | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | film, cinema, apocalypse, alien invasion, silent film, nuclear, climate change, pop culture, zombies, civilization, movies, media studies, plague, Metropolis, outbreak, virus, pandemic, walking dead, 28 days later, SARS, globalism, anxiety, I am Legend, viral |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SOURCES AND TRADITIONS IN APOCALYPTIC CINEMA -- 2. ASTROPHOBIA -- 3. I'M NOT SAYING WE WOULDN'T GET OUR HAIR MUSSED -- 4. THE REVENGE OF NATURE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FURTHER READING -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Vivid images of the apocalypse proliferate throughout contemporary cinema, which pictures the death of civilization in wildly different ways. Some films imagine a future where humanity is wiped out entirely, while others envision humans as an endangered species, enslaved by alien invaders or hunted by zombie hordes. This book provides a lively overview of apocalypse cinema, including alien invasions, nuclear annihilation, asteroid collisions, climate change, and terrifying plagues. Covering pivotal films from the silent era to the present day, including Metropolis, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dr. Strangelove, Contagion, and Avengers: Endgame, Stephen Prince explores how these dark visions are rooted in religious and prophetic traditions, and he considers how our love for apocalypse cinema is tied to fundamental existential questions and anxieties that never go out of fashion. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Apocalypse Cinema |
| ISBN: | 1-9788-1988-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910795252103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture