Hollywood and the End of the Cold War - Signs of Cinematic Change

This volume compares films from the late Cold War era with films of the same genre, or of similar themes, from the post-Cold War era, paying particular attention to shifts in narrative that reflect changes in American culture, attitudes, and ideas. It explains how the absence of the Cold War has changed the way we understand and interpret film.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Superheroes and Villains
Batman and His Enemies
Bourne at the Right Time
Redemption
Coming of Age
Corporate Culture and Personal Identity
The Midlife Crisis and the Meaning of Adulthood
In the Path of Destruction
This Is The End: Dystopian Futures

Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Bryn Upton is associate professor of history at McDaniel College, where he is a two-time recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award. His teaching and research focus on modern U.S. history, intellectual history, and African American history.

Zusammenfassung

This volume compares films from the late Cold War era with films of the same genre, or of similar themes, from the post-Cold War era, paying particular attention to shifts in narrative that reflect changes in American culture, attitudes, and ideas. It explains how the absence of the Cold War has changed the way we understand and interpret film.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bryn Upton, Upton Bryn
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 26.08.2014
• EAN: 9781442237933
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3793-3
• Seiten: 208
• Serien: Film and History; Film and History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Fotografie, Film, Video, TV; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, HISTORY / United States / General, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, History of the Americas, The Cold War, Film Theory & Criticism, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Film history, theory or criticism, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General