The Passion of the Christ

Astudy of controversies over The Passion of the Christ that shows how conservative Christians united in support of Mel Gibson and in opposition to liberal, secular and Jewish critics. King explores how the public battle in the USA over the editing and rating of this film generated more controversy than any other in recent cinematic history.>

Sommario

Contents
Introduction
A Personal and Procedural Note
PART I: KEY DETAILS
Cast
Crew
Other Details
Ratings, by Nation
PART II: PRODUCTION AND MARKETING
The Turns of Events
The Needs of Groups
The Final Push
PART III: RATING CENSORSHIP
Deference in Hollywood
Support for violence
Defiance in New Zealand
Titillation
Horror
The Fate of a Prophet
Conclusion
PART IV: EVANGELICAL RECEPTION
Dangers of Media Violence
Uses of Nedia Violence
The Scholars and Violence
Redemption through Media Violence
Stolen Fire
PART V: THE PLOTTING
Narrative Structure
Character Focus
Undermotivation
PART VI: THE SENTENCING
Synopsis
The Finished Version
Caiphas's Curse
PART VII: CONCLUSION
PART VIII
Appendix A: Christian Watchdog Sites
Appendix B: References.

Info autore

NEAL KING is Associate Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech, USA.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Neal King, King Neal
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9780230294349
• ISBN: 978-0-230-29434-9
• Pagine: 168
• Serie: Controversies; Controversies (Palgrave McMill; Controversies (Palgrave McMill; Controversies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; B, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Film and Television Studies, Screen Studies, Motion pictures and television, cinema;film;Hollywood