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Zusatztext This expansive collection, meticulously conceived and rigorously edited, examines a franchise that is both an exemplar of current trends in the franchise era and a unique transmedia property that has triumphed against the odds. Beginning with a comprehensive and enlightening introduction, the various chapters go on to cover a range of perspectives that are all central to the success and longevity of the saga, including the action genre and sequences, racial politics and ideology, stardom and authorship, masculinity, and extratextual properties. The scope and precision of the collection is breathtaking, positioning itself as the essential study into the Fast Saga and a robust addition to the ‘family’ of contemporary Hollywood scholarship. Informationen zum Autor Joshua Gulam is a Lecturer in Film in the Department of Film and Media Arts at Liverpool Hope University, UK. Fraser Elliott is a Lecturer in Film, Exhibition and Curation in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Sarah Feinstein is Teaching Fellow of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds, UK. Vorwort Offers an in-depth critical analysis of the Fast & Furious films, bringing together a range of scholars to explore not only the style and themes of the multibillion-dollar franchise, but also its broader cultural impact and industry legacy. Zusammenfassung When the first Fast & Furious film was released in June 2001, few predicted that it would be a box office hit, let alone the launchpad for a multi-billion-dollar franchise. A mid-budget crime movie set around L.A.’s underground car-racing scene, featuring a cast of relative unknowns, the film became one of the surprise hits of that summer, earning more than 5 times its budget in worldwide ticket sales. 2 decades and 9 films later, Fast & Furious today ranks among the 10 highest-grossing movie franchises of all time, with a box office total of $6.6 billion and has also given rise to an animated TV show and theme park ride. Full-Throttle Franchise is the first book to offer an in-depth analysis of the Fast & Furious , bringing together a range of scholars to explore not only the style and themes of the franchise, but also its broader cultural impact and legacy. The collected essays establish the franchise’s importance in cinematic and ideological terms, linking their discussions to wider issues of genre, representation, adaptation, and industry. Topics range from stardom and performance, focusing on key actors Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, to the way in which Fast & Furious intersects with dominant ideas of racial, gender, and sexual identity. Aimed at both scholars and fans, Full-Throttle Franchise seeks to uncover just what has made Fast & Furious so enduringly popular, mapping its outrageous set pieces, ever-expanding universe, and growing cast of global megastars in terms of wider cultural and industrial forces. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Researching Fast & Furious in the franchise era of Hollywood Joshua Gulam (Liverpool Hope University, UK), Sarah Feinstein (University of Leeds, UK), and Fraser Elliott (University of Edinburgh, UK) 2. From Mission Impossible to Mission Insanity: A longitudinal analysis of action sequences in the Fast & Furious franchise Lennart Soberon (Ghent University, Belgium) 3. ‘For those ten seconds, I’m free’: Temporality, affect and spectacle in the Fast & Furious franchise Naja Later (Swinburne University, Australia) 4. A critical quantitative analysis of race and representation in the Fast Saga films Pete Jones (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Joshua Gulam (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 5. Vin Diesel ...
