Fantasy film post 9/11 / Frances Pheasant-Kelly.
| Author/creator | Pheasant-Kelly, Frances, 1960- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013] |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Settings, spectacle, and the other: picturing disgust in Jackson's The lord of the rings trilogy -- Bewitching, abject, uncanny: magical spectacle in the Harry Potter films -- Pirate politics and the spectacle of the Other: Pirates of the Caribbean -- Resurrection, anthropomorphism, and Cold War echoes in Adamson's The chronicles of Narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe -- The aesthetics of trauma: temporality, and multidirectional memory in Pan's labyrinth -- Reframing the Cold War in the twenty-first century: action, nostalgia and nuclear holocaust in Indiana Jones and The kingdom of the crystal skull -- The ecstasy of chaos: mediating 9/11, terrorism and trauma in The dark knight -- Wounding, morality and torture: reflections of the War on Terror in Iron man and Iron man 2 -- Shock and awe: terror, technology, and the sublime nature of Cameron's Avatar -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | Examining a range of popular fantasy films released in the past decade, including the Harry Potter films, Jackson's Lord of the Rings series, and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies through to The Dark Knight and Avatar, this book explores the reasons for these films' incredible success. Pheasant-Kelly explores the meaningfulness of such films to current audiences while considering how technology, spectacle, and an increasing affinity for magic and mysticism have been important in promoting the turn to fantasy. The imagery and themes reflecting 9/11, new millennial anxieties, the war on terror, and environmental disasters have furthered fantasy's rise to dominance. Fantasies offer ways to subconsciously re-enact or work through traumatic memories of these issues for viewers reluctant to witness real images of death and destruction. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Pheasant-Kelly, Frances, 1960- Fantasy film post 9/11. First edition 9780230392120 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| ISBN | 9780230392137 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 023039213X (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781349351831 |
| ISBN | 1349351830 |
| Standard identifier# | 10.1057/9780230392137 |
| Standard identifier# | 40022179509 |
| Stock number | 566553 Palgrave Macmillan http://www.palgraveconnect.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |