Approaching the End : Imagining Apocalypse in American Film. Peter Labuza
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Author: Peter Labuza
Page Count: 107 pages
Published Date: 14 Oct 2014
Publisher: Critical Press
Publication Country: Raleigh, NC, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781941629000
File size: 47 Mb
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Author: Peter Labuza
Page Count: 107 pages
Published Date: 14 Oct 2014
Publisher: Critical Press
Publication Country: Raleigh, NC, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781941629000
File size: 47 Mb
File Name: approaching.the.end.imagining.apocalypse.in.american.film.pdf
Download Link: approaching the end imagining apocalypse in american film
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Tracing a timeline from World War II to the present day, Approaching the End rethinks apocalyptic cinema by considering its relationship to file noir, the fatalist crime genre of the 1940s to 1950s that remained pervasive through Hollywood's changing tides. Challenging the common notion of apocalyptic films as special effects destroying cities through natural disasters and alien invasions, Labuza examines films that truly push humanity to the edge, considering why certain American works have imagined our ends. Starting with the explosive Kiss Me Deadly, the book examines various apocalyptic scenarios and how each ties together throug issues of displacement and amorality: from teh atomic anziety of The Big Heat and Lady from Shanghai, to the religious peril of Days of Heaven and The Rapture, to science fiction dystopias of The Terminator and They Live, and ending with the media implosion that is Richard Kelly's Southland Tales. As diverse as these films may appear on the surface, Labuza investigates the hidden structures underneath, which reveal how apocalyptic narratives explore the darker edges of humanity's moral failings.
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