Fantasy Film Post 9/11
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts, History
| Author: | F. Pheasant-Kelly | ISBN: | 9780230392137 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | January 26, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | F. Pheasant-Kelly |
| ISBN: | 9780230392137 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | January 26, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Examining a range of fantasy films released in the past decade, Pheasant-Kelly looks at why these films are meaningful to current audiences. The imagery and themes reflecting 9/11, millennial anxieties, and environmental disasters have furthered fantasy's rise to dominance as they allow viewers to work through traumatic memories of these issues.
Examining a range of fantasy films released in the past decade, Pheasant-Kelly looks at why these films are meaningful to current audiences. The imagery and themes reflecting 9/11, millennial anxieties, and environmental disasters have furthered fantasy's rise to dominance as they allow viewers to work through traumatic memories of these issues.
