Apocalypse Cinema

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de Stephen Prince

Type

Studies

Sujet

Genre > Science Fiction

Mots Clés

science fiction, fears, danger

Année d'édition

2021

Editeur

Rutgers University Press

Collection

Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Hardcover • 156 pages
4 ½ x 7 inches (11.5 x 18 cm)

ISBN

978-1-9788198-5-6

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Description de l'ouvrage:
Vivid images of the apocalypse proliferate throughout contemporary cinema, which pictures the death of civilization in wildly different ways. Some films imagine a future where humanity is wiped out entirely, while others envision humans as an endangered species, enslaved by alien invaders or hunted by zombie hordes.

This book provides a lively overview of apocalypse cinema, including alien invasions, nuclear annihilation, asteroid collisions, climate change, and terrifying plagues. Covering pivotal films from the silent era to the present day, including Metropolis, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dr. Strangelove, Contagion, and Avengers: Endgame, Stephen Prince explores how these dark visions are rooted in religious and prophetic traditions, and he considers how our love for apocalypse cinema is tied to fundamental existential questions and anxieties that never go out of fashion.

À propos de l'auteur :
STEPHEN PRINCE (1955 - 2020) was a professor of cinema at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. He authored numerous books, including Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality and A Dream of Resistance: The Cinema of Kobayashi Masaki (both Rutgers University Press).

Revue de Presse:
"From stories of cosmic catastrophes and space invaders to nuclear and natural disasters, Stephen Prince provides here an expertly-crafted, lively account of the apocalyptic visions made possible only by the movies."

— Carl Plantinga

"From stories of cosmic catastrophes and space invaders to nuclear and natural disasters, Stephen Prince provides here an expertly-crafted, lively account of the apocalyptic visions made possible only by the movies."

— Carl Plantinga

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