Adventure Movies Cinema of the Quest |
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Author:
| O'Brien, Harvey |
Series title: | Short Cuts Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-85087-2 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Imprint: | Wallflower Press |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $21.99 |
Book Description:
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This volume examines the cinema of adventure, distinct from action and action-adventure. It argues that the adventurer is separate from the action hero and that the cinema of adventure--from tales of gods and monsters defied by mythic heroes to stories of crusaders conquering far-flung territories, from true-life accounts of survival or death at the extreme reaches of human endurance to science-fiction stories of journeys beyond human conception--represents a life-affirming...
More DescriptionThis volume examines the cinema of adventure, distinct from action and action-adventure. It argues that the adventurer is separate from the action hero and that the cinema of adventure--from tales of gods and monsters defied by mythic heroes to stories of crusaders conquering far-flung territories, from true-life accounts of survival or death at the extreme reaches of human endurance to science-fiction stories of journeys beyond human conception--represents a life-affirming confrontation with our collective mortality and spiritual immortality. Adventure heroes do not fear death like action heroes. They embrace and transcend death with a conviction grounded in a faith that extends behind and before them into eternity. They achieve immortality by telling and retelling their tales across media forms in spite of social and technological change.