Cinematic nihilism : encounters, confrontations, overcomings / John Marmysz.
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- 9781474424578
- 1474424570
- 9781474424585
- 1474424589
- 791.43/684 23
- PN1995.9.N55 M37 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208), filmography (pages 209-210) and index.
Scotland as a site of nihilistic sacrifice -- The myth of Scotland as nowhere in particular -- Monstrous masses: the human body as raw material -- From night to survival: nihilism and the living dead -- The lure of the mob: cinematic depictions of skinhead authenticity -- Cultural change and nihilism in the Rollerball films -- The abject self: apocalyptic consequences of self-discovery in Fight Club -- Rooting for the fascists in Avatar -- Yukio Mishima and the return to the body.
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Through case studies of popular films, including Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, Dawn of the Dead and The Human Centipede, this book re-emphasises the constructive potential of cinematic nihilism.
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