American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11

Terence McSweeney

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2016

American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11

Terence McSweeney

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474413824

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A comprehensive critical survey of the impact of 9/11 on Film, written by some of the foremost scholars in American cinema

American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11 is a ground-breaking collection of essays by some of the foremost scholars writing in the field of contemporary American film. Through a dynamic critical analysis of the defining films of the turbulent post-9/11 decade, the volume explores and interrogates the impact of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' on American cinema and culture. In a vibrant discussion of films like American Sniper (2014), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Spectre (2015), The Hateful Eight (2015), Lincoln (2012), The Mist (2007), Children of Men (2006), Edge of Tomorrow (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), noted authors Geoff King, Guy Westwell, John Shelton Lawrence, Ian Scott, Andrew Schopp, James Kendrick, Sean Redmond, Steffen Hantke and many others consider the power of popular film to function as a potent cultural artefact, able to both reflect the defining fears and anxieties of the tumultuous era, but also shape them in compelling and resonant ways.

Key Features

Fifteen original essays by some of the foremost scholars in American Cinema
Features essays on the key films of the era, along with many that have previously been overlooked in scholarly literature
The volume is critically informed but vibrant and engaging
Includes chapters by Geoff King, Guy Westwell, John Shelton Lawrence and Robert Jewett, Ian Scott, Andrew Schopp, James Kendrick, Sean Redmond, Steffen Hantke and many others

Case Studies

AmericanEast (Hesham Issawi, 2008)
American Sniper (Clint Eastwood, 2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (Joss Whedon, 2015)
Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006)
Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012)
Edge of Tomorrow (Doug Liman, 2014)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Stephen Daldry, 2011)
Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
Halloween (Rob Zombie, 2007)
Halloween II (Rob Zombie, 2009)
The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino, 2015)
Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
The Kingdom (Peter Berg, 2007)
Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, 2012)
Marvel Avengers Assemble (Joss Whedon, 2012) U.S Title The Avengers
Pearl Harbour (Michael Bay, 2001)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mira Nair, 2012)
RoboCop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
RoboCop (José Padilha, 2014)
The Siege (Edward Zwick, 1998)
Source Code (Duncan Jones, 2011)
Spectre (Sam Mendes, 2015)
Unstoppable (Tony Scott, 2011)
The Walk (Robert Zemeckis, 2015)
The War Within (Joseph Castrello, 2005)
Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11 Terence McSweeney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Dramatisations of the ‘War on Terror
1. The Mythic Shape of American Sniper (2015) John Shelton Lawrence and Robert Jewett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
2. Responding to Realities or Telling the Same Old Story? Mixing Real-world and Mythic Resonances in The Kingdom (2007) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Geoff King Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3. Acts of Redemption and ‘The Falling Man’ Photograph in Post-9/11 US Cinema Guy Westwell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4. ‘You be very mindful of how you act’: Post-9/11 Culture and Arab American Subjectivities in Joseph Castelo’s The War Within (2005) and Hesham Issawi’s AmericanEast (2008) Paul Petrovic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
5. Refracting Fundamentalism in Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) Ana Cristina Mendes and Karen Bennett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Part II. Influences of the ‘War on Terror’
6. ‘Not now that strength’: Embodiment and Globalisation in Post-9/11 James Bond Vincent M. Gaine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
7. Training the Body Politic: Networked Masculinity and the ‘War on Terror’ in Hollywood Film Adam Knee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
8. ‘Gettin’ Dirty’: Tarantino’s Vengeful Justice, the Marked Viewer and Post-9/11 Am Andrew Schopp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
9. Stop the Clocks: Lincoln and Post-9/11 Cinema Ian Scott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
10. Foreshadows of the Fall: Questioning 9/11’s Impact on American Attitudes Stephen Joyce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Part III. Allegories of the ‘War on Terror’
11. ‘Daddy, I’m scared. Can we go home?’ Fear and Allegory in Frank Darabont’s The Mist (2007 Terence McSweeney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
12. The Terrible, Horrible Desire to Know: Post-9/11 Horror Remakes, Reboots, Sequels and Prequels James Kendrick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
13. Post-9/11 Power and Responsibility in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Christine Muller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
14. Nowhere Left to Zone in Children of Men (2006) Sean Redmond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
15. Traumatise, Repeat, Finish: Military Science Fiction (Long) after 9/11 and Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Steffen Hantke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Selected Filmography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Notes on the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Illustrations
- Other: 40 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: November 18, 2016
ISBN: 9781474413824