Among the most expensive--and most profitable--films of all time, the works of James Cameron have had a profound effect upon popular culture and the technology of moviemaking. Yet the very blockbuster nature of his films means that the political commentary, cultural discourse and rich symbolism within the works are often overlooked. From The Terminator to Avatar, the director has evinced a persistence of themes, concerns and visions that capture the contemporary zeitgeist. This collection of essays on James Cameron's films, written by a diverse group of scholars from a wide range of…mehr
Among the most expensive--and most profitable--films of all time, the works of James Cameron have had a profound effect upon popular culture and the technology of moviemaking. Yet the very blockbuster nature of his films means that the political commentary, cultural discourse and rich symbolism within the works are often overlooked. From The Terminator to Avatar, the director has evinced a persistence of themes, concerns and visions that capture the contemporary zeitgeist. This collection of essays on James Cameron's films, written by a diverse group of scholars from a wide range of disciplines, provides a comprehensive exploration of the work and legacy of one of America's foremost filmmakers.
Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York. Stephen McVeigh is a lecturer in the Department of Political and Cultural Studies at Swansea University. He has written extensively on the representation of war in film and literature.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Persistence of Visions-Approaching the Films of James Cameron STEPHEN MCVEIGH AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL Surveying James Cameron's Reluctant Political Commentaries: 1984-2009 STEPHEN MCVEIGH AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL Fighting the History Wars on the Big Screen: From The Terminator to Avatar ACE G. PILKINGTON "She's a goddamn liar": Perspectives on the Truth in Aliens and Titanic ANDREW B. R. ELLIOTT Art, Image and Spectacle in High Concept Cinema BRUCE ISAACS "You have to look with better eyes than that": A Filmmaker's Ambivalence to Technology ELIZABETH ROSEN "So, what's your story?" Morphing Myths and Feminizing Archetypes from The Terminator to Avatar DEAN CONRAD Between Aliens and Avatar: Mapping the Shifting Terrain of the Struggle for Women's Rights ELISA NARMINIO AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL Terminators, Aliens, and Avatars: The Emergence of Archetypal Homosexual Themes in a Filmmaker's Imagination ROGER KAUFMAN "I see you": Colonial Narratives and the Act of Seeing in Avatar JOHN JAMES AND TOM UE Gonzalo Guerrero and the Maya Resistance to the Spanish Conquistadors: A Sixteenth Century "Avatar" of Avatar C. SCOTT LITTLETON Conclusion: Seeing the Films of James Cameron Mythically MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL AND STEPHEN MCVEIGH About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Persistence of Visions-Approaching the Films of James Cameron STEPHEN MCVEIGH AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL Surveying James Cameron's Reluctant Political Commentaries: 1984-2009 STEPHEN MCVEIGH AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL Fighting the History Wars on the Big Screen: From The Terminator to Avatar ACE G. PILKINGTON "She's a goddamn liar": Perspectives on the Truth in Aliens and Titanic ANDREW B. R. ELLIOTT Art, Image and Spectacle in High Concept Cinema BRUCE ISAACS "You have to look with better eyes than that": A Filmmaker's Ambivalence to Technology ELIZABETH ROSEN "So, what's your story?" Morphing Myths and Feminizing Archetypes from The Terminator to Avatar DEAN CONRAD Between Aliens and Avatar: Mapping the Shifting Terrain of the Struggle for Women's Rights ELISA NARMINIO AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL Terminators, Aliens, and Avatars: The Emergence of Archetypal Homosexual Themes in a Filmmaker's Imagination ROGER KAUFMAN "I see you": Colonial Narratives and the Act of Seeing in Avatar JOHN JAMES AND TOM UE Gonzalo Guerrero and the Maya Resistance to the Spanish Conquistadors: A Sixteenth Century "Avatar" of Avatar C. SCOTT LITTLETON Conclusion: Seeing the Films of James Cameron Mythically MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL AND STEPHEN MCVEIGH About the Contributors Index
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