Band 2
Spoiler Alert! Mind-Tricking Narratives in Contemporary Hollywood Film
Aus der Reihe
Film and Television Studies
Fr. 49.90
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
30.10.2015
Abbildungen
16 Abbildungen
Verlag
Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH HeidelbergSeitenzahl
172
Maße (L/B/H)
24.1/15.9/2 cm
Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-8253-6473-1
“Mind-tricking narratives almost redefine the concept of spoilers.” Films with a surprise ending have become rather frequent in recent years. They are particularly interesting when they offer one plot that contains two storylines, though the second story becomes apparent only in retrospect after this twist ending. The author calls these mind-tricking narratives.
This volume contributes to recent discussions of complex storytelling in film by naming, classifying, and deftly analyzing the “mind-tricking narrative” that is a more precise filmic category than the “twist” or “puzzle” film that other film scholars have identified. The list of films belonging to this category include M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999), David Fincher’s ‘Fight Club’ (1999), and Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Prestige’ (2006). It also successfully challenges the widespread belief that popular culture equals dumb entertainment and draws upon traditional narratology and cognitive film theory to serve this end.
This volume contributes to recent discussions of complex storytelling in film by naming, classifying, and deftly analyzing the “mind-tricking narrative” that is a more precise filmic category than the “twist” or “puzzle” film that other film scholars have identified. The list of films belonging to this category include M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999), David Fincher’s ‘Fight Club’ (1999), and Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Prestige’ (2006). It also successfully challenges the widespread belief that popular culture equals dumb entertainment and draws upon traditional narratology and cognitive film theory to serve this end.
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