Fear, Cultural Anxiety, and Transformation : Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films Remade.
Title:
Fear, Cultural Anxiety, and Transformation : Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films Remade.
Author:
Borrowman, Shane.
ISBN:
9781461633433
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (271 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films Remade -- Part I: Fear -- 2 Immanent Attack: An Existential Take on The Invasion of the Body Snatchers Films -- 3 Invasions of Fear: The Body Snatcher Theme -- 4 Remaking Romero -- Part II: Cultural Anxiety -- 5 Cultural Change and Nihilism in the Rollerball Films -- 6 Hollywood's Remake Practices under the Copyright Regime: French Films and Japanese Horror Films -- 7 Monsters Reappearing in Great Yôkai Wars, 1968-2005 -- 8 Trading Spaces: Transnational Dislocations in Insomnia/Insomnia and Ju-on/The Grudge -- Part III: Transformation -- 9 Second Chance: Remaking Solaris -- 10 Ape Redux: King Kong and the Kiwis -- 11 Distinct Identities of Star Trek Fan Film Remakes -- 12 Horror Video Game Remakes and the Question of Medium: Remaking Doom, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil -- 13 Film Remake or Film Adaptation? New Media Hollywood and the Digitizing of Gothic Monsters in Van Helsing -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Contributors.
Abstract:
The contributors to this volume explore the themes of fear, cultural anxiety, and transformation as expressed in remade horror, science fiction, and fantasy films. While opening on a note that emphasizes the compulsion of filmmakers to revisit issues concerning fear and anxiety, this collection ends with a suggestion that repeated confrontation with these issues allows the opportunity for creative and positive transformation.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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