بلاک‌باسترهای هالیوود: انسان‌شناسی فیلم‌های محبوب

Why do Jaws, Field of Dreams, The Big Lebowski, and The Godfather remain strikingly popular in this age of fragmented audiences and ever-faster spin cycles? Hollywood Blockbusters argues that these films continue to captivate audiences because they play upon underlying tensions and problems in American culture, much like the myths that anthropologists study in non-Western contexts. In making this argument, the authors employ and extend anthropological theories about ritual, kinship, gift giving, power, egalitarianism, literacy, metalinguistics, stereotypes, and the mysteries of the Other. The results—original insights into modern film classics, American culture, and anthropological theory—will appeal to students of Film, Media, Anthropology, Sociology, and Cultural Studies. Certain Hollywood Movies Are Now So Deeply Woven Into The Cultural Fabric That Lines Of Their Dialogue - For Example, 'make Him An Offer He Can't Refuse' - Have Been Incorporated Into Everyday Discourse. The Films Explored In This Book, Which Include The Godfather, Jaws, The Big Lebowski, Field Of Dreams And The Village, Have Become Important Cultural Myths, Fascinating Windows Into The Schisms, Tensions, And Problems Of American Culture. Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology Of Popular Movies Uses Anthropology To Understand Why These Movies Have Such Enduring Appeal In This Age Of Fragmented Audiences And Ever-faster Spin Cycles. Exploring Key Anthropological Issues From Ritual, Kinship, Gift Giving And Totemism To Literacy, Stereotypes, Boundaries And Warfare, This Fascinating Book Uncovers New Insights Into The Significance Of Modern Film Classics For Students Of Film, Media, Anthropology And American Cultural Studies--provided By Publisher. The Godfather : The Gun, The Pen, And The Cannoli -- Field Of Dreams : Foul Balls And Blurry Lines -- The Big Lebowski : Bowling, Gender, Temporality, And Other What-have-you's -- The Village : Egalitarianism And The Political Anthropology Of The Possible -- Jaws : Knowing The Shark. David Sutton And Peter Wogan. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Why do'Jaws','Field of Dreams','The Big Lebowski', and'The Godfather'remain strikingly popular in this age of fragmented audiences and ever-faster spin cycles?'Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies'argues that these films continue to captivate audiences because they play upon underlying tensions and problems in American culture, much like the myths that anthropologists study in non-Western contexts. In making this argument, the authors employ and extend anthropological theories about ritual, kinship, gift giving, power, egalitarianism, literacy, metalinguistics, stereotypes, and the mysteries of the Other. The results - original insights into modern film classics, American culture, and anthropological theory - will appeal to students of Film, Media, Anthropology, Sociology, and Cultural Studies. Why do 'Jaws', 'Field of Dreams', 'The Big Lebowski', and 'The Godfather' remain strikingly popular in this age of fragmented audiences and ever-faster spin cycles? "Hollywood The Anthropology of Popular Movies" argues that these films continue to captivate audiences because they play upon underlying tensions and problems in American culture, much like the myths that anthropologists study in non-Western contexts. In making this argument, the authors employ and extend anthropological theories about ritual, kinship, gift giving, power, egalitarianism, literacy, metalinguistics, stereotypes, and the mysteries of the Other. The results - original insights into modern film classics, American culture, and anthropological theory - will appeal to students of Film, Media, Anthropology, Sociology, and Cultural Studies. 1847884865......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 14 2 THE GODFATHER: THE GUN, THE PEN, AND THE CANNOLI......Page 36 3 FIELD OF DREAMS: FOUL BALLS AND BLURRY LINES......Page 60 4 THE BIG LEBOWSKI: BOWLING, GENDER, TEMPORALITY, AND OTHER “WHAT-HAVE-YOU’S”......Page 84 5 THE VILLAGE: EGALITARIANISM AND THE POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE POSSIBLE......Page 108 6 JAWS: KNOWING THE SHARK......Page 130 7 CONCLUSION......Page 154 REFERENCES CITED......Page 170 AUTHOR INDEX......Page 186 SUBJECT INDEX......Page 190 Introduction The godfather : the gun, the pen, and the cannoli Field of dreams : foul balls and blurry lines The big Lebowski : bowling, gender, temporality, and other "What have yous" The village : egalitarianism and the political anthropology of the possible Jaws : knowing the shark Conclusion.