Cinematic Nihilism: Encounters, Confrontations, Overcomings

ISBN-13: 9781474424561 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 224 str.

John Marmysz

Opis

Through case studies of popular films, including Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, Dawn of the Dead and The Human Centipede, this book re-emphasises the constructive potential of cinematic nihilism.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Plato's Nightmare

Part I: Encounters

Introduction

Chapter 1: Scotland as a Site of Nihilistic Sacrifice

Chapter 2: The Myth of Scotland as Nowhere in Particular

Chapter 3: Monstrous Masses: The Human Body as Raw Material

Part II: Confrontations

Introduction

Chapter 4: From Night to Survival: Nihilism and the Living Dead

Chapter 5: The Lure of the Mob: Cinematic Depictions of Skinhead Authenticity

Chapter 6: Cultural Change and Nihilism in the Rollerball Films

Part III: Overcomings

Introduction

Chapter 7: The Abject Self: Apocalyptic Consequences of Self-Discovery in Fight Club

Chapter 8: Rooting for the Fascists in Avatar

Chapter 9: Yukio Mishima and the Return to the Body

Bibliography

Filmography