The historical epic and contemporary Hollywood: from Dances with wolves to Gladiator
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| adam_text | Titel: The historical epic and contemporary Hollywood
Autor: Russell, James
Jahr: 2007
Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Notes on Sources viii
Introduction 1
1. A Brief History of the Historical Epic 3
2. The Historical Epic as a Genre 7
3. Definitions of the Epic 9
Conclusion 16
Chapter One: Big-Theme Films: Epics in the Roadshow Era 22
1. The Economics of the Roadshow Epic 23
2. Creative Conditions After World War II 30
3. Epics and Audiences 41
4. The Hollywood Epic in Decline 45
Conclusion 46
Chapter Two: The Epic, the Western and
Dances with Wolves (1990) 54
1. Westerns and Epics, 1970 to 1990 56
2. Constructing Dances with Wolves 59
3. Narrative, Nostalgia and Film History 62
4. Critical and Commercial Responses 67
Conclusion 71
Chapter Three: Steven Spielberg, the Holocaust
and Schindler s List (1993) 77
1. Spielberg, Hollywood and World War II 80
2. Judaism and the Origins of Schindlers List 83
3. The Holocaust in Schindlers List 88
4. Virtue in Schindler s List 92
Conclusion 100
Chapter Four: The Baby Boomers, Remembrance and
Saving Private Ryan (1998) 106
1. Spielberg and the Baby Boom 108
2. The Baby Boom and American Film Culture 111
3. Generations in Saving Private Ryan 116
Conclusion 125
Chapter Five: DreamWorks SKG and The Prince ofEgypt (1998). 131
1. The Establishment of Dream Works SKG 133
2. The Prince ofEgypt and the Epic Tradition 139
3. Dream Works as Promised Land 144
Conclusion 148
Chapter Six: Gladiator (2000) and the Film Marketplace 156
1. The Epic at the Millennium 159
2. Gladiator and Public Entertainment 165
3. The Epic in the Film Marketplace 173
Conclusion 181
Chapter Seven: Religion, Ritual and
The Passion ofthe Christ (2004) 187
1. Presenting The Passion 190
2. The Power of The Passion 198
Conclusion 206
Conclusion: The Epic in the Age of Shock and Awe 215
Bibliography 223
Index 243
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Titel: The historical epic and contemporary Hollywood
Autor: Russell, James
Jahr: 2007
Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Notes on Sources viii
Introduction 1
1. A Brief History of the Historical Epic 3
2. The Historical Epic as a Genre 7
3. Definitions of the Epic 9
Conclusion 16
Chapter One: Big-Theme Films: Epics in the Roadshow Era 22
1. The Economics of the Roadshow Epic 23
2. Creative Conditions After World War II 30
3. Epics and Audiences 41
4. The Hollywood Epic in Decline 45
Conclusion 46
Chapter Two: The Epic, the Western and
Dances with Wolves (1990) 54
1. Westerns and Epics, 1970 to 1990 56
2. Constructing Dances with Wolves 59
3. Narrative, Nostalgia and Film History 62
4. Critical and Commercial Responses 67
Conclusion 71
Chapter Three: Steven Spielberg, the Holocaust
and Schindler's List (1993) 77
1. Spielberg, Hollywood and World War II 80
2. Judaism and the Origins of Schindlers List 83
3. The Holocaust in Schindlers List 88
4. Virtue in Schindler's List 92
Conclusion 100
Chapter Four: The Baby Boomers, Remembrance and
Saving Private Ryan (1998) 106
1. Spielberg and the Baby Boom 108
2. The Baby Boom and American Film Culture 111
3. Generations in Saving Private Ryan 116
Conclusion 125
Chapter Five: DreamWorks SKG and The Prince ofEgypt (1998). 131
1. The Establishment of Dream Works SKG 133
2. The Prince ofEgypt and the Epic Tradition 139
3. Dream Works as Promised Land 144
Conclusion 148
Chapter Six: Gladiator (2000) and the Film Marketplace 156
1. The Epic at the Millennium 159
2. Gladiator and Public Entertainment 165
3. The Epic in the Film Marketplace 173
Conclusion 181
Chapter Seven: Religion, Ritual and
The Passion ofthe Christ (2004) 187
1. Presenting The Passion 190
2. The Power of The Passion 198
Conclusion 206
Conclusion: The Epic in the Age of Shock and Awe 215
Bibliography 223
Index 243 |
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