Narrating Violence in Post-9/11 Action Cinema
Terrorist Narratives, Cinematic Narration and Referentiality
(Sprache: Englisch)
This work discusses the way in which action movies have responded to the visual and narrative challenge of depicting terrorist violence after 9/11, when the spectacular representation of terrorist violence - and by extension the consumers of these imagers -...
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This work discusses the way in which action movies have responded to the visual and narrative challenge of depicting terrorist violence after 9/11, when the spectacular representation of terrorist violence - and by extension the consumers of these imagers - was considered as complicit behaviour. If terrorism is theatre, who goes to see the show? A close-reading of exemplary movies (V for Vendetta, Munich, and Children of Men) concentrates on three key aspects: How is terrorist violence justified, especially in comparison to other forms of violence? How is the audience implicitly positioned? And finally, what is the role and scope of the films' visual short-cuts, iconic "real" images such as those from the Abu Ghraib prison? The results reaffirm popular movies' power of working through traumatic events as well as their capacity to articulate a valid political critique. Instead of inventing or preceding real acts of violence, cinema can document, witness, and encourage the spectator to explore unorthodox viewing positions and moral dilemma. This interdisciplinary work is addressed to students of Philosophy, the Humanities, Cinema, American, or Cultural Studies as well as to the interested public.
After 9/11, both the spectacular representation and the consumption of terrorist violence were framed as complicit: If terrorism is theatre, who goes to see the show? This text discusses the way in which action movies responded to the narrative challenges of depicting terrorist violence after 9/11. A close-reading of exemplary movies (V for Vendetta, Munich, and Children of Men) concentrates on three key aspects: How is terrorist violence justified, especially in comparison to other forms of violence such as torture? What is the implied audience position with regards to this violence? And finally, how are we to understand the intrusion of the Real in these movies? For in all of the examined films, visual short-cuts appear, iconic images, such as the Abu Ghraib torture pictures. The results invite an interpretation in response to the charges against cinema. Instead of inventing or preceeding real acts of violence, cinema can document and witness, encourage the spectator to explore unorthodox viewing positions and moral dilemma. The analysis reaffirms popular movies' power of working through traumatic events, as well as their capacity to articulate a valid political critique.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Narrating Violence in Post-9/11 Action Cinema “
- Introduction - Methodology
- Just War Theory
- Narrative Discourse
- The Films
- Narrating Violence in "V for Vendetta"
- Narrating Violence in "Munich"
- Narrating Violence in "Children of Men"
- Conclusion
Autoren-Porträt von Berenike Jung
Berenike Jung studied Comparative Literature, Cinema, and North American Studies in Berlin, New York, and Paris. She works as a journalist and author with a focus on film and media.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Berenike Jung
- 2010, 132 Seiten, Maße: 14,8 x 21 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- ISBN-10: 3531175106
- ISBN-13: 9783531175102
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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