Contemporary Action Cinema (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780748638185)

Action cinema is a popular and familiar form which reflects the cultural, industrial and historical landscape from which it emerges. Lisa Purse analyses the genre's pleasures and complexities in the light of both its cinematic history and the latest critical debates. Focussing on action cinema of the 2000s, this book explores issues of visual style, narrative, representation and the various contexts of production through a diverse series of case studies including Avatar (2009), Casino Royale (2006), The Hurt Locker (2008) and Banlieue 13 (2004). Providing a groundbreaking account of the way that the spectator engages with the action body and the action narrative, and including analyses of areas of representation that have seldom received sustained attention in the past, this comprehensive study is the perfect companion to modern action cinema.

Author: Lisa Purse
ISBN-10: 0748638180
ISBN-13: 9780748638185
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/25/2011
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2012