{"product_id":"the-us-giant-monster-movie-david-simmons-9781835537374","title":"The U.S. Giant Monster Movie: Size Does Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEbook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the USA's long-held \"taste for the monstrous in all its forms\" (Scott W.Poole), coupled with its love for \"the colossal, the exaggerated and the brash\" (William Tsutsui), it is not surprising that the giant monster movie has long been a key part of the nation's cinematic landscape; yet up until recently the genre has been largely neglected by scholars. \u003cem\u003eThe US Giant Monster Movie: Size Does Matter\u003c\/em\u003e addresses this gap, providing a richly detailed and compelling critical account of this vital but often overlooked instance of popular cinema. Using Mikhail Bakhtin's theories of the carnivalesque to help inform a discussion of examples ranging from The Lost World (1925) and King Kong (1933), up to recent CGI blockbusters including Cloverfield (2008), Pacific Rim (2013), and Godzilla vs Kong (2021), the book charts chronological developments in the form; examines its wide-ranging thematic concerns; and explores the reasons for the continuing commercial success of the US giant monster movie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive study will appeal to those with an interest in Film Studies, American Studies, popular cinema and culture, as well as anyone who wants to know more about this most spectacular and often subversive of genres\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Simmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835537375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835537374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"David Simmons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46140926755071,"sku":"9781835537374","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9b4f821-fffe-47de-bdca-d9255ef66331.jpg?v=1726597430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-us-giant-monster-movie-david-simmons-9781835537374","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}