{"product_id":"the-hollywood-action-and-adventure-film-isbn-9780470659243","title":"The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHollywood Action and Adventure Film\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the history, myriad themes, and critical approaches to the action and adventure genre in American cinema.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a wide range of examples, spanning the silent spectacles of early cinema to the iconic superheroes of 21st-century action films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures case studies revealing the genre’s diverse roots – from westerns and war films, to crime and espionage movies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a rich variety of aesthetic and thematic concerns that have come to define the genre, touching on themes such as the outsider hero, violence and redemption, and adventure as escape from the mundane\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates discussion of gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality alongside genre history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a timely and richly revealing portrait of a powerful cinematic genre that has increasingly come to dominate the American cinematic landscape\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Plates vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Action and Adventure as Genre 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Action and Adventure: Historical and Cultural Overview 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Critical Perspectives on Action and Adventure 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Silent Spectacle and Classical Adventure: \u003ci\u003eThe Thief of Bagdad \u003c\/i\u003e(1924) and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Robin Hood \u003c\/i\u003e(1938) 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 War, Violence and the American Action Hero: \u003ci\u003eSands of Iwo Jima \u003c\/i\u003e(1949) and \u003ci\u003eHell is for Heroes \u003c\/i\u003e(1962) 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Violence and Urban Action: \u003ci\u003eDirty Harry \u003c\/i\u003e(1971) 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Nostalgic Adventure and Recycled Culture: \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark \u003c\/i\u003e(1981) and \u003ci\u003ePirates of the Caribbean \u003c\/i\u003e(2003) 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Action Blockbusters in the 1980s: \u003ci\u003eRambo: First Blood Part II \u003c\/i\u003e(1985) and \u003ci\u003eDie Hard \u003c\/i\u003e(1988) 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Global and Postmodern Action: \u003ci\u003eCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon \u003c\/i\u003e(2000) and \u003ci\u003eKill Bill \u003c\/i\u003e(2003) 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Espionage Action: \u003ci\u003eThe Bourne Identity \u003c\/i\u003e(2002) and \u003ci\u003eSalt \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Superhero Action Cinema 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibilography 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 000\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Even for readers familiarised with the previous work of Yvonne Tasker, this book brings a new look into her main area of study, as it presents not only issues pertaining the body and the representation of women in action and adventure, but also more general elements which help understand genre criticism as a whole and the action and adventure film in particular. Furthermore, and as a manual for students of Film Studies, the book fulfils its goal, as it combines the exposition of theory with clear examples, of both how the theory was previously applied and how it can be now employed to analyse the latest productions“.  (\u003ci\u003ePop-Zeitschrift\u003c\/i\u003e, 9 October 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eYvonne Tasker\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film and Media at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre and the Action Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003eSoldiers’ Stories: Military Women in Cinema and Television Since\u003c\/i\u003e WWII (2011), and editor of \u003ci\u003eAction and Adventure Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).  \u003cp\u003eEver since Douglas Fairbanks let a sword do his talking in the swashbuckling films of the silent era, the action and adventure genre has evolved into one of the most enduring box-office draws in cinematic history. \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHollywood Action and Adventure Film\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the history, myriad themes, and critical approaches to the action and adventure genre in American cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e The book explores the genre’s amazing longevity, one that stretches from the silent spectacles to the iconic superheroes of 21st-century action films. Case studies reveal the genre’s diverse roots – from westerns and war films, to crime and espionage movies – and show how action and adventure represent pervasive modes of movie-making and storytelling throughout American cinema’s lengthy history. By contrasting family movies such as \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Robin Hood\u003c\/i\u003e with the breakneck-pacing of thrillers like \u003ci\u003eThe Bourne Identity\u003c\/i\u003e, it illustrates just how extensive this popular American genre cinema can be. Chapters draw out a rich variety of aesthetic strategies and thematic concerns that have come to define the genre, touching on themes such as the outsider hero, violence and redemption, and adventure as escape from the mundane. \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHollywood Action and Adventure Film\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely and richly revealing portrait of a powerful cinematic genre that has increasingly come to dominate the American cinematic landscape.  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990258991333,"sku":"NP9780470659243","price":76.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470659243.jpg?v=1761787099","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-hollywood-action-and-adventure-film-isbn-9780470659243","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}