The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the history, myriad themes, and critical approaches to the action and adventure genre in American cinema.
- Draws on a wide range of examples, spanning the silent spectacles of early cinema to the iconic superheroes of 21st-century action films
- Features case studies revealing the genre’s diverse roots – from westerns and war films, to crime and espionage movies
- Explores 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
- Integrates discussion of gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality alongside genre history
- Provides a timely and richly revealing portrait of a powerful cinematic genre that has increasingly come to dominate the American cinematic landscape
- ISBN10 0470659246
- ISBN13 9780470659243
- Publish Date 29 May 2015 (first published 26 February 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English