Title Eye of the Taika New Zealand Comedy and the Films of Taika Waititi

Published OnixTransformation.OnixModel.CityOfPublication : Wayne State University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (232 p.) Series Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series Contemporary approaches to film and media series. Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: What Is Funny? -- 1. Waititi's Early Life and Work in Aotearoa/New Zealand -- 2. Aotearoa/New Zealand, National Identity, and Film -- 3. Kiwi Comedy: Nobody Takes Us Seriously Anyway -- 4. On/Off-Color? Ethnicity and Comedy -- 5. Quirks and Nerds: Eagle vs Shark -- 6. Boy as Comedian Comedy -- 7. What [Men] Do in the Shadows of Globalization -- 8. The Impossible Song of the Huia: Camp, Comedy, and Music in Hunt for the Wilderpeople -- 9. Thor: Ragnarok and Postcolonial Carnival 10. Is Jojo Rabbit an Anti-Hate Satire? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index Summary Innovative study of Taika Waititi, whose Maori and Jewish roots influence his distinctive New Zealand comedic style Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Waititi, Taika -- Criticism and interpretation Motion picture producers and directors -- New Zealand Comedy films -- New Zealand Motion pictures Comedy films Motion picture producers and directors Kiriata. Ringa tohu (Whakaari) New Zealand -- In motion pictures New Zealand Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780814345344 0814345344

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