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Author Donovan, Barna William, 1970-

Title Blood, guns, and testosterone : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / Barna William Donovan
Published Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 259 p.)
Contents Introduction: Violence and much more -- The controversies, the crisis, and the films. The history of a modern crisis -- The audience matters -- The modern American action film -- The audience. The need for speed : the appeal of fast-paced story telling -- Mirror image : finding a personal, social, and moral identity in the action film -- Man talk : managing the modern male identity (crisis) in the genre -- The opposition : men with a challenge -- managing a well-deserved "crisis" -- What women want : women talk about modern masculinity in the action film -- Bloody fun : the appeal of watching violence -- Conclusions: I'll be back? The future of action and masculinity in popular culture
Summary Since the early days of film, the representation of masculinity has changed considerably. In the beginning, men instinctively knew right from wrong. They rode to the rescue and saved the day in the nick of time to the admiration and gratitude of society
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Action and adventure films -- History and criticism
Violence in motion pictures.
Masculinity in motion pictures.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
Action and adventure films
Masculinity in motion pictures
Violence in motion pictures
Actionfilm
Mann Motiv
Gewalt Motiv
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021679345
ISBN 9780810872639
0810872633