The search for meaning in film and television

disenchantment at the turn of the millennium

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The search for meaning in film and television

disenchantment at the turn of the millennium

"This fascinating study explores the difficulties faced by modern Westerners in their search for a meaningful life. It sheds light on this enduring cultural dilemma through a close reading of four popular film and television narratives: Pixar's animated feature film, Toy Story; Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and The Dark Knight; the television romantic comedy, Sex and the City; and, finally, the mobster drama, The Sopranos. The readings are guided by a number of inter-related questions. First, in what ways do these popular stories speak to the modern West's meaning dilemma? What do they have to say about contemporary culture, and its capacity to illuminate the fundamental human? What are the core problems faced by the central characters and how are they resolved? Finally, and perhaps most importantly, do the four stories that come into focus suggest hope or despair in the modern West's search for meaning?"--

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Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
202

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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note:
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction 2. Just a Toy3. Batman and Society 4. Self, Sex and the City 5. Tony Soprano and the Big Nothing 6. Conclusion NotesBibliography.

Edition Notes

Published in
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.43/684
Library of Congress
PN1995 .M2565 2015, P87-P96PN1993.5NX1-8

The Physical Object

Pagination
pages cm
Number of pages
202

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL30391545M
Internet Archive
searchformeaning0000malo
ISBN 13
9781137499288
LCCN
2015003456
OCLC/WorldCat
902659403

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