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Full-Text Articles in Film and Media Studies
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; Or, The Commodification Of Form In The Adaptation Of Fictional Texts To The Hollywood Cinema, Mark Axelrod
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; Or, The Commodification Of Form In The Adaptation Of Fictional Texts To The Hollywood Cinema, Mark Axelrod
English Faculty Articles and Research
Examines the adaptation of fictional texts to the cinema in the United States. Importance of the narrative's structure; Required characteristics of the narrative; Issues on the selection of works.
12 Monkeys, Collette Sweeney
12 Monkeys, Collette Sweeney
SWITCH
The article depicts the visual and conceptual significance of the film “12 Monkeys”, directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. In this film, movie genres and tropes are called into question. Terry Gilliam presents a visions of the future, but relies on the conventions of the American Western Formula. Gilliam tales a distinct approach to typical characters, allowing his proragonists to become onlookers to the foreboding issue at play. What Gilliam achieves in his 12 Monkeys is making the viewers “entertain” that the future depicted in the movie may be seen as a warning.
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