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Routledge Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies

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Discover why iconic films like Jaws, Field of Dreams, The Big Lebowski, and The Godfather remain captivating audiences despite today's fragmented media landscape. This Routledge book explores how these blockbusters resonate by tapping into fundamental tensions and contradictions embedded within American culture. Drawing on anthropological perspectives typically applied to non-Western societies, the authors analyse these films as modern myths, employing theories of ritual, kinship, gift-giving, power structures, and egalitarianism to uncover why certain narratives achieve enduring cultural significance. A sophisticated examination of cinema's role in reflecting and shaping societal values.

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Routledge publication provides scholarly analysis of Hollywood's most influential and commercially successful films.

Applies anthropological frameworks to understand how blockbuster movies function as cultural myths in American society.

Examines Jaws, Field of Dreams, The Big Lebowski, and The Godfather as case studies in popular cinema.

Explores theories of ritual, kinship, and power dynamics to explain lasting audience appeal.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
01 November 2009
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24 March 2009

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