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Moving Viewers

- American Film and the Spectator's Experience

About Moving Viewers

Through a discussion of mainstream Hollywood films, this title investigates what the author terms 'the paradox of negative emotion' and the function of mainstream narratives as ritualistic fantasies. It describes the sensual nature of the movies and shows how film emotions are often elicited for rhetorical purposes.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520256965
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • April 7, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 154x231x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 428 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 26, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of Moving Viewers

Through a discussion of mainstream Hollywood films, this title investigates what the author terms 'the paradox of negative emotion' and the function of mainstream narratives as ritualistic fantasies. It describes the sensual nature of the movies and shows how film emotions are often elicited for rhetorical purposes.

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