| Studying the Matrix: Instructor's Edition Contributor(s): Dawson, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1903663822 ISBN-13: 9781903663820 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $44.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Following the Release of the sequels to the 1999 hit film. The Matrix, producer Joel Silver declared 2003 as "the Year of The Matrix." Interest in all three films remains high and the original film makes an ideal case study in science fiction cinema. SF fans are absorbed in the film's revolutionary special effects; action-movie buffs relish the conjunction of Hong Kong martial arts techniques with mainstream Hollywood aesthetics; and intellectuals immerse themselves in the film's explicit evocation of Baudrillard and higher mathematics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| Series: Studying Films |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.6" W x 6.2" (0.25 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2003 saw the release of two sequels to the surprise 1999 hit, The Matrix, prompting producer Joel Silver to declare 2003 as 'the Year of The Matrix'. Certainly, interest in the film and its sequels has never been greater, and there can be no better time for using the original film for study in the classroom. Science fiction fans are absorbed in the revolutionary special effects and the convincingly depicted dystopia narrative; action movie buffs relish the conjunction of Hong Kong martial arts techniques with mainstream Hollywood aesthetics; and intellectuals immerse themselves in the film's explicit and deliberate evocation of Baudrillard and higher mathematics. Studying The Matrix considers the diverse influences behind the filmbe it cinematic, philosophical, literary or comic book-together with its iconographic use of costumes, groundbreaking special effects and its stars, alongside its very particular industrial and ideological background, all in the context of the key concepts of media studies. |
