Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films [electronic resource] /
Combe, K.author.
Boyle, B.author.
In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity. Taken together, these two identity positions, manliness and monsterliness, offer a window into the workings of current American society.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (251-264) and index.
Introduction: of masculine, monstrous, and me -- Tossing blondes in Peter Jackson's King Kong -- Hooah! we are Sparta! -- Love and violence in V for vendetta -- Going "full retard" in Tropic thunder -- The new millennium manliness -- Coda: the monster's suit.
In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity. Taken together, these two identity positions, manliness and monsterliness, offer a window into the workings of current American society.
Motion pictures and television.
Film genres.
Arts.
Communication.
Motion pictures-History.
Sociology.
Screen Studies.
Genre.
Arts.
Media Studies.
Film History.
Gender Studies.