Blood, guns, and testosterone : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / Barna William Donovan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donovan, Barna William, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action and adventure films--History and criticism.

Action and adventure films.

Masculinity in motion pictures.

Violence in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Blood, Guns, and Testosterone: Action Films, Audiences, and a Thirst for Violence is a study of the modern action film as a symbolic art of masculinity and a study of this genre's fans who discuss the functions film violence fulfills in their lives. Far from causing real life violence, the book demonstrates that entertainment violence has important social, political, and psychological roles in modern society.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Violence and Much More; Part I. THE CONTROVERSIES, THE CRISIS, AND THE FILMS; Chapter 01. The History of a Modern Crisis; Chapter 02. The Audience Matters; Chapter 03. The Modern American Action Film; Part II. THE AUDIENCE; Chapter 04. The Need for Speed: The Appeal of Fast-Paced Storytelling; Chapter 05. Mirror Image: Finding a Personal, Social, and Moral Identity in the Action Film; Chapter 06. Man Talk: Managing the Modern Male Identity (Crisis) in the Genre; Chapter 07. The Opposition: Men with a Challenge-Managing a Well-Deserved "Crisis"

Chapter 08. What Women Want: Women Talk about Modern Masculinity in the Action FilmChapter 09. Bloody Fun: The Appeal of Watching Violence; Chapter 10. Conclusion: I'll Be Back? The Future of Action and Masculinity in Popular Culture; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-282-48042-1

9786612480423

0-8108-7263-3

OCLC:

659560870