Martian pictures : analyzing the cinema of the red planet / O'Brien Stanley, Nicki L. Michalski, Lane "Doc" Roth and Steven J. Zani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stanley, O'Brien, 1958- author.

Michalski, Nicki L., 1968- author.

Roth, Lane, 1943- author.

Zani, Steven, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mars (Planet)--In motion pictures.

Mars (Planet).

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

viii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"Covering a wide array of films from Soviet propaganda to Hollywood blockbusters, the authors examine a range of themes and concepts in movies about Mars--attitudes about women, fear of government, environmental issues--and how these depictions changed over time. A complete filmography provides a concise summary of each film discussed"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Mars as a blank canvas

Pt. 1. Exploring Mars

conformity, survival and hope: genre parallels between combat films and movies on missions to Mars

Deviant discoverers lead the way to Mars: critical thinkers, rational recorders and non-conformists

Space: the final frontier and the agencies that get us there

Pt. 2. Invaders from Mars

Alienated: martians as the other

Zombies of the stratosphere

"I think they want us to come and find them": Prometheus, film and the greek myth of etiology

Pt. 3. Mars and society

Human women, female martians and the evolution of interplanetary gender roles

Is there a Tea Party on Mars?: business and politics as usual on the red planet

Planet b: climate change, the exploitation of Earth, and Mars' portrayal as refuge and resource

Using our religion: heaven, hell, and the projection of human vanity on the martian landscape

Not quite total recall: an analysis of the three versions of the story

The funny side of Mars: comedic science fiction

Survivalism and "prepping" for life on Mars

Filmography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786498932

0786498935

OCLC:

1000141416