Clover Joshua (University Of California Davis Usa)
Clover Joshua (University Of California Davis Usa) - The Matrix - Paperback
Clover Joshua (University Of California Davis Usa) - The Matrix - Paperback
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Description: The Matrix (1999) directed by the Wachowski sisters and produced by Joel Silver was a true end - of - the - millennium movie a statement of the American zeitgeist and as the original film in a blockbusting franchise a prognosis for the future of big - budget Hollywood film - making. Starring Keanu Reeves as Neo a computer programmer transformed into a messianic freedom fighter The Matrix blends science fiction with conspiracy thriller conventions and outlandish martial arts created with groundbreaking digital techniques. A box - office triumph the film was no populist confection: its blatant allusions to highbrow contemporary philosophy added to its appeal as a mystery to be decoded. In this compelling study Joshua Clover undertakes the task of decoding the film. Examining The Matrix's digital effects and how they were achieved he shows how the film represents a melding of cinema and video games (the greatest commercial threat to have faced Hollywood since the advent of television) and achieves a hybrid kind of immersive entertainment. He also unpacks the movie's references to philosophy showing how The Matrix ultimately expresses the crisis American culture faced at the end of the 1990s.
Title: The Matrix
Author(s): Clover Joshua (University Of California Davis Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781839022678
Pages: 112 Pages, 60 Colour Illus
Publication Date: 3/25/2021
Series: BFI Film Classics
Category: Film Theory & Criticism
Description: The Matrix (1999) directed by the Wachowski sisters and produced by Joel Silver was a true end - of - the - millennium movie a statement of the American zeitgeist and as the original film in a blockbusting franchise a prognosis for the future of big - budget Hollywood film - making. Starring Keanu Reeves as Neo a computer programmer transformed into a messianic freedom fighter The Matrix blends science fiction with conspiracy thriller conventions and outlandish martial arts created with groundbreaking digital techniques. A box - office triumph the film was no populist confection: its blatant allusions to highbrow contemporary philosophy added to its appeal as a mystery to be decoded. In this compelling study Joshua Clover undertakes the task of decoding the film. Examining The Matrix's digital effects and how they were achieved he shows how the film represents a melding of cinema and video games (the greatest commercial threat to have faced Hollywood since the advent of television) and achieves a hybrid kind of immersive entertainment. He also unpacks the movie's references to philosophy showing how The Matrix ultimately expresses the crisis American culture faced at the end of the 1990s.
Title: The Matrix
Author(s): Clover Joshua (University Of California Davis Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781839022678
Pages: 112 Pages, 60 Colour Illus
Publication Date: 3/25/2021
Series: BFI Film Classics
Category: Film Theory & Criticism
