The Politics of Big Fantasy: The Ideologies of Star Wars, The Matrix and The Avengers

by John C. McDowell

Book Overview

Bringing critical attention to a particular set of science fiction and fantasy films--Larry and Andy Wachowski's The Matrix, George Lucas' Star Wars saga, and Joss Whedon's Avengers--this book utilizes a wide-ranging set of critical tools to illuminate their political ideologies, while also examining any resistant and complicating turns or byways the films may provide. What they all have in common ideologically is that they--or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786474882
• ISBN13: 9780786474882
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher