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Hollywood 9/11: Superheroes, Supervillains, and Super Disasters
Hollywood 9/11 Superheroes Supervillains and Super Disasters Author:Tom Pollard The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent U.S.- led invasions of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 profoundly affected all aspects of society, including cinema. Or did they? Even now, years after those horrific events, debate still rages over their impact on films. At the time many expected Hollywood to tamp down graphic... more » movie violence, while others hoped that filmmakers would finally lay bare volatile sociopolitical issues fueling terrorist attacks. In fact, what has emerged is a thicket of darkly pessimistic genres including thrillers, combat films, sci-fi, and horror that makes pre-9/11 films appear naïve and optimistic. The 9/11 attacks affected Hollywood like few other events in U.S. history, transforming and putting a distinctive stamp on an entire era of film history. This book explores this transformation, critically examining more than 100 post-9/11 films?everything from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to The Hurt Locker?and putting them in context with the sociopolitical scene and the history of cinema and film making.« less