{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-james-cameron-bodies-in-heroic-motion-directors-cuts-9780231169776","title":"The Cinema of James Cameron Bodies in Heroic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the massively popular cinema of writer-director James Cameron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines Cameron's place in the transitional paradigm of a post-analogue, posthuman, and painterly cinema where impossible bodies are rendered through reassuringly old-fashioned narrative and spectacular conventions that have made his films the biggest on the planet. This comprehensive study outlines how his enduring fascination with bleeding-edge technology has both caught the public imagination and time and again proved a touchstone of the zeitgeist. -- Harvey O'Brien, University College Dublin Informative, interesting, and effective... Reading James Clarke's The Cinema of James Cameron: Bodies in Heroic Motion helps readers to appreciate [Cameron's] influence and proves to be an intriguing experience. Film Matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Genesis: From Short Film Visions to Low-Budget Monster Movie 2. The Terminator (1984) 3. Aliens (1986) 4. The Abyss (1989) 5. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 6. True Lies (1994) 7. Titanic (1997) 8. Avatar (2009) 9. Cameron's Documentaries 10. Cameron as Writer and Producer Filmography Bibliography Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358993219927,"sku":"9780231169776","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231169776.jpg?v=1754123135","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-james-cameron-bodies-in-heroic-motion-directors-cuts-9780231169776","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}