Capitalist Superheroes: Caped Crusaders In The Neoliberal Age
by Dan Hassler-Forest /
2012 / English / Mobipocket
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In the same way that Stallone and Schwarzenegger
played film heroes who came to embody the values of Ronald
Reagans aggressive conservative agenda in the 1980s, the
21st-century film narratives of Batman, Spider-Man and
Superman reflect the policies of the Bush Doctrine after
9/11. This book offers a groundbreaking study of the
relationship that exists between post-9/11 American politics
and the contemporary superhero movie phenomenon. No other
Hollywood subgenre was as consistently popular during the
George W. Bush presidency, as films such as Spider-Man,
Superman Returns, Iron Man, and The Dark Knight embodied the
key contradictions that inform the cultural and political
life of the post-9/11 years. By combining in-depth analyses
of numerous major superhero films from this era with astute
readings of contemporary critical theory, this book offers
accessible and academically potent insight into the complex
interplay between politics, ideology, and entertainment in
the 21st century.
In the same way that Stallone and Schwarzenegger
played film heroes who came to embody the values of Ronald
Reagans aggressive conservative agenda in the 1980s, the
21st-century film narratives of Batman, Spider-Man and
Superman reflect the policies of the Bush Doctrine after
9/11. This book offers a groundbreaking study of the
relationship that exists between post-9/11 American politics
and the contemporary superhero movie phenomenon. No other
Hollywood subgenre was as consistently popular during the
George W. Bush presidency, as films such as Spider-Man,
Superman Returns, Iron Man, and The Dark Knight embodied the
key contradictions that inform the cultural and political
life of the post-9/11 years. By combining in-depth analyses
of numerous major superhero films from this era with astute
readings of contemporary critical theory, this book offers
accessible and academically potent insight into the complex
interplay between politics, ideology, and entertainment in
the 21st century.