
"Independence Day"
Michael Paul Rogin(Author)
BFI Publishing
Published on 1. April 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-85170-662-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is a major study of "Independence Day", a key film of the 1990s. Rogin examines how such an apocalyptic, anarchic and violent film managed to achieve such acclaim, and suggests that it serves American power in the name of attacking it. He analyzes how the film reimagines American society and rewrites American history. Propaganda disguised as escapism, it salves American anxiety - about race, sexuality, disease and war - by means of delirious movie-making. Rogin dismisses the claim that the film is harmless entertainment, arguing that it is of the utmost significance - "the defining motion picture of Bill Clinton's America".
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 0 mm
Weight
170 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85170-662-7 (9780851706627)
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