Cinema of Choice : : Optional Thinking and Narrative Movies / / Nitzan Ben Shaul.
Standard Hollywood narrative movies prescribe linear narratives that cue the viewer to expect predictable outcomes and adopt a closed state of mind. There are, however, a small number of movies that, through the presentation of alternate narrative paths, open the mind to thoughts of choice and possi...
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Shaul, Nitzan Ben, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Cinema of Choice : Optional Thinking and Narrative Movies / Nitzan Ben Shaul. New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (198 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Closed Mindedness in Movies -- 3 Failed Alternatives to Optional Thinking -- 4 Optional Thinking in Movies -- 5 Conclusion -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Standard Hollywood narrative movies prescribe linear narratives that cue the viewer to expect predictable outcomes and adopt a closed state of mind. There are, however, a small number of movies that, through the presentation of alternate narrative paths, open the mind to thoughts of choice and possibility. Through the study of several key movies for which this concept is central, such as Sliding Doors, Run Lola Run, Inglourious Basterds, and Rashomon, Nitzan Ben Shaul examines the causes and implications of optional thinking and how these movies allow for more open and creative possibilities. This book examines the methods by which standard narrative movies close down thinking processes and deliver easy pleasures to the viewer whilst demonstrating that this is not the only possibility and that optional thinking can be both stimulating and rewarding. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Nov 2022) Motion picture audiences Psychology. Motion pictures Philosophy. Motion pictures Psychological aspects. PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110998283 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780857455925?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780857455925 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780857455925/original |
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