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A Toxic Genre : The Iraq War Films
Paperback Edition: 1
Over the last five years, a cycle of films has emerged addressing the ongoing Iraq conflict. Some became well-known and one of them, The Hurt Locker, won a string of Oscars. But many others disappeared into obscurity. What is it about these films that led
Variety to dub them a 'toxic genre'?
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Martin Barker analyses the production and reception of these recent Iraq war films. Among the issues he examines are the borrowing of soldiers' YouTube styles of self-representation to generate an 'authentic' Iraq experience, and how they take refuge in 'apolitical' post-traumatic stress disorder. Barker also looks afresh at some classic issues in film theory: the problems of accounting for film 'failures'; the shaping role of production systems; the significance of genre-naming; and the impact of that 'toxic' label.
A Toxic Genre is fascinating reading for film studies students and anyone with an interest in cinema's portrayal of modern warfare.
Pages : 216
Publisher : Pluto Press
Publication date : 2011-08-15
Subjects: Non-fiction, Art/design/film