While the myth of a classless America endures in the American Dream, the very stratification that it denies unfairly affects the majority of Americans. Study after study shows that it's increasingly difficult for working class people to achieve upward mobility in the US - so how does the American Dream continue to thrive? J. Emmett Winn shows us that the American Dream's continued glorification in contemporary Hollywood cinema should not be ignored. The book explicates three major themes surrounding the American Dream in contemporary Hollywood cinema and relates those findings to the United States' social and cultural changes in the last 25 years. Through his thoughtful analysis of films as diverse as Working Girl, Titanic, Pretty Woman, Flashdance, The Firm, Good Will Hunting, Saturday Night Fever, Wall Street and many others, Winn shows that contemporary Hollywood is very much in the business of keeping the Dream alive.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9780826428615
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95259757
Product Key Features
Book Title
The American Dream and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema
Author
Professor J. Emmett Winn
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
174 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight
300 g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Professor J. Emmett Winn
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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