TO SEE THE SAW MOVIES by James Aston (Editor), John Walliss (Editor) ( 9780786470891 )

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Title:

TO SEE THE SAW MOVIES
ESSAYS ON TORTURE PORN AND POST-9/11 HORROR

By:

James Aston (Editor), John Walliss (Editor)

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Paperback

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0786470895

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9780786470891

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MCFARLAND & CO INC

Pub. date:

31 May, 2013

Pages:

277

Synopsis:

The Saw films, often derided by critics as "torture porn" and an excuse to show blood and gore, are the highest-grossing horror series in cinema history. In view of their hold on audiences and their controversial content, they deserve study. This first collection of fresh essays by academic authors from Europe, America and Australia addresses the cultural, religious and philosophical facets of the films, investigating how the franchise reflects a post-9/11 shift in U.S. popular culture towards increasing pessimism and how it may be read as a metaphor for the "war on terror"; dissecting how the series explores such issues as freewill and determinism; assessing the films' representations of the body; and applying a Deleuzian perspective to the franchise.

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