{"product_id":"science-fiction-america-essays-on-sf-cinema-9780786466122","title":"Science Fiction America: Essays on SF Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David J. Hogan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the inception of the science fiction film, writers, directors, producers, and actors have understood that the genre lends itself to a level of social commentary not available in other formats. Viewers find it easier to accept explorations of such issues as domestic violence, war, xenophobia, faith, identity, racism, and other difficult topics when the protagonists exist in future times or other worlds that are only vaguely similar to our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The 22 original essays in this collection examine how the issues in particular science fiction films--from 1930's \u003ci\u003eHigh Treason\u003c\/i\u003e to 1999's \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Giant\u003c\/i\u003e--reflect and comment on the prevailing issues of their time. The 16 writers (including such noted contributors as Ted Okuda, Gary Don Rhodes, Bryan Senn, John Soister and Ken Weiss) provide insight on how the genre's wistful daydreaming, forthcoming wonders, and nightmarish scenarios are often grounded in the grimmer realities of the human condition. Films covered include \u003ci\u003eIt Came from Outer Space, Godzilla, The 27th Day, Alien\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStarship Troopers, \u003c\/i\u003e plus television's \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Superman, \u003c\/i\u003e the Flash Gordon serials, and vintage space cartoons by Fleischer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47602014191767,"sku":"9780786466122","price":3738.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786466122.webp?v=1775010928","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/science-fiction-america-essays-on-sf-cinema-9780786466122","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}