{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-generation-x-a-critical-study-of-films-and-directors-9780786413348","title":"The Cinema of Generation X: A Critical Study of Films and Directors","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Hanson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Guides \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Steven Soderbergh exploded onto movie screens with \u003ci\u003esex, lies, and videotape\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989, it represented more than the arrival of an important new director--it heralded the arrival of an entire generation of important new directors. Quentin Tarantino (\u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e), Kevin Smith (\u003ci\u003eDogma\u003c\/i\u003e), David Fincher (\u003ci\u003eFight Club\u003c\/i\u003e), M. Night Shyamalan (\u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Sense\u003c\/i\u003e), Ben Stiller (\u003ci\u003eReality Bites\u003c\/i\u003e), Michael Bay (\u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e), and dozens of others are all members of Generation X, the much talked about but much misunderstood successors to baby boomers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is a critical study of the films directed by Gen Xers and how those directors have been influenced by their generational identity. While Generation X as a whole sometimes seems to lack direction, its filmmakers have devoted their careers to making powerful statements about contemporary society and their generation's role in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each section of the book deals with an aspect of Gen X filmmaking, including the influence of popular culture, postmodern narrative devices, \"slackerdom\" and the lack of direction, disenfranchisement and nihilism, the ever-evolving role of technology, gender issues and sexuality, the question of race, the influence of older filmmakers, and visions of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614271586455,"sku":"9780786413348","price":2824.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786413348.webp?v=1775092303","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-generation-x-a-critical-study-of-films-and-directors-9780786413348","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}