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THE AMERICAN BLOCKBUSTER: MOVIES THAT DEFINED GENERATNS

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In an age marked by tension and division, Americans of all ages and backgrounds have turned to film to escape the pressures of everyday life. Yet, beyond escapism, popular cinema is both a mirror and microscope for our collective psyche. Examining the films that have made billions of dollars through a new lens reveals that popular culture is a vital source for understanding what it means to be an American. This book is divided into four sections, each associated with a different generation. Featuring such era-defining hits as Jaws, Back to the Future, Avatar, and The Avengers,
each section presents detailed film analyses that showcase the consistency of certain American values throughout generations as well as the constant renegotiation of others. Ideal for any cinephile, this book demonstrates how complex and meaningful even the summer blockbuster can be.

The American Blockbuster

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
List of Figures.
Preface.
Introduction.
1: Thematic Essays.
2: The Socialization Process: How Films Define Generational Consciousness.
3: Capitalism and the Film Industry: Creating and Distributing Cinema in the Age of Television.
4: The American Myth Machine: Film as a National Visual Literature.
5: American Religiosity in the Age of Entertainment: Hollywood and American Values.
6: Boomers Make the Blockbuster (1975&#x2013;1982).
7: Alien.
8: Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
9: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.
10: The Exorcist.
11: Grease.
12: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
13: Jaws.
14: Kramer vs. Kramer.
15: 9 to 5.
16: One Flew over the Cuckoo&#x2019;s Nest.
17: Rocky.
18: Star Wars: A New Hope.
19: Superman.
20: Tootsie.
21: Xers on a Quest for Identity and Belonging (1983&#x2013;1998).
22: Back to the Future.
23: Batman.
24: Beauty and the Beast.
25: Beverly Hills Cop.
26: Forrest Gump.
27: Ghostbusters.
28: Home Alone.
29: Independence Day.
30: Jurassic Park.
31: The Lion King.
32: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
33: Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
34: Titanic.
35: Top Gun.
36: Toy Story.
37: Millennials and the American Myth Machine (1999&#x2013;2009).
38: Avatar.
39: The Dark Knight.
40: The Fast and the Furious.
41: Finding Nemo.
42: Harry Potter and the Philosopher&#x2019;s Stone/Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
43: Iron Man.
44: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
45: The Matrix.
46: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
47: Shrek.
48: Spider-Man.
49: Star Wars: Episode 1&#x2014;The Phantom Menace.
50: Transformers.
51: Twilight.
52: X-Men.
53: Gen Z Finds Its Heroes (2010&#x2013;).
54: The Avengers.
55: Black Panther.
56: The Dark Knight Rises.
57: Despicable Me.
58: Fast and Furious 7.
59: Frozen.
60: The Hunger Games.
61: Inception.
62: Joker.
63: Skyfall.
64: Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
65: Wonder Woman.
66: Zootopia.
Bibliography.
About the Editor and Contributors.
Index.

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