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Film and Television Studies
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- ISBN 9780857455918
- Format: Hardback
- Weight: 336g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 2012
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Standard Hollywood narrative movies prescribe linear narratives and cue the viewer to expect predictable outcomes and adopt a closed state of mind. There are, however, a small number of movies that, through the presentation of alternate narrative paths, open the mind to thoughts of choice and possibility. Through the study of several key movies for which this concept is central, such as Sliding Doors, Run Lola Run, Inglourious Basterds, and Rashomon, Nitzan Ben Shaul examines the causes and implications of optional thinking and how these movies allow for more open and creative possibilities. This book examines the methods by which standard narrative movies close down thinking processes and deliver easy pleasures to the viewer whilst demonstrating that this is not the only possibility and that optional thinking can be both stimulating and rewarding.
Nitzan Ben Shaul is Professor of Film and Television Studies and former head of the Film and Television Department at Tel Aviv University. He received his Ph.D. from the Cinema Studies Department at New York University. He has authored several books including, Film: The Key Concepts (Berg, 2007), and Hyper-narrative Interactive Cinema: Problems and Solutions (Rodopi, 2008).
