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To See the Saw Movies : Essays on Torture Porn and Post-9/11 Horror by John Walliss (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Title: To See the Saw Movies. TheSaw 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.

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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786470895

ISBN-139780786470891

eBay Product ID (ePID)160174663

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

Publication NameTo See the Saw Movies : Essays on Torture Porn and Post-9/11 Horror

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

SubjectFilm / Genres / Horror, Film / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorJohn Walliss

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight10.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-016087

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"an expansive, accessible collection of essays, an assembly that will be of significant interest to scholars engaged in the study of the history, philosophy, and criticism of the horror genre"-- Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts ., "an expansive, accessible collection of essays, an assembly that will be of significant interest to scholars engaged in the study of the history, philosophy, and criticism of the horror genre"- Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts .

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.436164

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Introduction (James Aston and John Walliss) "I've never murdered anyone in my life. The decisions are up to them": Ethical Guidance and the Turn Toward Cultural Pessimism (James Aston and John Walliss) Body Horror (Ben McCann) The Spectacle of Correction: Video Games, Movies and Control (Evangelos Tziallas) From Jigsaw to Phibes: God, Free Will and Foreknowledge in Conict (Fernando G. Pagnoni Berns and Amy M. Davis) A Voice and Something More: Jigsaw as Acousmêtre and Existential Guru (Brian H. Collins) Twisted Pictures: Morality, Nihilism and Symbolic Suicide (Steve Jones) The Jigsaw Assemblage (Jacob Huntley) Work Is Hell: Life in the Mannequin Factory (Dean Lockwood) Monstrous Bodies and Gendered Abjection (Madeleine Smith) Hearing the Game: Sound Design (Jeffrey Bullins) About the Contributors Index

SynopsisThis is the first edited collection addressing the Saw franchise, which to date is the highest grossing horror series of all time. The films are often derided by critics as ""torture porn"", and as just an excuse to show blood and gore. This collection of fresh essays by academic authors from Europe, America and Australia addresses the cultural, religious and philosophical themes that run through the films., 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.

LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.H6