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I Am Legend as American Myth

- Race and Masculinity in the Novel and Its Film Adaptations
Af: Amy J. Ransom Engelsk Paperback

I Am Legend as American Myth

- Race and Masculinity in the Novel and Its Film Adaptations
Af: Amy J. Ransom Engelsk Paperback
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Over the decades, Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend has spawned a series of iconic horror and science-fiction films, including The Last Man on Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price, The Omega Man (1971) featuring Charlton Heston, and I Am Legend (2007) with Will Smith. Its compelling narrative about the last man on earth struggling to survive a pandemic that has transformed the rest of humanity into monsters has arguably become an American myth. While its core story remains intact, filmmakers have transformed its details over time, their often mixed messages reflecting changing attitudes about race and masculinity in the United States. This reexamination of Matheson’s original novel situates its tale of a man’s conflicted attitude about killing racialized others within its post-World War II context, engaging the question of post-traumatic stress disorder. It then analyzes in turn the novel’s several film adaptations, focusing in particular on producers’ choice of actor to bring to life Robert Neville, the last man on earth. Released respectively during the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and then much later in the post-9/11 era, these films reveal America’s ongoing struggle with racial conflict and the construction of masculinity.
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Over the decades, Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend has spawned a series of iconic horror and science-fiction films, including The Last Man on Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price, The Omega Man (1971) featuring Charlton Heston, and I Am Legend (2007) with Will Smith. Its compelling narrative about the last man on earth struggling to survive a pandemic that has transformed the rest of humanity into monsters has arguably become an American myth. While its core story remains intact, filmmakers have transformed its details over time, their often mixed messages reflecting changing attitudes about race and masculinity in the United States. This reexamination of Matheson’s original novel situates its tale of a man’s conflicted attitude about killing racialized others within its post-World War II context, engaging the question of post-traumatic stress disorder. It then analyzes in turn the novel’s several film adaptations, focusing in particular on producers’ choice of actor to bring to life Robert Neville, the last man on earth. Released respectively during the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and then much later in the post-9/11 era, these films reveal America’s ongoing struggle with racial conflict and the construction of masculinity.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 231
ISBN-13: 9781476668338
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1476668337
Kategori: Filmhistorie, teori & kritik
Udg. Dato: 30 jun 2018
Længde: 10mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 30 jun 2018
Forfatter(e): Amy J. Ransom
Forfatter(e) Amy J. Ransom

Kategori Filmhistorie, teori & kritik

ISBN-13 9781476668338

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 231

Udgave

Længde 10mm

Bredde 152mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 30 jun 2018

Oplagsdato 30 jun 2018

Forlag McFarland & Co Inc