NEW HEROES ON SCREEN

Download or read book NEW HEROES ON SCREEN written by Rocío Carrasco Carrasco and published by Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Huelva. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the representation of new models of masculinity in US recent science fiction cinema. By examining the figure of the “new hero”, a male protagonist with visible unconventional features, it explores new ways of gender representation on screen. Lynch’s Dune (1984) and the Wachowsky brothers’ The Matrix (1999) share many traits concerning gender representation and offer the type of the androgynous hero who stands for innovative prototypes of masculinity. As a result of these films’ analysis, the book uncovers the tangible controversy in current US society about gender tolerance.