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A 'Toxic Genre': The Iraq War Films

A 'Toxic Genre': The Iraq War Films

Barker, Martin

Paperback

Film StudiesIraq War (2003-2011)

ISBN10: 0745331297
ISBN13: 9780745331294
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: Jun 3 2011
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Over the last five years, a cycle of films has emerged addressing the ongoing Iraq conflict. Some became well-known and one of them, The Hurt Locker, won a string of Oscars. But many others disappeared into obscurity. What is it about these films that led Variety to dub them a 'toxic genre'? Martin Barker analyses the production and reception of these recent Iraq war films. Among the issues he examines are the borrowing of soldiers' YouTube styles of self-representation to generate an 'authentic' Iraq experience, and how they take refuge in 'apolitical' post-traumatic stress disorder. Barker also looks afresh at some classic issues in film theory: the problems of accounting for film 'failures', the shaping role of production systems, the significance of genre-naming and the impact of that 'toxic' label. A 'Toxic Genre' is fascinating reading for film studies students and anyone interested in cinema's portrayal of modern warfare.

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