Terrorism in film media
An international view of theatrical films
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12914728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elaine Martins (0000-0003-0693-9572, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-222 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of War and Culture Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-6272 • E-ISSN: 1752-6280 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/jwcs.4.2.207_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2050486615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article provides an overview of theatrical films on terrorism, ascribes the films to five subgenres (docudramas, hostage-taking narratives, suicide bombings, pseudoterrorism cases, radicalization films), explores the international nature of terrorism film production and compares terrorism films before and after 9/11. In addition, and most importantly, the article contrasts two opposing general types of films (the Hollywood-style, heroic/War-on-Terror narrative vs the critical, Third Cinema-style film) and uniquely suggests the use of Third Cinema paradigms for understanding and analysing the most important and most interesting terrorism films. As examples of this application, three films are discussed in greater detail: Four Days in September (Barreto, 1997), The Terrorist (Sivan, 1999) and Paradise Now (Abu-Assad, 2005)
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Film studies · Hollywood · Literature · Media studies · Movie theater · Narrative · Political science · Radicalization · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Terrorism · Cinema and Media Studies · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2018 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |