The New Myths of Speculative Fiction Cinema
How Mythical Thought is Returning in the Contemporary World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22053227 |
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| Authors | Marco Silva (0000-0002-1148-4843, Universidade Lusófona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 12 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ação Midiática – Estudos em Comunicação Sociedade e Cultura (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2238-0701 • E-ISSN: 2238-0701 |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal do Parana (PUBLISHER • BR) |
| DOI | 10.5380/2238-0701.2019n19-02 |
| OpenAlex | W3004260229 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper argues that the decline of myth and mythical thought is reversing and that the substitute of ancient myth in modern societies – politics – has been replaced by the speculative fiction genre of cinematic storytelling. With this in mind the paper creates a link between: our species ability to tell stories and our necessity to consume them; the importance and characteristics of myth and mythical thought; the human craving for mythical stories; the contemporary speculative fjction trend worldwide in the box offjce; and a study of the most infmuential fjlms of all time
Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Movie theater · Mythology · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Storytelling · Digital Games and Media · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Law · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
| Highly cited | No |
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