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The Philosophy of J.J. Abra...
American auteur Jeffrey Jacob ""J. J."" Abrams's genius for creating densely plotted scripts has won him broad commercial and critical success in TV shows such as Felicity (1998--2002), Emmy-nominated Alias (2001--2006), Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Lost (2004--2010), and the critically acclaimed Fringe (2008--2013). In addition, his direction in films such as Cloverfield (2008), Super 8 (2011), and the new Mission Impossible and Star Trek films has left fans eagerly awaiting his revival of the Star Wars franchise. As a writer, director, producer, and composer, Abrams seamlessly combines g
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monografia Rebiun36794631 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun36794631 m o d cr -n--------- 140314s2014 kyu o 00 0 eng d 2014006363 0-8131-4534-1 MdBmJHUP MdBmJHUP eng The Philosophy of J.J. Abrams edited by Patricia Brace and Robert Arp Lexington The University Press of Kentucky 2014 Lexington Lexington The University Press of Kentucky 1 online resource (381 p.) 1 online resource (381 p.) The Philosophy of Popular Culture Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references and index Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; ""Grey Matters""; Person of Interest; Are J. J. Abram's ""Leading Ladies"" Really Feminist Role Models?; The End Is Nigh; The Fear of Bones; Do We All Need to Get Shot in the Head?; Fringe and ""If Science Can Do It, Then Science Ought to Do It""; An Inconsistent Triad?; The Monster and the Mensch; Abrams, Aristotle, and Alternate Worlds; Heroic Love and Its Inversion in the Parent-Child Relationship in Abrams's Star Trek; You Can't Choose Your Family; Is Abrams's Star Trek a Star Trek Film? Determinism, Free Will, and Moral Responsibility in AliasFinding Directions by Indirection; You Can't Change the Past; Rabbit's Feet, Hatches, and Monsters; Monsters of the World, Unite!; Cloverfield, Super 8, and the Morality of Terrorism; A Place for Revolutions in Revolution?; A Light in the Darkness; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Index American auteur Jeffrey Jacob ""J. J."" Abrams's genius for creating densely plotted scripts has won him broad commercial and critical success in TV shows such as Felicity (1998--2002), Emmy-nominated Alias (2001--2006), Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Lost (2004--2010), and the critically acclaimed Fringe (2008--2013). In addition, his direction in films such as Cloverfield (2008), Super 8 (2011), and the new Mission Impossible and Star Trek films has left fans eagerly awaiting his revival of the Star Wars franchise. As a writer, director, producer, and composer, Abrams seamlessly combines g English Arp, Robert editor of compilation Brace, Patricia 1960-) editor of compilation 0-8131-4530-9 1-306-67391-7 The Philosophy of Popular Culture