Open AccessSpectacle in Contemporary Mainstream Action Cinema
Author(s) -
Filip Cieślak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
panoptikum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1730-7775
DOI - 10.26881/pan.2021.26.03
Subject(s) - spectacle , mainstream , movie theater , adventure , action (physics) , narrative , subject (documents) , sociology , aesthetics , media studies , art , history , visual arts , art history , literature , political science , computer science , law , physics , quantum mechanics , library science
The following article traces the historical development of the notion of spectacle. It first provides an outline of theoretical research on the subject, pointing out various interpretations and approaches. Secondly, comparative-quantitive analysis is used to compare several film series (Die Hard, Fast and Furious, Mad Max, Predator) in order to find what changes spectacle has undergone in mainstream action-adventure cinema, and to what extent these permutations have impacted the relationship between narration and spectacle. Finally, key takeaways are summarised and additional questions for future research posed.