COM-261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Guillermo Del Toro, Niki Caro, French New Wave
8 May 2017
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Emerged after wwii & the rise of the automobile. This narrative style creates a cognitive space between the story and the observer. By doing this, it develops sudden moments of thoughts and meditation that enriches the depth of the story and its characters. The american journey: jack kerouac"s novel explores the privilege freedom and belligerence and the uncertainties of life thru a road trip across america. The mexican journey: alfonso cuar n"s film emulates kerouac"s themes but merges the streams of consciousness as means to explore mexico"s past, present, and future. Fairy tales & magical realism: ofelia oscillates between the human world and a newly discovered magical underworld in order to escapes the oppressive powers that threaten her and her pregnant mother. Genres: science fiction, fantasy, comic book films, action/ adventure. Films: blade ii, hellboy (i, ii), pan"s labyrinth, pacific rim. City of god follows the tragic narrative path of the american gangster genre.
