{"product_id":"alternative-realities-9780813599816","title":"Alternative Realities","description":"From their very inception, movies have served two seemingly contradictory purposes. On one hand, they transport us to fantastical worlds and display mind-boggling special effects. On the other, they can document actual events and immerse us in scenarios that feel so realistic, we might forget we are watching a work of fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlternative Realities \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how these distinctions between cinematic fantasy and filmic realism are more porous than we might think. Through a close analysis of CGI-heavy blockbusters like \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGuardians of the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, it considers how even popular fantasies are grounded in emotional and social realities. Conversely, it examines how mockumentaries like \u003ci\u003eThis is Spinal Tap \u003c\/i\u003esatirically call attention to the highly stylized techniques documentarians use to depict reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlternative Realities \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a journey through many different genres of film, from the dream-like and subjective realities depicted in movies like \u003ci\u003eEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMemento\u003c\/i\u003e, to the astonishing twists of movies like \u003ci\u003eShutter Island \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, which leave viewers in a state of epistemic uncertainty. Ultimately, it shows us how the power of cinema comes from the unique way it fuses together the objective and the subjective, the fantastical and the everyday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813599816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Carl Plantinga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38023007305909,"sku":"9780813599816","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b3216a7c-7871-44d8-b533-5f2b229c49c7.jpg?v=1609183354","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alternative-realities-9780813599816","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}