The Screening of America
Movies and Values from Rocky to Rain Man
Our rough guess is there are 56,000 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 3 hours and 44 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 8 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27452861M
- ISBN-139781474287975
- ISBN-101474287972
- OCLC Control Number1201426491
- Amazon1474287972
Classifications
- LCCPN1995.9.S6
Description
"This is an original investigation of how movies have reflected and helped to shape the values of a generation. From All the President's Men to Wall Street , US films of the 1970s and 80s were a kaleidoscope of shifting values and contrasting moral viewpoints. Knowing that movies mirror the way we think we are ? or would like to be ? O'Brien focuses on the key values (or their absence) found in films from this period in order to see more clearly what Americans really cherished in life, and how these values have evolved or changed. Comprehensive and thought provoking, this book addresses how and why movies glamorized and portrayed certain professions; the changing role of women; the targeting of religion for satire; the addressing of environmental issues and film's representation of and engagement with history."--
Subjects
Other Editions
- The Screening of America: Movies and Values from Rocky to Rain Man
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!