Hollywoodism

Author: Lan Guoai
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This book takes the perspective of image consumers and conducts a thorough cultural excavation of the accumulation of popular aesthetics in Hollywood film imagery. Based on objective analysis, it reflects on the dominant influence of these aesthetics on Hollywood's image production. The author strives to break away from conventional views and innovatively discusses several prominent aspects of Hollywood film culture. Throughout the book, there is a consistent "problem consciousness" and a thoughtful exploration of the cultural paths and methods for capturing the image market, as well as the logic of correspondence between Chinese cinema and Hollywood cinema, image production and image consumption, as well as between the vulgar and the refined, and between dreams and reality.